MIENchic — Ford GT40 MkIV 1967 Le Mans | LEGENDS of Le Mans Series - AMERICA | 24" x 36" Poster

ONE WORD. BECAUSE ONE WORD IS ALL IT NEEDED.

It started with an insult.

In 1963 Enzo Ferrari looked across a boardroom table at Henry Ford II and walked away.

Not just walked away — he made it personal.

Ford flew home across the Atlantic carrying something far more dangerous than disappointment.

He carried fury.

And from that fury came the most consequential act of revenge in motorsport history.

The GT40 Mk IV. Seven liters. 427 cubic inches. Five hundred horsepower of American thunder built in Dearborn, Michigan with one single purpose.

Beat him at Le Mans.

Dan Gurney. A.J. Foyt. Two Americans. Car number one. Twenty four hours. One hundred and thirty five miles per hour average over the world's greatest circuit.

Ferrari watched from the pit wall. And could do nothing.

When Gurney crossed that finish line he grabbed a champagne bottle and sprayed it across the Le Mans podium — a spontaneous gesture of pure American joy that every motorsport champion has repeated ever since.

The FIA banned large displacement engines after 1967.

The Mk IV never raced at Le Mans again.

One race.

One victory.

One word.

AMERICA.

Won once. Banned immediately.

MIENchic — What you see is yours to see.

Print Specs:

This poster has a partly glossy, partly matte finish and it'll add a touch of sophistication to any room.

• 10 mil (0.25 mm) thick
• Slightly glossy
• Fingerprint resistant
• Paper sourced from Japan

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