by John S Allen and Gordon J Jones

Foreword by Jacky Ickx

The Ford GT40 has become one of the best-known and most revered racing cars in the world. Between 1964 and 1969, the legendary GT40 competed in all the major sports car events. The long-distance endurance races of Daytona, Sebring and - the ultimate goal - Le Mans, all fell to the GT40. It competed all over the globe, from Sweden to South Africa, from Brazil to Japan. It rallied in the chilling snows of Europe, and raced in the tropical heat of Angola.

This comprehensively revised version of The Ford That Beat Ferrari, which was originally published in 1985 and has become a collectors item, features new information, photographs and design - it is a complete remake. It contains over 800 photographs, the great majority of them period images and some 300 of them in colour, that combine to provide extraordinary coverage of one of the world's greatest sports cars - the legendary Ford GT40.

It was twenty years ago today... a bit of a pun I know but  it has been twenty years since the first edition of The Ford That Beat Ferrari first graced our bookshelves.

Has it been worth the wait? The answer has to be a resounding YES! It's bigger and it's better. This hardback edition has 480 pages and over 800 photographs. I'll take the publishers word for the number of photographs but if anyone fancies counting them!

Although a large number of the photographs feature in the first edition, don't let that put you off buying this edition, it bears little resemblance to the earlier book and really is a complete remake. There is more text and the photographs themselves feature more detailed captions. A few little mysteries have been solved but you'll need to read the book for yourself to find out more.

This book isn't cheap at £75 but, there are two more expensive versions.

Two limited editions are available. The first is a limited edition of 200 copies. This will be leather-bound, in a slip case and will be signed by John and Gordon and also by the writer of the foreword, Jacky Ickx. Priced at £200, this is sure to be a collectors item.

The second limited edition, The Owners Edition, is for owners of genuine cars and is similar to the first limited edition in that it is autographed by John, Gordon and Jacky. The book itself is of a higher quality and will feature a cover-mounted chassis plate. This edition is priced at £400. Owners must apply for their copy before 31st December 2005. Any copies not sold by this date will be released for general sale.

Further details can be found at Haynes Publishing