I was fascinated with cars as a young kid and do not know why exactly I became all things Ford, but I think it was a slot car set that Dad got my brother and I. It had two Indy cars. My older brother picked his and I got the one that had Ford stickers. Over the years I started following Ford Racing in Indy, Formula one, stock cars, Trans Am. When Ford won Le Mans in 66. I was happy for another Ford win. But it was learning that some of my racng heros, (A.J. Foyt, Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti) were racing the 67 race I focused on Le Mans.
When I first saw the 67 GT40, I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen. That was when I really fell in love with the GT40.
Like Kenneth, I still have my 67 GT40 Hot Wheels car. I raced against it all of my buddies in the neighborhood circuit. Of all my Hot Wheels cars, it never lost a race. Most of the Hot Wheels, Matchbox and Johnny Lightning cars I had from back then have long since disappeared, except the very special few Fords I keep with my treasured items. :biggrin