Every Car From the "Ford v Ferrari" 1966 Le Mans Race InsideHook

Watch the Bittersweet Story Behind the Ford GT40's 1966 Le Mans Photo Finish

The 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 34th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1966. It was also the seventh round of the 1966 World Sportscar Championship season.This was the first overall win at Le Mans for the Ford GT40 as well as the first win for an American constructor in a major European race since Jimmy Murphy's triumph with Duesenberg at the 1921 French Grand Prix.

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Ford dominated the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1966, winning it for the first time, and taking all the podium places with its updated MkII and stellar driver line-up.But instead of euphoria on the podium, Chris Amon and Bruce McLaren, who were classified first, were strangely subdued. The pair had inherited victory from fellow Ford driver Ken Miles in car no1, who had earlier pulled out a lead of.

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Ford's decision to take on Ferrari at Le Mans had roots in a failed business deal. Henry Ford II at 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 18, 1966 in Le Mans, France Roger Viollet—Getty Images. As.

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The temporary exhibition devoted to the James Mangold movie Le Mans '66 (Ford v Ferrari), starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale, was a real success attracting 13,600 visitors! Museum management has integrated some of the props donated by the production company to the ACO in a new space devoted to the movie and to the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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Ford GT40s lead the way at 1966 Le Mans start. Motorsport Images. At 3.30 a.m. Muller brought the Swiss Ferrari into the pit with its gearbox broken and the remaining works Ferrari was delayed by a broken brake pipe. As dawn broke the list of runners had diminished to twenty seven and Fords filled the first six places, followed by the works.

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Photo: LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, SUNDAY 19 JUNE 1966, FINISH. First victory and a 1-2-3 for Ford, with the GT40 Mk II driven by Chris Amon-Bruce McLaren (winners, #2), Ken Miles-Dennis Hulme (second, #1) and Ronnie Bucknum-Dick Hutcherson (third, #5). 24 Heures du Mans;

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Ken Miles, left, talks with Carroll Shelby during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Miles, in the eyes of many, had a win stolen from him that year. The winning assault of the Ford camp was "as.

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1966 Le Mans 24 Hours. Ford came to Le Mans "in a much more organised manner" with eight seven-litre Mk2s. Henry Ford himself dropped the starting flag and Graham Hill and Dan Gurney led the pack in the opening stages. By midnight the order was Gurney/Grant, Miles/Hulme and Rodriguez/Ginther (Ford, Ford, Ferrari).

Restored Le Manswinning 1966 Ford GT40 unveiled at Le Mans

One of the main reasons why the 1966 24 hours of Le Mans was so incredible is because of the famous battle that ensued between Ford and Ferrari. Back in 1963, Ford had expressed interest in becoming more relevant in European motorsport. Coincidentally, in the same year, Ferrari had announced that it was looking for buyers.

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Petersen Automotive Museum's new film 8 Meters chronicles the final moments of the famed race. It was the final minutes of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the race was Ford's to lose. After a.

Every Car From the "Ford v Ferrari" 1966 Le Mans Race InsideHook

MORE 1966-podium Ford GT40 goes to auction. But there's a sad story behind that amazing win, one which highlights the tension that can arise from team orders, and the differences between a race driver's goals and those of the factory. Ken Miles, a racer who at the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hour had already won the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours.

Every Car From the "Ford v Ferrari" 1966 Le Mans Race InsideHook

Previously unseen amateur footage of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans with reflections by Ford icons who were there that day. SUBSCRIBE: http://ford.to/Subscribe.

Every Car From the "Ford v Ferrari" 1966 Le Mans Race InsideHook

1966 Le Mans 24 Hours. Le Mans, France, June 18th/19th. This year Ford came to Le Mans in a much more organised manner than in the previous two years and the whole Detroit-supported project looked much more likely to achieve success than previously. There were eight 7-litre Mk. II Ford racing coupes, three run by Shelby American, three by.

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The fame for Ken Miles after Ford's victory over Ferrari at Le Mans 1966 was tragically short-lived. Two months later on August 17, 1966, he was killed test driving a Ford J-car at a California raceway. The car broke into pieces and burst into flames upon impact. Miles was 47. Still, even in death, Ken Miles was an unsung racing hero.