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Dubai, U.A.E - It's a gift 50 years in the making that can establish your child on the path to becoming an racing legend. The famous Ford GT40 and new Ford GT that won Le Mans 24 Hours in 1966 and 2016 are being brought to life to in LEGO blocks.

The brand-new LEGO Speed Champions set will consist of both cars along with racing driver minifigures, a chequered flag and even a prize to make it very easy to recreate those history- making victories.

" Lots of people in my team grew up with the legend of Ford's history-making 1966 victory - and experienced the enjoyment of building and design for the very first time via LEGO bricks" said Dave Pericak, global director, Ford Performance. "This package is a powerful way to tell our Le Mans story, and will hopefully inspire the race drivers, engineers, and designers of the future.".

Ford won at Le Mans earlier this year after returning to the scene of exactly what was a historic 1-2-3 clean sweep 50 years previously. The LEGO Group worked closely with Ford's design and licensing groups on every information of the 1966 winning car, and the new Ford GT race car.

" This was a dream project-- with a lot of stress. The Ford GT40 is among the most renowned race cars of of all time, and the new Ford GT is simply incredible," said Craig Callum, head of design, LEGO Speed Champions. "Designed for children, however with grown-ups followers in mind too, we understand these models will certainly be very closely looked at for authenticity.".

Callum, who in his leisure races a Ford Version A hot-rod, and started out as a developer of full-sized cars, helped develop 10 models before the final versions of each model were chosen, all created from existing LEGO bricks.

You can watch Callum assemble the new set in record time here. https://youtu.be/lauf-iym1zM.

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