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Ford GT GTE #68 D. Muller / J. Hand / S. Bourdais Chip Ganassi Racing LMGTE Pro 24 Hours of Le Mans 2016 Winner Minichamps 1:18

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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford GT GTE reproduces the #68 Chip Ganassi Racing livery that won the LMGTE Pro class at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, fifty years after the original GT40's Le Mans victory. Diecast construction and sharp sponsor decals suit a Ford or Le Mans endurance racing display.
Ford GT GTE #68 D. Muller / J. Hand / S. Bourdais Chip Ganassi Racing LMGTE Pro 24 Hours of Le Mans 2016 Winner Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155168668
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About the Ford GT GTE #68 D. Muller / J. Hand / S. Bourdais Chip Ganassi Racing LMGTE Pro 24 Hours of Le Mans 2016 Winner Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Ford GT GTE reproduces the #68 Chip Ganassi Racing car that won the LMGTE Pro class at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, fifty years after Ford's original GT40 victory there. Diecast construction and tampo-printed sponsor decals capture one of endurance racing's most deliberately symbolic wins.

Ford built the new GT specifically to return to Le Mans on the fiftieth anniversary of its 1966 GT40 win, and the #68 car delivered on that ambition in genuinely dramatic fashion.

Minichamps' Diecast Rendition of the #68 GTE Racer

The GT's GTE-class bodywork carries a full aero package, prominent rear wing, wide rear haunches and a stripped-back racing livery, and Minichamps reproduces that shape with the correct wide arches and vented panels rather than a road-car silhouette dressed in stickers. The Chip Ganassi Racing sponsor graphics, run by Dirk Mueller, Joey Hand and Sebastien Bourdais, are tampo-printed with the edge sharpness needed on a livery this densely decorated, since GTE cars typically carry more sponsor branding per panel than a comparable road-going model. Diecast construction gives the shell real weight, and the wheels carry the correct centre-lock hardware detail used on the actual racing chassis rather than a simplified road-car hub.

Ford's Symbolic Return to Le Mans in 2016

Ford's decision to build a new GT was tied directly to the fiftieth anniversary of its 1966 GT40 victory at Le Mans, a result that had famously ended Ferrari's run of wins at the circuit, and the marketing stakes around a repeat performance were considerable. The #68 car winning the LMGTE Pro class delivered exactly the symbolic outcome Ford had been chasing. Displayed alongside a GT40 replica from the original 1966 win, this #68 GTE car completes a fifty-year bookend that few manufacturer motorsport stories manage to deliver twice, turning two separate model purchases into a single, coherent piece of Ford racing history on one shelf.

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