Dale Jarrett Ford

Originally built as a prototype by Ford's Advanced Vehicle Operations center based in England, you don't to have been born in the era defined by sex, drugs and rock and roll to recognize this iconic American sports car. There are only four surviving 1965 Ford GT40 models in the world. And, next month, one of them will be hitting the auction block at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este in Cernobbio, Italy…

In an effort to enhance future safety research, Ford has begun building the world's first digital child crash dummy. It isn't the first such endeavor the American automaker has undertaken, either. Similar to the digital adult crash dummy, which took nearly 10 years to create, the child model will be comprised of body parts replicated to perfection. The end result will effectively provide scientists with a better understanding of what exactly happens to…