1965 Ford GT Competition Prototype Roadster

The only Roadster with Le Mans racing history. Entered at Le Mans in 1965 by Ford of France. Shipped back to Shelby American with work order to 'rebuild after Le Mans'. Sent to Kar Kraft to be used as development vehicle for the J-Car. Acquired from Ford in 1968 by Dean Jeffries, who kept the car until 2013. Professional restoration to concours standards in the original Le Mans livery.

5 roadsters were built by Ford Advanced Vehicles in England, 1 of 2 surviving examples today. GT/109 is one of 12 prototypes built by Ford between January 1964 and April 1965.

The engine sports a Ford/Shelby experimental intake manifold and 4x48 IDA “Made in Italy” Weber carburetors as fitted with Shelby-supplied “Bundle of Snakes” exhaust utilized on the GT/109 during testing. Other period-correct components include a rebuilt 1965 ZF 5DS-25/0 transaxle. The Ford GT (pre-GT40) was not only Ford’s first international sports car, it is considered by most to be the world’s first supercar. By 1965, The Deuce had ordered Iacocca to undertake a “win at all costs” program to defeat Ferrari. What followed was the stuff of legend—a Ford-versus-Ferrari heavyweight bout for supremacy.

The car appears at Mecum's