This book tells the story of Ford GT40 Mark II, chassis no. P/1016, one
of the trio of cars that crossed the finishing line together at Le Mans
in 1966 to score Ford's first victory in the 24 Hour race. The Mark II
was a development of the original Ford GT with a monstrous 7 litre V8
engine. 1016 made its racing debut at Daytona in January 1966 and was
entered at Le Mans by Holman & Moody with a distinctive gold and pink
color scheme. Driven by Ronnie Bucknum and Dick Hutcherson, it finished
in third place behind the similar cars of Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon
and Ken Miles and Denny Hulme.