Five reasons why you need this Ford GT Lego set

The big Ford GT is going to cost hundreds of thousands of Pounds. We do not have hundreds of thousands of Pounds, but we do have £29.99 – which is convenient because that’s exactly how much the GT Lego set is going to cost when it goes on sale in March.

Because it’s Lego, and children love Lego. And if you have multiple children (you lucky thing, you), they’ll be super happy because then they get a car each. The kit contains the GT40 that won Le Mans in 1966 and the GT that won its class at this year’s race.

Ford hopes the blocky recreations will “inspire the race drivers, engineers, and designers of the future”. This is certainly a more cost-effective way of getting your kid into motorsport than buying them a go-kart, and spending 50 weeks of the year touring the country’s industrial estates and getting into fist-fights with other Dads. 

His name is Craig Callum (any relation to Ian?), and the Head of Design for Lego Speed Champions. Callum, who started out designing actual cars, owns and races a Ford Model A hot-rod, making him a Ford guy at heart. “This was a dream project – with a lot of pressure,” he says. “Designed for children, but with grown-up fans in mind too, we know these models will be closely scrutinised for authenticity.”

And don’t they look happy? So would you be, we suspect, if you somehow found yourself behind the wheel of a Ford GT. 40 or otherwise.