Ford GT40, GT70 and GT all in one place

Ford GT40, Ford GT70 and Ford GT: Fifty years of a legendary name

I won’t lie — the day we shot this was one of the best of my professional life. There’s little to prepare you for the sight of cars like the Ford GT40, GT70, and GT waiting in a lorry so you can take them for a spin around Castle Combe circuit.

All three cars live with Ford’s Heritage chaps — a group of people who not only love the cars they work on, but actively encourage you to have some fun in their steeds because “That’s what they’re there for.” My kinda guys.

There have only really been three proper Ford GT cars. The GT40 is world famous, obviously, and an utter joy to drive. Yes, it requires some serious work and it’s an utter sod to get in and out of thanks to its oddly shaped doors and seats that you don’t so much sit in but lie on, but once you’re squeezed in there you’re golden.

The GT70? Well that’s a proper slice of rocking horse poo. Fewer than 10 ever turned a wheel, so being given the chance to drive one was quite a treat. Even if it did turn out to be something of a challenge to drive …