The Ford GT returns. Its triumphant march to @24hoursoflemans began with a win at the first @Rolex24Hours in '66. pic.twitter.com/ycXmQJLq85
— Ford Performance (@FordPerformance) January 26, 2016
Ask any motor sports enthusiast what the most important, prestigious race in the world is, and they'll tell you it's 24 Hours of LeMans.
Okay, a NASCAR fan will say Daytona 500, but let's not get nitpicky. On the world stage, it's Le Mans.
In 1966, no American-made car had ever won this grueling endurance race. For the past six years, it had been taken by a…