Famed Ford GT40 is set for 21st century sequel

In any business, recreating a favourite product is a fraught undertaking. Ask any Hollywood producer or software developer.

Make the sequel too similar to the seminal version, and it will fall flat. Make it too different, and purists will scream bloody murder.

In other words, Moray Callum had his work cut out for him when he picked up a pencil to redesign one the most coveted cars in history — the Ford GT40. The backstory is the stuff of legend.