Cars & Concepts

Why Ford returned to Le Mans with GT and not Mustang

Raj Nair, Ford's head of global product development and chief technical officer, marking Job 1 for the Ford GT supercar at Multimatic in Markham, Ontario, in December. (FORD)

Michael Wayland

April 05, 2017 05:00 AM

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. originally proposed making its racing return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a Mustang, not a GT.

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