Ford has unveiled a series of special ‘Celebration’
liveries for the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing GTs ahead of the 2019 Le Mans 24
Hours race, in honor of the automaker’s success at the famous French venue both
in the present as well as during the 1960s. This year’s race will mark the final
Le Mans for the current factory Ford GT program, thus closing a very important
chapter for these race cars as far as this track is concerned.
The four factory Ford GTs will be joined by a fifth
model racing in the GTE AM class with Keating Motorsports, as seen in the
gallery bellow rocking a purple, orange and pink livery with the number 85. As for the other cars, there’s
the #66 Ford GT with a black livery echoing that of the GT40 of Bruce McLaren
and Chris Amon that won Le Mans in 1966, the #67 car mirroring the look of the
GT40 that won in 1967, and the #69 GT that resembles the car that came in
second during Ford’s 1-2-3 finish at Le Mans in 1966.
Last but not least is the #68 car, which actually
features the same colors from 2016, another winning year for the blue oval. The five Ford GTs will be on the
track this Sunday, June 2nd for the official Le Mans test. The 24-Hour race
takes place on June 15-16 when fans will be able to follow the action from
inside the cockpit of these factory Ford GTs via a livestream.
