In 1968 Ford of Germany created a Motorsport Department in Cologne in an attempt to change their previously staid image Managed by successful racing driver Jochen Neerpasch (who later founded BMW's M Division) & engineers Mike Kranefuss & Martin Braungart the small team soon concentrated their efforts on the new Capri Their first entry was an ambitious 3-car team for the Tour de France Auto a ten day event which involved races speed hill-climbs & long-distance rallying Although two Capris retired one with fuel injection problems & the other after an accident the Piot & Behra Capri came a fantastic sixth overall behind 4 Porsche 911s & a Chevrolet Corvette & won its class ...

John Whitmore entered the European Touring Car Challenge at Snetterton knowing that a win would clinch the division 2 championship It didn't look good at first with the Alfa Romeos being faster in practice but come race day & despite having to battle due to a slipping clutch the leading Alfa was black flagged for having no rear lights handing first place to Whitmore TECH SPECSScale 132 Age Suitability 8 ...

The Ford Escort MK1 is an icon of touring car racing all over the world The car has seen success across Europe & as far away from its homeland as Australia As well as its obvious wins in the BTCC though the car also saw use in the United States 1972 saw a car entered for John Fitzpatrick a well known & successful British racer & American John Buffum The car was hugely outperformed around the oval circuit by the prototypes also entered but in its class the little Escort performed well before being eliminated by a problem with the differential ...

The 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the twelfth running of the Bathurst 500 touring car race It was held on 4 October 1970 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst The race was open to standard production sedans competing in five classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle (in Australian dollars) After qualifying in 1st Allan Moffat won his first Bathurst endurance race leading home Bruce Mc Phee in a one-two result for the Ford Works Team & their Ford Falcons It was the fifth race victory for the factory team Third a lap behind the Fords was Don Holland driving a Holden Torana TECH SPECSScale 132 Age Suitability 3 ...

The ' Fiesta Festival' was a Special Edition model launched in 1980 which was based on either the 950cc or 1100cc models & featured prominent side-stripes & Festival badging on the tailgate Dinkar Jhalera from Buckinghamshire purchased his Fiesta Festival new in October 1980 from Ford main dealers Godfrey Davies of Neasden London & has kept the car which has now covered Approx. 75000 miles He had it rust-proofed by Ziebart immediately after purchase & as per the firm's warranty conditions Zeibart steam cleaned & reapplied their antirust treatment every two years until their 10 year anti-corrosion guarantee expired As a result the car has remained in very good original condition Dimensions 72 x 66 x 151 Scale 143 Limited Edition Yes Limited Edition Size 1400 Length 85mm Age Suitability 14 ...

Arching back to the 1966 Le Mans win Ford's first this GTE is a beautiful homage to Ford's racing pedigree This new model slot car by Scalextric features all the benefits a modern slot car should have including easy-change pick-ups to save time when changing brushes magnatraction to increase cornering grip working head &38; tail lights for racing in the dark & is high in detail In addition this Ford GT GTE race car is Digital Plug Ready (DPR) making it easily upgradeable so that you can take your racing fully digital with ARC Pro & race with 6 cars at one time on only 2 lanes TECH SPECSScale 132 Age Suitability 5 ...

The Revell Ford GT Le Mans in 124 scale is a plastic car model accurately recreating the latest incarnation of a Ford classic This plastic car kit requires glue & paint to complete ...

The 1967 Le Mans 24 Hours saw a titanic battle at the front of the field between the works Ford MKIV cars & the various Ferrari entrants This culmination of the Ford Ferrari wars was eventually ended in favour of Ford with 1967 being the second of four successive victories in the 24-hour race This MKIV was piloted in the classic race by Denny Hulme & Lloyd Ruby it managed only 86 laps in the race before being eliminated in an accident sliding off & damaging the chassis The MKIV Ford is the ultimate classic GT car a true leviathan of the 1960s GT racing scene ...

From the Fast & Furious film franchise comes all your favorite vehicles as 124 scale diecast model cars 124 scale diecast model car measures Approx. 8 inches long Each authentic movie vehicle features opening doors hood & trunk as well as rolling real rubber tires With a quality heavy diecast metal body this model car also sports a detailed interior engine compartments & chassis Officially licensed with themed window box packaging Officially licensed diecast model from the movie Fast & Furious 5´ Jada Toys Scale 124 Packaging Window box ...

1968 saw Ford continue their successful attempts at the world&8217;s greatest & oldest active endurance race the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2018 marks 50 years of Ford&8217;s third successive win & the first for a car sponsored by Gulf Oil who&8217;s famous blue & orange colours would soon become as synonymous with motorsport as the race itself Despite two of the three entered cars failing to finish the winning machine of Rodriguez & Bianchi triumphed by a number of laps over the second & third place Porsches with the race proving to be one of attrition with only sixteen classified finishers This set combines all three of the Gulf entered cars as a perfect way to commemorate the first win at Le Mans for both Gulf & the Ford GT40 MKI with the MKIV Ford & the MKII being victorious in both 1967 & 1966 respectively TECH SPECSScale 132 Limited Edition Yes Limited Edition Size 2000 ...