Lego Speed Champions Set, "2016 Ford GT & 1966 Ford GT40," 2017

Summary

Ford Motor Company won its class at France's 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in 2016, fifty years after the automaker first won that race in 1966. Lego commemorated both victories with a building set featuring models of the two winning cars, the 2016 Ford GT and the 1966 Ford GT40 Mark II.

Artifact

Toy (Recreational artifact)

Date Made

2017

Creators

LEGO koncernen (Denmark)

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Keywords

Toys (Recreational artifacts)

On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America

Object ID

2019.28.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 7.375 in

Width: 13.813 in

Length: 2.25 in

Inscriptions

on front of packaging: LEGO SPEED CHAMPIONS / Ages 7-14 / 75881 / 2016 Ford GT & 1966 Ford GT40 / 366 pcs / Building Toy on proper right side of packaging: LEGO SPEED CHAMPIONS / 75881 / Ford GT 2016 et Ford GT40 1966 on back of packaging: LEGO / LEGO.com/speedchampions / Ford on proper left side of packaging: LEGO SPEED CHAMPIONS / 75881 / Warning! Choking hazard. Small parts. on top of packaging: LEGO / Components made in DENMARK, HUNGARY, MEXICO, CHINA, the USA and the CZECH REPUBLIC / Distributed in the USA by LEGO Systems, Inc., Enfield, CT 06083. Distributed in Canada by LEGO Canada Inc., Markham, Ontario L3R 5N8 on bottom of packaging: LEGO SPEED CHAMPIONS / 75881 / LEGO.com/service / LEGO, the LEGO logo and the Minifigure are trademarks and/or copyrights of the (c) 2017 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved. / Ford Official Licensed Product / Ford Motor Company Trademarks and Trade Dress used under license to the LEGO Group.