2018 Ford GT ’67 Heritage Edition

The 2018 Ford GT ’67 Heritage Edition paid tribute to the red-and-white Ford GT40 Mk IV that won Le Mans in 1967 with Dan Gurney and A.J.

History and purpose

The 2018 Ford GT ’67 Heritage Edition paid tribute to the red-and-white Ford GT40 Mk IV that won Le Mans in 1967 with Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt. Ford’s original announcement establishes a factory Heritage theme rather than an owner-applied commemorative wrap. A later manufacturer retrospective reports 39 examples. This profile retains that figure as a source statement and leaves the exact manufacturing field unset, using the complete road-GT parent ceiling for eligibility. The modern edition is not the original winning race chassis. Its historical reference, customer-car identity and parent production programme therefore remain three separate parts of the record.

Design and engineering

The licensed show photograph displays the edition’s red body, white stripes and prominent number-one roundels. Together, those features provide a close match to the factory’s documented theme. The GT’s narrow cabin and sculpted rear body remain recognisably modern, so the historic livery sits on a different structure from the 1967 racer. That distinction gives the edition its character: it communicates a specific victory through colour and number while retaining the contemporary road supercar’s engineering. The photograph documents the visible factory-style configuration. It does not prove an individual serial number, an original paint history or every component’s present condition.

Identifying the original configuration

A useful ’67 Heritage file should connect edition documentation with its actual chassis number and delivery specification. The number one in the livery identifies the historical inspiration; it is not the customer car’s build number. Similarly, an ordinary red GT with added graphics is not authenticated solely by matching colours. The image source explicitly identifies the 1967 Heritage edition, and the body agrees with Ford’s original description. Keep its 2018 reference year separate from the year of the race being commemorated. That prevents a modern road car from entering an original GT40 chassis register under a misleading date.

Collector context and preservation

This edition works best in a collection alongside the broader second-generation GT profile and a separately documented account of the 1967 race. The model record can explain its factory package, while the race record establishes the historical event. Preserve photographs of the exterior graphics, cabin treatment and identification with service history and any later repaint. The source-reported 39 figure should remain traceable to the manufacturer’s retrospective until a reconciled ledger supports an exact tally. It is also a subset of the road-GT programme, so it must not be added to that parent total as if it represented extra manufacture.

Reading the evidence for this profile

The original source links below identify the programme and the historical statements used in this article. The photograph has its own creator and licence record, separate from the manufacturer’s vehicle history. Keep both when transferring this profile into a collection catalogue. A manufacturing tally describes how many cars belong to a defined original programme; it does not measure how many survive, how many are publicly visible, or how many retain all their original components. Those individual questions require dated chassis and restoration evidence. The reference year likewise describes the programme’s introduction or named historic configuration, while the supplied caption states the photographed setting and any established individual identity. This lets future research expand the car’s history without blurring the scope of the record already assembled here.

Specifications and verified rarity

Frequently asked questions

What is the Ford GT ’67 Heritage Edition?

A named factory 2018 Ford GT Heritage edition commemorating the 1967 Le Mans winner; separate from generic red GTs, replica liveries and the original winning race chassis.

What engineering defines this Ford?

Twin-turbocharged 3.5-litre EcoBoost V6. Rear mid-engine; seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. These are the documented programme or preserved-concept specifications. Connect an individual vehicle’s installed components to its own dated records before assigning a factory configuration to that particular example.

Why is 2018 the reference year?

It identifies the introduction or original historical configuration described in this article. The photograph can show a later example or a later display of the original subject. The source inventory’s original heading remains an identity alias wherever the date or model name has been corrected.

How should an individual GT ’67 Heritage Edition be documented?

Start with the chassis identity and connect it to dated construction, registration or custodial records. Keep exterior, interior, engine and underbody photographs together. Record changes to finish, equipment and mechanical specification as separate events, so the physical car’s history can grow without changing the definition of the original programme.

What rarity or archive scope is verified?

Complete original 2018 GT ’67 Heritage factory edition within the worldwide 1,350-road-GT parent ceiling. Ford’s retrospective states 39 built; exact subset tally is retained as a source statement rather than independently verified manufacture. This is a named factory edition, not a generic red GT or the original 1967 race chassis.

Who took the supplied photograph?

Joe deSousa via Wikimedia Commons, under CC0. The original file and licence links accompany the image. Retain that credit when the photograph is uploaded, exported or reused.

Related Ford profiles

• 2017 Ford GT — Second Generation
• 2022 Ford GT Holman Moody Heritage Edition

Sources and photo credits

• Manufacturer, institutional or original custodial record
• Ford retrospective: edition counts and historical references
• Ford complete road-programme ceiling

Photograph: Joe deSousa via Wikimedia Commons original file, CC0. Source-provided photograph supplied without local cropping, retouching or text removal. A source thumbnail is used where available. Ford GT ’67 Heritage Edition at a show, displaying the factory red-and-white number-one theme; no individual chassis number assigned.