{"title":"John S Allen","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 24px; flex-wrap: wrap;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"flex: 0 0 287px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2177\/5447\/files\/John-S-Allen.jpg\" alt=\"Author John S Allen\" width=\"287\" height=\"287\" style=\"width: 287px; height: auto; display: block; margin: 0;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 0;\"\u003e\n      Born in Leeds, John S Allen studied accountancy after leaving school. The introduction of the Ford GT40 made him realise that sports car racing was much more interesting. He first saw a GT40 at Croft, over the winter of 1965\/66, and wanted to see more. In 1968 he managed a trip to Le Mans, where he saw a GT40 take a Championship-winning victory, and the next year he was in the grandstands once again, cheering Jacky Ickx on to an amazingly close-fought win.\n\nEventually John clocked up 24 consecutive visits to the Le Mans 24 Hours, stopping only after 1991 when circuit changes – especially to the paddock, where he had spent so many happy hours talking to people and photographing their cars – prompted him to give up before the magic wore off.\n\nHis first book on the GT40 was published in 1981. More followed, majoring on GT40s but also including three on Porsches. His sports car photographs appear from time to time in magazines and in books written by others.\n\nFor several years he compiled and edited the magazine Fortyfication, for the GT40 Enthusiasts Club, his task being helped by his having photographed around 90 original GT40s. Few people have seen more.\n\nJohn and his wife Jenny live in the quiet and calm of rural south-west France.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ford-gt40-volume-2-limited-edition","title":"Ultimate Ford GT40  – The Definitive History (Volume 2)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge-format 576-page book illustrated with over 1,000 period photographs and documents.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe origins of the GT40, including Ford’s failed plan to buy Ferrari, the Lola Mk6, and the initial prototypes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe setting up of Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough, the introduction of Shelby American to the Ford GT project, and the arrival of the GT40 Mark II.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery race in the 1964 and early 1965 racing programme.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of drivers and important personalities involved in the GT40 programme.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreviously unpublished interviews with key personnel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA treasure-trove of previously unpublished documents and photographs, throwing new light on every aspect of the GT40 story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe GT40 is the Ford that beat Ferrari, recording four consecutive Le Mans victories between 1966 and 1969. 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