10/13/2026
We loved seeing our cars on the big screen, telling this amazing story. You can feel the history every time you get behind the wheel of one our authentic GT40s! Check it out at superformance.com
When director James Mangold made Ford v Ferrari, he set one rule: no CGI race cars or green-screen fakery for key cockpit scenes. Christian Bale would drive the real thing.
Superformance in California built an operational GT40-style hero car producing over 600 horsepower. Its steel chassis closely followed the 1966 Mk II design, with about three-quarters of its parts able to interchange with period cars.
Just behind Bale sat a 511-cubic-inch aluminum Roush V8 producing 604 naturally aspirated horsepower, breathing through the famous “bundle of snakes” exhaust.
So when cameras rolled, Bale faced real heat, vibration, acceleration and a proper five-speed manual gearbox rather than acting against a screen.
The car was later signed by Ken Miles’ son Peter and original Shelby crew chief Charlie Agapiou, giving an already remarkable movie machine a stronger connection to the real 1966 story.