Just as Ford is sending the GT off into automotive history with final editions featuring ludicrous track-only power and literal pieces of Le Mans history, Lego is paying tribute to the American exotic with a detailed model from its advanced Technic series.
With 1,466 pieces and an 18 years-plus age recommendation, the Lego Technic 2022 Ford GT really is intended for the mechanically curious supercar lover.
The 1:12-scale model requires assembly of the rear-wheel drive transmission’s differential, four-wheel independent suspension, front-axle steering, opening doors, headlight details, working spoiler wing, opening hood, and the shooting pistons of a miniature twin-turbo V6.
Lego released multiple strikingly complex models of covetable cars in 2022, including a 3,778-piece Ferrari Daytona SP3 and McLaren Racing’s MCL35M Formula One race car. And according to Road & Track, the Dutch building block brand will continue the trend in 2022 under its more kid-friendly Speed Champion label.
Look out for Lego-ized versions of the R34 GT-R from 2 Fast 2 Furious, a Ferrari 812 Competizione, Pagani’s new Utopia hypercar, the McLaren F1 LM, and the Porsche 963 LMDh racer slated to compete at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.
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All of these Lego model rides—including the Ford GT—drop on March 1, 2023.
