[MOC] 1:8 Ford GT LM GTE 2016 #68

[Jerry LEGO Creations]

The Ford GT

In 2016, 50 years after Ford had their first victory at Le Mans, they entered again, this time with the Ford GT LM GTE. On their return, they managed to win again with the number 68 car. 

This car was the inspiration for this build.

 

The Build

I started this car back in 2020, though due to various reasons it took way longer than I expected. However, I am pleased to finally present you te result!

I wanted this car to have various (realistic) functions, matching those of the real car. Initially, I also planned on adding the stickers, though I decided against it at the end. This does explain the building style with the closed bodywork.

The car has the following features:

• Butterfly doors with springloaded clamps
• V6
• Sequential 6+N+R gearbox
• Advanced suspension
• Removable bodywork

The doors have springs in them. These spring are attached to a lever which clamps the door to a 1L liftarm, keeping it shut. When opened with enough force, the spring releases, allowing the door to be opened. When closed, the clamp shuts the door again.

The gearbox is not a standard one. It has 3 sub-gearboxes. There are 2 at the back, which shift either speeds R+N+1+2, or 3+4+5+6. The one in the front selects which of these 2 is active. There is a stop preventing shifting from 6 to R or vice versa.

The suspension is also far from standard. The rear is the simpler of the two, having only an anti-roll bar. The front is more advanced. It has an anti-roll bar as well, though next to this, it has Ackermann steering geometry, a positive caster angle, a negative camber angle and adjustable toe, though this last one is necessary  with the given geometry to align the wheels properly.

Finally, the bodywork is removable. The engine cover and front panel are easily removable, but the rest is more difficult, though it is doable.

 

I am quite pleased with the result, though probably with the new suspension, gearbox and structural pieces it is likely possible to build a cleaner chassis with even more functions. Therefor, I am looking forward to starting my next build! 

 

It is also on ReBrickable here: ReBrickable

Below I have a selection of photos, but there are more, including WIP, on Flickr here: Flickr

 

[damian_kane_iv]

This is a superb model, it's nice seeing more 1:10 MOCs being made here

[Jerry LEGO Creations]

17 minutes ago, damian_kane_iv said:

This is a superb model, it's nice seeing more 1:10 MOCs being made here

Thanks! It's not 1:10 though, it's actually my first 1:8 model. It's probably the rims that threw you off, they're normally used on 1:10 scale, but I used larger tires which fit 1:8 better. It does not use the standard 1:8 scale wheels, as they are way more expensive, and these tires actually matched the real race tires better than the thin walled ones that the official models use

[2GodBDGlory]

Very nice job! That's a challenging car to model, and the multicolor design would make it even more challenging! Good job paying attention to complex suspension geometry, too!

I do appreciate that choice of wheels/tires! I used those on most of my 1:8 cars, and I'd agree that they're quite underused. For one, they're not so cartoonishly wide, which gives you more internal space. Beyond that, they've got more versatile attachment points, and I do think they give that race car a purposeful look!

[Milan]

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[Jerry LEGO Creations]

11 minutes ago, 2GodBDGlory said:

Very nice job! That's a challenging car to model, and the multicolor design would make it even more challenging! Good job paying attention to complex suspension geometry, too!

I do appreciate that choice of wheels/tires! I used those on most of my 1:8 cars, and I'd agree that they're quite underused. For one, they're not so cartoonishly wide, which gives you more internal space. Beyond that, they've got more versatile attachment points, and I do think they give that race car a purposeful look!

Thanks! I fully agree. These wheels are a really good fit for 1:8 scale, and the width is indeed another reason I picked these. Besides the fact that it is closer to the correct scale, the extra room is really nice to have and allows for the more advanced suspension, which is something I like to work on.

2 minutes ago, Milan said:

Frontpaged.

Thank you, I appreciate that!

[gyenesvi]

Great model! I like all the detailed internals, especially the suspension geometry. One question: how did you make the toe adjustable?

The bodyworks looks interesting, on one hand it has nice shaping, and I love the color combination, but on the other hand the hood part does not work so well for me. I really like the use of the micro panels in general, but here it becomes too fragmented for my eye, all the small parts don't add up to continuous surfaces unfortunately. I think it is kind of a flaw of the technic panelling system, Lego designed them to be multi-purpose, but as a result you just can't use them for an important purpose: building (continuous) larger surfaces from smaller parts..

[Appie]

Looks stunning and with lots of technical features. Great job!

13 minutes ago, gyenesvi said:

One question: how did you make the toe adjustable?

It's shown I think on his flickr page:

It's a nice idea, but if actually driving the model around and steering, the toe will be wherever the 4L axles that hold the connector with the ballpin decide to end at because of friction? Or is there some sort of "toe-lock" (in the final model) that I am not seeing in this image?

[gyenesvi]

5 minutes ago, Appie said:

It's shown I think on his flickr page:

It's a nice idea, but if actually driving the model around and steering, the toe will be wherever the 4L axles that hold the connector with the ballpin decide to end at because of friction? Or is there some sort of "toe-lock" (in the final model) that I am not seeing in this image?

