Lego replica of the Ford GT on display at Le Mans 2016

A Lego version of the Ford GT, scheduled to race at the Le Mans 24 Hours, will be on display on 18 and 19 June at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France. An actual Ford GT40 will be displayed alongside to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the car’s legendary 1-2-3 race finish.

The Lego replica of the car is one third in size of the real car and was build using 40,000 pieces over three weeks by a professional Lego model builder named Pascal. It sports a 66 number decal on the sides hinting the year 1966 of the original…