The Ford GT40's successor that you've never heard of

The #Ford F3L is the GT40 successor you didn’t know about. Only 3 were ever made and they had the incredible 3.0-litre Ford-Cosworth DFV V8. We were lucky enough to have one fly up the #FOS Hill - at the hands of Richard Attwood no less.

#FordF3L #FordGT40 #LeMans

[kenxiong]

Race cars from the 60s/70s are gorgeous machines

[Captain_bl_]

The moment when you see a car that you’ve never seen or heard before and just fall in love with it 😃

[lucasblanchard]

Never heard of it, and I’m glad y’all showed it to us! What a beautiful looking and sounding machine! Much love from Texas!

[budja]

the GT40 is one of the most beautiful cars- all-time. Despite the fact that I only discovered the F3L a few months ago, it proves that they did it again. the F3L is just as stunning as the GT40, except in an almost italian way.

[aussiebloke]

I had a model of this car - in these colours - when I was a kid. Love all the curves in the bodywork, and that DFV has a lovely sound.

[classicsrule]

if race cars looked like that today everyone would watch. thank you goodwood for having the event.

[sigmann]

Never hear of it but what an amazing beauty. 60s had the best looking Le Mans type racers.

[alek]

Sound matches its looks. And HOT DAMN that things' a looker.

[rolux]

The back reminds me of a the Lola’s from that era or a bit of the Porsche 908 but the front seems pretty unique maybe just a little bit like the Daihatsu P5 and the Toyota and Nissan Prototyes.

Looks amazing that Ford!

[ihatelivingintheuk]

Looks very 60/70s sportscar racing, 10/10.

[ajrichar]

That's a thing of astonishing beauty.

[jefflemon]

I raced HO scale slot cars in the 60s and early 70s. You could buy a clear plastic copy of this car, and I had one.

[marcwaller]

Everyone who had the matchbox toy one will have heard of it

[nazarethpa]

I don't understand the caption '....the car you've never heard of'. Maybe, if you are under 40 but I remember this, IMHO, the most beautiful sports racing car (after Ferraris P4) that ever existed. I stood at the picket fence at Brands Hatch when it debuted. Sheer automotive beauty that was the Alan Mann Ford 3 litre. There was a saying then that 'if it looked right, it was right', and that phrase never applied more than with this yes, I too made several slot racers of it.

[markusjuenemann]

It is pretty damn well known. Even Matchbox (Lesney!( had a model of it...

[VINZ]

One of the most GORGEOUS GODESSES I ever seen…….
What a car my friends!!

[brianaustin]

I saw this race, in Alan Mann colours, in the Tourist Trophy at Oulton Park in 1968. It broke down on lap 10 (out of 100) with a broken gearbox or diff. Its problem was that it was too fragile for sports car racing.

Very beautiful 😍😍😍 I've never heard about this beauty ❤

[ridingdriving]

known for its looks, sounds pretty amazing as well

[clc]

Looks like something Skull Duggery would drive against Speed