1 of 12 Original 1967 Ford GT40 MKIV J11

In this video we heard the sound of the 1967 Ford GT40 MKIV chassis J11 as I walk around and talk about the vehicle. This was at the Concours in the Hills in Phoenix, Arizona.

A total of twelve GT40 MK-IVs were originally built. Of these, ten cars remain to date of which nine are privately owned and the Le Mans winning car is in the Ford Museum. The MK-IV made its debut in international competition in the 1967 Sebring 12-Hour race, when Mario Andretti and Bruce McLaren drove the brand new car to an outright win. Four new MK-IVs were then entered in the 24-Hours of LeMans race. A few weeks later, Henry Ford was at the Sarth Circuit to celebrate an 'All American' victory, with the Ford GT MK-IV co-driven by A.J. Foyt and Dan Gurney.
The Ford GT MK-IV was the ultimate Le Mans contender with which Ford entered the 1967 24-Hour race - the culmination of its rumored $100 million race program which resulted in the Ford GT40s winning the famous event four years in a row.
This car, number J-11, began life in 1967 as a back-up chassis for Ford's racing program. Because the F.I.A. outlawed the 7-liter engine after 1967, the MK-IV was no longer qualified for international competition.The number J-11 is the only GT40 to have run at the Bonneville Salt Flats - it ran at 220 mph and averaged 189 mph over the measured courses in 1996.
The current owner purchased the J-11 in August 1998 and continues vintage racing it in the United States and foreign countries.