Ford GT + 5.4 DOHC Supercharged V8
Ford GT.
Sounds kinda catchy, but the legend was made under the name Ford GT40. Three victories at LeMans as a rebuke to Enzo Ferrari who had refused to sell a stake in the Ferrari company to Henry Ford II.
2003 represented the Centruy of the Ford Motor Company, and Ford decided that a resurrected Ford GT40 for the 21st Century would make a great 100th birthday present. Ford had toyed with an all-new mid-engined supercar concept periodically since the 1960’s, though no model had really grabbed much public fascination. A GT90 was presented in 1995, a reference to the 90th anniversary of the company – the car was modern looking, but it progressed no futher. In 2002, at the Detroit Auto show, Ford exhibited the GT40 Concept car, which went on into production, largely unchanged as the Ford GT.
The heart of this beast was a member of the the ‘Modular V8’ family. A 5.4 litre block from the F-Truck, wearing DOHC 4-valve heads from the 2000 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R. Added to this was a Lysholm twin-screw supercharger.
Power outputs are as follows:
Max Power: 558 PS (410 kW) @ 6,500 rpm
Max Torque: 500 lb.ft (678 Nm) @ 3750 rpm.
Performance statistics are as follows:
0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) 3.2 seconds,
0-100 mph (0-160 km/h): 7.4 seconds,
0-1/4 mile (402 m): 11.2 seconds @ 131.2 mph (211.1 km/h).
Top speed: 215 mph (346 km/h)
This Lego Ford GT has been built for Flickr LUGNuts 64th build challenge – ‘Mad Motor Skills’ – celebrating the engines that power our favourite rides, be they car, bike or truck.
This lego model also represents my 100th Ford model exhibited online on Brickshelf or Flickr – a nice way to celebrate the centenary of the Ford motor company and the 100th Ford model.
The Lego Ford GT Supercar is modelled in Miniland scale (as used in the Lego theme-parks), approximately 1:21. The engine is at UCS scale, approximately 1:8.5.
Posted by lego911 on 2013-03-04 01:48:25
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