The McLaren P1™ toy car
The Ford GT will be available in a new limited-edition Heritage theme honouring the GT40 Mark IV race car driven to victory by Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt at Le Mans in 1967. The car will feature unique interior and exterior colour themes, and an exclusive wheel finish.
‘In creating a worthy successor to the ’66 Heritage edition, we logically looked at our next historic Le Mans victory with the all-American team of Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt,’ said Dave Pericak, global director, Ford Performance.
‘ The Ford GT ’67 Heritage edition pays homage to that win, with a modern take on one of the most important vehicles in Ford’s storied history of racing.’
The Ford GT ’67 Heritage edition features a gloss-finish Race Red exterior with white stripes and exposed carbon package. The car sports Frozen White No. 1 hood and door graphics, and 20-inch one-piece forged aluminum wheels in silver satin clearcoat with black wheel nuts. Red callipers and silver rearview mirror caps complete the look.
The interior features new leather trimming for the carbon fibre seats, with red accent stitching, which carries over to the steering wheel. The seat belt webbing is now red and the paddle shifters are anodised grey. Satin dark stainless appliqués are used on the instrument panel, door register bezels and x-brace.
Rounding out modifications to the ’67 Heritage edition car are a unique serialised identification plate, plus exposed matte carbon fibre door sills, air register pods and centre console.
‘ The first Heritage edition car was a huge success, honouring our history with a modern interpretation of the Le Mans winner,’ said Garen Nicoghosian, exterior design manager for the car.
‘Continuing with a Ford GT based on the winning GT40 Mark IV race car was simply something we needed to do.’
The Ford GT ’67 Heritage edition can be viewed at FordGT.com using the configuration tool. Limited quantities will be available for the forthcoming model year. McLaren Automotive continues its McLaren P1TM fifth anniversary celebrations with the announcement of an alternative-fuelled version just in time for Christmas.
Powered purely by feet attached to a human motor, fuelled by biscuits, and aged less than three years old. At least that’s the manufacturer’s recommendation.
The ‘foot-to-floor’ edition can be purchased online from December priced at £35.99 (€40) and be delivered in time for Christmas. It is the latest addition to a wide range of licensed models and products available long after all 375 full-size examples of the McLaren P1™ were sold.
The McLaren P1™ toy car collection also includes the McLaren P1™ electric Ride- On and the McLaren P1™ Tecnomodel collectible, the latter of which is likely to appeal to buyers who are older than the three years old target group of the ‘foot-to-floor’.
Other licensed McLaren P1™ products include die-cast models from AutoArt, TSM, Kyosho, Motormax, Kinsmart and Hot Wheels; resin models from Amalgam, TSM and Tecnomodel and Scalextric slot cars. An Airfix ‘Quick Build’ model is also available, as are radio-controlled models from New Bright, Rastar and Maisto.
A short video has been released illustrating the differences between the four options of McLaren P1™ power and can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/2xXGUAc