Oh, I see, I didn't look there. But I agree, this seems like a quite unstable way of making it adjustable. And even the outer mounting of the steering linkage is not a very stable one (okay for a manual model, but would slide apart under pressure).

[Jerry LEGO Creations]

31 minutes ago, gyenesvi said:

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The bodyworks looks interesting, on one hand it has nice shaping, and I love the color combination, but on the other hand the hood part does not work so well for me. I really like the use of the micro panels in general, but here it becomes too fragmented for my eye, all the small parts don't add up to continuous surfaces unfortunately. I think it is kind of a flaw of the technic panelling system, Lego designed them to be multi-purpose, but as a result you just can't use them for an important purpose: building (continuous) larger surfaces from smaller parts..

Thanks! Yeah I agree on that part, the front was the most challenging (also considering the part availability in this colour)

11 minutes ago, Appie said:

[...]It's a nice idea, but if actually driving the model around and steering, the toe will be wherever the 4L axles that hold the connector with the ballpin decide to end at because of friction? Or is there some sort of "toe-lock" (in the final model) that I am not seeing in this image?

 

1 minute ago, gyenesvi said:

Oh, I see, I didn't look there. But I agree, this seems like a quite unstable way of making it adjustable. And even the outer mounting of the steering linkage is not a very stable one (okay for a manual model, but would slide apart under pressure).

That is indeed how. The thin 3L liftarms are slid against the connector, keeping it in place quite good. The steering is a bit heavy, and only works well when rolling the car, but the toe stays quite well. Though I don't really steer that much, so maybe over time it will need some readjusting

[Appie]

Perhaps you can look into Mercedes' F1 "DAS" system for toe adjustment. It's basically a gearrack that can slide forward and backward to adjust the toe. 

[Jerry LEGO Creations]

Interesting option. I'll add it to the list for my next build, it might be difficult to integrate with the things I have planned so far, but we'll see

[Lecz]

Amazing model and the presentation as well. The background story gives a special touch to it.

[Jerry LEGO Creations]

10 minutes ago, Lecz said:

Amazing model and the presentation as well. The background story gives a special touch to it.

Thank you! Next to building with Lego, I like to do photoshoots/ video as well, so this is a nice way to combine those interests. With a story like theirs, I just had to pay an hommage to it

[Garmadon]

Now that's the way to present a gorgeous MOC!  Lovely stuff mate, insanely good! 

[2GodBDGlory]

On 8/17/2025 at 5:31 AM, Appie said:

Perhaps you can look into Mercedes' F1 "DAS" system for toe adjustment. It's basically a gearrack that can slide forward and backward to adjust the toe. 

Strangely enough, when I was a kid I built a (pretty terrible) MOC of a Ford GT, and it had what sounds like a similar mechanism! I used a pneumatic cylinder to slide the steering rack forwards and backwards to adjust toe. I'm not sure why I thought it was a good idea to include that, but it sure seems coincidental that I would put that same system on this same car!

[_TLG_]

Cool shaping, nice features!

[Jerry LEGO Creations]

13 hours ago, Garmadon said:

Now that's the way to present a gorgeous MOC!  Lovely stuff mate, insanely good! 

2 hours ago, _TLG_ said:

Cool shaping, nice features!

Thanks guys, I appreciate that!

8 hours ago, 2GodBDGlory said:

Strangely enough, when I was a kid I built a (pretty terrible) MOC of a Ford GT, and it had what sounds like a similar mechanism! I used a pneumatic cylinder to slide the steering rack forwards and backwards to adjust toe. I'm not sure why I thought it was a good idea to include that, but it sure seems coincidental that I would put that same system on this same car!

Sounds like a good way of doing it though! I am considering using the small linear actuators to move it

[2GodBDGlory]

15 hours ago, Jerry LEGO Creations said:

Thanks guys, I appreciate that!

Sounds like a good way of doing it though! I am considering using the small linear actuators to move it

That sounds like a good way of doing it! A lot more precise than pneumatics!

[damian_kane_iv]

On 8/16/2025 at 8:01 AM, Jerry LEGO Creations said:

Thanks! It's not 1:10 though, it's actually my first 1:8 model. It's probably the rims that threw you off, they're normally used on 1:10 scale, but I used larger tires which fit 1:8 better. It does not use the standard 1:8 scale wheels, as they are way more expensive, and these tires actually matched the real race tires better than the thin walled ones that the official models use

I see now, my mistake, but I agree those wheels/tires make more sense for a LM-type racer  

[langko]

I’m a bit late to the party, but so happy to see that you finally got to finish this model! 
It looks great, for me the nicest looking 1:8 Ford GT MOC so far. The colour is really cool and well executed. Did you ever think of using regular blue instead of dark azure?

[Jerry LEGO Creations]

On 9/22/2025 at 11:46 PM, langko said:

I’m a bit late to the party, but so happy to see that you finally got to finish this model! 
It looks great, for me the nicest looking 1:8 Ford GT MOC so far. The colour is really cool and well executed. Did you ever think of using regular blue instead of dark azure?

Thank you, I appreciate that!

I did consider using regular blue. When I began building, it was the colour I preferred as it is closer to the real car. Looking at the even more limited part options in blue though, I opted to go for the dark azure instead.