A one-third size LEGO version of the new Ford GT will go on display at Circuit de la Sarthe, in France, on 18-19 June, alongside a model of the classic Ford GT40, which is 50 years since those cars took a historic 1-2-3 victory at the legendary Le Mans track.
Ford said it took three weeks, 40,000 bricks to build a pint size version of the #66 race car. Details include the same “green wing mirrors,” and screen top visor as the full-sized car. The mirrors are red in the p.r. photo.
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing is running two Ford GTs in the FIA World Endurance Championship and two more in the IMSA SportsCar Championship during 2016.
For Le Mans, all four cars will come together to compete, in front of an expected 200,000 spectators. The two WEC Ford GTs will retain their #66 and #67 race numbers, while the IMSA cars become #68 and #69, celebrating Ford victories in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969.
Le Mans 24 Hours
The Le Mans 24 Hours race is the world’s oldest active sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since 1923. Since 2012, the Le Mans 24 Hours has been a part of the FIA World Endurance Championship and this year it will be the third race of the series.
