Kaufmann goes on to note that he brought the car back to the French racetrack in 2018 and drove the circuit. And not only does it look like it did at Le Mans, it runs like it did, too. A few phone calls and plane rides later, I bought the car and did a 5,000-hour plus restoration in attempt to get it looking exactly as it did on the starting line at Le Mans in 1966.” I asked which one and he said chassis No. A restorer in New Hampshire named Mark Allin was working on another of my cars and he told me that this Ford GT40 Mk II, as it was called (because it stands 40 inches high), might be for sale. 2 and hear how it came into his possession, rather than being locked up in a Ford office or museum. The Wall Street Journal visited the owner of collector car shop RK Motors, and collector himself, to get a look at No. But now, it’s owned (and occasionally driven) by 56-year-old Rob Kauffman of Charlotte, N.C. 2, driven by Chris Amon and Bruce McLaren.
While Ford GT40 Mk IIs did claim first, second and third place in that historic race (sorry, spoiler alert!), the one that led the pack was No.
But when you leave the movie theater, you may just wonder, whatever happened to the winning car? Well, even if you don’t, you’re about to learn courtesy of the new film Ford v Ferrari, starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon. We all know the story of Ford shocking the world and beating Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.