In a unique nod to the debut of the authentic Ford GT40 prototype on the 1964 New York Auto Show, Ford is returning to the Big Apple for the primary public look of its new GT Heritage Edition - the 2022 Ford GT Holman Moody Edition.This marks the very last 2022 Heritage Edition paying tribute to the GT40 MK II race automobile that finished the well-known 1-2-three sweep on the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966."Of all of the Ford GT Heritage Edition liveries we have got done, the Holman Moody Heritage Edition's can't-pass over signature gold and pink topic is an epic tribute to our 1966 Le Mans finish," stated Mike Severson, Ford GT software manager. "Inspired through one of the maximum famous Ford GT40 race cars, this modern-day Ford GT honors the Holman Moody race crew's knowhow and cappotential to out-innovate international competitors."The Holman Moody crew performed a essential position withinside the GT40's race success. Following the 1965 Le Mans race, Ford's newly fashioned Le Mans committee tasked Holman Moody (and Shelby American) to transform the GT40 MK II. Driven greater than 265 laps over 8 days in January 1966, chassis No. P/1016 have become a laboratory on wheels because the groups labored to redecorate brakes, suspension and tire setups to be greater competitive, even attempting an experimental computerized transmission.
They had one goal - to win on the 1966 Le Mans race.This spirit of innovation keeps today, with the 2022 Ford GT's track-succesful hardware, paddle-transferring 7-pace dual-take hold of transmission and carbon fiber body.The ultra-limited-manufacturing Ford GT Holman Moody Edition supercar may be on show on the 2022 New York International Auto Show facet-through-facet with the podium-putting Holman Moody Ford GT40 MK II, chassis No. P/1016.Final 2022 Heritage Edition to pay tribute to the authentic race automobile that finished Ford's 1-2-three sweep.The precise gold and pink livery of the limited-version supercar consists of signature Oxford White roundels with No. five stamped at the doors, hood and rear wing - all matching the advent of the 1966 Ford GT40 raced through Holman Moody.
Exposed gloss carbon fiber additives are prominent, such as at the 20-inch wheels, the front splitter, facet sills, mirrors, engine louvers and rear diffuser. Brembo® brake calipers lacquered in black with silver graphics, plus black lug nuts similarly modernize the aesthetic.Carbon fiber consists of into the cabin, performing on door sills, console and registers, or even capabilities a cleaver matte No. five roundel at the door panels. Ebony Alcantara®-wrapped carbon fiber seats function gold accessory stitching, even as embossed seating surfaces and head restraints bring a debossed GT logo.
The tool panel is wrapped in Ebony leather-based and Ebony Alcantara, even as pillars and headliner are wrapped completely in Ebony Alcantara.Gold appliqués at the tool panel, door sign up bezels and seat X-brace are paired with the matte carbon fiber at the registers, door sills, decrease A-pillars and console. The steerage wheel is completed in Ebony Alcantara with black stitching, even as dual-take hold of paddle shifters are completed in exterior-matching Holman Moody Gold.