First Look – 2022 Ford GT Heritage Edition. The Last?

The 2022 Ford GT is available to order for approved customers. Production is scheduled in January.

It’s the end of the line for the Ford GT so the 2022 Ford GT Heritage Edition supercar pays homage to the 1964 Ford GT prototypes that led to America’s only Le Mans-winning supercar, with wins from 1966 to 1969, and in born-again form in 2016.

The latest Ford GT Heritage Edition is a marketing take on the original, combining Wimbledon White paint and a triple racing stripe with expensive touches including exposed carbon fiber behind blue-painted carbon fiber wheels and Lightspeed Blue Alcantara suede seats.

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“This is the first Ford GT Heritage Edition that goes beyond celebrating race wins – this one goes deep, and honors the earliest of Ford supercar heritage,” said Mike Severson, Ford GT program manager.

The Ford GT ’64 Prototype Heritage Edition debuts at the Monterey Car Week alongside the only surviving 1964 Ford GT prototype, chassis GT/105, in original livery at The Quail and on the concept lawn at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this week.

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Carbon fiber is in the cabin as well, with carbon fiber door sills, lower A-pillars and console, along with matte carbon fiber registers. Lightspeed Blue Alcantara-wrapped carbon fiber seats feature silver stitching, while seating surfaces and head restraints are embossed with the GT logo. The instrument panel is wrapped in Ebony leather and Lightspeed Blue Alcantara, while pillars and headliner are wrapped in Ebony Alcantara. Antimatter Blue appliqués on the instrument panel, door register bezels and seat X-brace are coordinated with the unique wheels. The steering wheel is finished in Ebony Alcantara with black stitching, while dual-clutch paddle shifters are clear and polished.

Of the five Ford GT prototypes built, chassis GT/105 is the only one to survive and wear the period-correct livery. Click to Enlarge.

Ford began development of its own race car in 1963. Less than a year later, the Ford GT prototype (chassis GT/101) was revealed at the 1964 New York International Auto Show. Five GT prototypes were built – the first Ford models to use rudimentary aerodynamic analysis to optimize high-speed performance. These are arguably some of the most significant cars produced by Ford, marking the foundation for the GT program that culminated in the company’s 1-2-3 sweep at Le Mans in 1966.

Of the five Ford GT prototypes built, chassis GT/105 is the only one to survive and wear the period-correct livery. Chassis GT/101 and GT/102 were scrapped after Le Mans and Monza crash testing, but that testing was for making significant improvements to GT/103, GT/104 and GT/105. Marking the first GT victory, GT/103 won at Daytona in 1965 with Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby behind the wheel, while GT/104 placed third with Bob Bondurant and Ritchie Ginther. Both GT/103 and GT/104 have been repainted and are exclusive displays at the Shelby Museum in Boulder, Colorado.

Even the GT Heritage Edition has a Heritage

 The Ford GT Heritage Edition series has celebrated historic moments, and of course Le Mans-winning titles. To date, the new 2022 Ford GT ’64 Heritage Edition marks the sixth in the ultra-limited-production series. These include:

• 2021 Ford GT ’66 Daytona Heritage Edition. Honoring the Ford GT MK II No. 98 race car in production.
• 2020 Ford GT ’69 Gulf Livery Heritage Edition. Honoring the Ford GT40 MK I No. 6 race car that was victorious at 1969 Le Mans. Only 50 built.
• 2019 Ford GT ’68 Gulf Livery Heritage Edition. Honoring Ford GT40 MK I No. 9 race car that was victorious at 1968 Le Mans. Only 50 built.
• 2018 Ford GT ’67 Heritage Edition. Honoring Ford GT40 MK IV No. 1 race car that was victorious at Le Mans in 1967. Only 39 built.
• 2017 Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition. Honoring Ford GT40 MK II No. 2 that Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon drove at 1966 Le Mans. Only 27 built.
• 2006 Ford GT Gulf Livery Heritage Edition. Commemorating GT40’s back-to-back 24 Hours of Le Mans titles in 1968 and 1969. Only 343 built.

The 2022 Ford GT is available to order for approved Ford GT customers. Production is scheduled to begin in January. Click here for more information.