America’s love affair with the Le Mans 24 Hours still burns bright. It has endured for more than 60 years and is a big reason why a manufacturer that has had so much to do with propelling the French enduro into the consciousness of a continent is going back in pursuit of outright victory after a long absence.
Ford will return to Le Mans in the prototype ranks from 2027 with an LMDh contender, bidding to repeat its successes of the 1960s when it won the French enduro four times on the trot in the last years of the decade. The race, says company head honcho Bill Ford, means more to Ford than any other.
