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Ford GT40 Heavy Duty Waterproof Car Covers
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 The Ford GT40 is a sports car and racing vehicle that has been used by professional teams and amateurs alike to win various cups, most notably the 24 Hours of Le Mans each year from 1966 to 1969. The Ford GT40 was originally designed and built with one mission in mind; to beat Ferrari in long distance races. The GT40 name refers to a Grand Tourisme car with a height of 40 inches, as this height was mandated by rules and regulations of many of the races that the vehicle was to enter. In an effort to provide as much power as possible for the car the Ford GT40 was powered by a number of V8 engines that featured a very large displacement compared to the much smaller 3.0 litre Ferrari V12 in their competitors vehicles.
The first version of the Ford GT40 featured a 4.2 litre engine, soon this was replaced by the larger 4.6 litre version taken from the Mustang. In 1965 Ford also completed a roadster version of the GT40 that was known as the X1. This unique version of the GT40 was designed by Ford to take part in the 1965 North American Pro Series and it was also used to test various improvements to the GT40 line of cars. It soon received an incredibly large 7.0 litre engine and won the 12 Hours of Sebring competition in 1966. The next version of the GT40 was the Ford Mk II model that continued the theme of using large engines by utilising a 7.0 litre again, a paid of Mk II Ford GT40 cars were raced at Daytona in 1967 however technical problems forced every Ford to retire from the race leaving Ferrari to take all of the podium places. The Ford GT40 Mk III is perhaps the rarest and most unique version as only seven models were ever built and these were only for road use and were not pure racers. They featured an extended body to make room for a small luggage area and the engine was detuned to improve reliability and extend its life somewhat. Ford soon decided that the GT40 was long overdue a major overhaul so they worked around the 7.0 litre engine and rebuilt the vehicle from the ground up in order to take advantage of new aerodynamic modelling and design techniques. This concept was referred to as the "J-car" and it set the fastest time of Le Mans in 1966. Sadly the prototype crashed and was destroyed but the lessons learned in the J-car version of the GT40 led Ford to develop the Mk IV version of the car that competed in a number of races taking victory each time. This new version of the Ford GT40 was completely different from all models that had come before, and as a result of the J-car crash they opted to install more safety features such as a roll cage.
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