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12th Jun 2015

Video: Ford announces its return to Le Mans with the GT in this very slick video

Le Mans kicks off this weekend.

Oisin Collins

Now this is very cool…

Ford announced today it is returning to one of the most prestigious races in the world with its new Ford GT race car, based on the all-new ultra-high-performance supercar that goes on sale next year.

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Both the production car and race car will arrive in 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of Ford GT race cars placing 1-2-3 at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Ford went on to repeat its victory at Le Mans in 1967, 1968 and 1969.

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Will they be able to do it again in 2015? Only time will tell…

Video via Ford Performance – YouTube