
Ford GT40 Mk IV Yellow 1967 Shelby Collectibles 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Ford
- Manufacturer
- Shelby Collectibles
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 31414S
- Year
- 1967
- Era
- 1960s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Historic GT & GTE
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 814770014224
About the Ford GT40 Mk IV Yellow 1967 Shelby Collectibles 1:18
TL;DR: Shelby Collectibles' 1:18 diecast Ford GT40 Mk IV reproduces the yellow endurance racer that won the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans outright. Driven by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt, it remains the first and long the only all-American car, team, and driver lineup to take the overall Le Mans win.
Winning Le Mans outright with an all-American car, team, and drivers hadn't happened before 1967, and it took Ford's GT40 Mk IV to do it. This 1:18 diecast puts that race-winning yellow livery on the shelf.
Shelby Collectibles' Build of an Endurance Race Winner
A Le Mans prototype from this era carries a lot of visual information: aerodynamic bodywork, wide racing tires, a low, purposeful stance built for sustained high-speed running rather than street use, and the livery details that identify the specific car and driver pairing. Shelby Collectibles' diecast keeps that racing character intact, with the GT40's long tail and low nose reading clearly and the yellow paint carrying the kind of even, race-ready finish the subject calls for. Panel lines and vents that mattered for cooling and downforce on the real car are represented with enough clarity to explain their function, not just their shape. For a race car whose entire form followed function, getting that functional read right matters more than fine street-car cabin detail.
The First All-American Win at Le Mans
Ford built the GT40 program specifically to beat Ferrari at Le Mans after a soured attempt to buy the Italian manufacturer outright, and by 1967 the effort had matured into the Mk IV, a car developed and built in the United States. Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt drove that yellow Mk IV to outright victory, making them the first all-American driver pairing to win Le Mans in an all-American car with an all-American team, a milestone that still gets cited whenever the race's history comes up. That achievement gives this particular car and livery a level of significance well beyond most endurance racers, and it's a big part of why this specific Mk IV version remains a popular diecast subject decades later.
An Endurance Racing Anchor for a GT Shelf
Placed among other historic Le Mans or GT racers, this GT40 Mk IV carries genuine weight, a documented outright winner rather than a car that merely competed. For a collector building a historic sports car racing theme, it's one of the stronger anchor pieces available, backed by a result that speaks for itself rather than needing extra context to justify its place on the shelf.














