Kar Kraft was the Ford Advanced Vehicle division’s U.S.-based answer to Lola Cars, which was the U.K-based firm that played a significant role in the development of the GT40. It just so happened ...

This ambition led to the creation of the GT40 series. Chassis J-10 was one of 12 J-car chassis constructed by Kar Kraft, Ford ...

Mustang and Ford fans know of Kar-Kraft through their involvement with the LeMans-winning GT40 program, but they were also Ford’s not-so-secret skunkworks division for all things racing and ...

It took the 1966 Le Mans-winning GT40's 7.0-liter V-8 and paired it with a new chassis and bodywork courtesy Ford's Kar-Kraft subsidiary. The Mk IV only raced in 1967, winning its two entries ...

Ford had begun work on the J-car with Michigan’s Kar Kraft in 1965 after the GT40’s first disappointing outings at La Sarthe. In fact, the car could have competed in 1966. Ford brought a J-car ...

The first of the five GT40 Roadsters built and one of the original ... After spending a couple years as a test car at Kar Kraft helping to develop subsequent series of GT40s, GT 108 went to ...

When the Ford GT40 cruised to victory at Le Mans in 1967 ... The result was the J-Car, designed by Ford and built by Ford subsidiary Kar Kraft in Detroit under the leadership and direction of ...

1967 Ford GT40 Mk. IV Can-Am test-spec Bonhams 1967 Ford ... So Ford instructed a company called Kar Kraft to rework the car into a prototype for the Can-Am racing series. You can see period ...

The release of Ford v. Ferrari, which tells the story of Carroll Shelby, Ken Miles and Ford's quest for Le Mans glory has us going through the archives. From the October 1966 issue of R&T, please ...

As always, RM Sotheby’s is offering some heavy-hitters this year, including this Ford GT40 Roadster prototype ... X and J series Ford GT40s fielded by Kar Kraft, making way for the Mk IV ...

RM Sotheby's will auction a 1965 Ford GT40 roadster prototype in Monterey ... as a promotional attraction before being returned to Kar Kraft and sold to one of its employees in 1969, who converted ...

The 1967 Ford GT40, particularly the J cars ... this vehicle's journey from the assembly lines of Kar Kraft in Detroit to the prestigious auction blocks of today is nothing short of legendary.