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Ford to Build GT40

It’s official so you can start socking money away now. Ford Motor Company Chairman and CEO Bill Ford delivered the news last week that Ford will build the GT40 to help celebrate the automakers 100th anniversary in 2003. According to Ford the modern version of the historic two-seat supercar from the 1960s will help breathe new excitement into the Ford brand and support Ford Motor Companys promise of 20 new or freshened products each year. Our revitalization plan is centered on products said Ford. The company that builds and delivers the best cars and trucks wins and were going to win. I cant think of a better symbol of that winning attitude than GT40. The production announcement comes on the heels of the 2002 North American International Auto Show debut of the GT40 concept car less than 45 days ago. The new GT40 created by Ford’s Living Legends studio is more than 18 inches longer and stands nearly four inches taller than the original. Yet despite being physically larger it is unmistakably a GT40 an automotive statement of passion speed and performance. The GT40 joins Thunderbird Mustang and the Forty-Nine concept as part of Fords Living Legends lineup. Production capacity vehicle specifications performance numbers pricing and the final name of the production vehicle will be revealed at a later date.