Ford GT40

The already uber-cool Ford GT supercar has just become a little cooler, with Ford announcing the arrival of a second new limited-edition model to be inspired by the US car maker's iconic Le Mans history.

Carroll Shelby was involved with other manufacturers in his career – winning the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans in an Aston Martin DBR1 with Roy Salvadori – but it was Ford where his presence was felt for the better part of 60 years, and where his name will forever remain linked. Carroll Shelby was nearly 30 years old when he raced his first car, a Ford V8-powered hot rod, down a quarter-mile drag strip in 1952.