Ford Wins the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans Hot Rod Network
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.
Here's What Was Special About Le Mans 1966
With 2019's Le Mans 66 movie now out in physical and digital form for us all to rewatch during the lockdown (details here), now's the perfect time to dig up some buried treasure from the DSC archives related to the fabled 1966 running of the 24 Hours.The piece below is a look back piece from Dave Friedman on the finish of the race which saw controversy surrounding the two Ford GTs gunning.
Les 24 Heures du Mans 1966, ou l’épatante victoire de Ford contre Ferrari Aujourd'hui l'histoire
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.
Fresh from a full restoration, the 1966 Le Manswinning Fo Hemmings Daily
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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Le Mans 1966 Ford Wins 50 Years Ago Demo Day Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
The 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. 13 examples of the GT40 entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, a race marred by heavy rain. The wet weather made the competition between Ford and Ferrari even more.
Restored Le Manswinning 1966 Ford GT40 unveiled at Le Mans
The 1966 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the most important races in Ford's history. The Ford GT40 finally reached the success that was expected from it, and Ford trampled Ferrari.
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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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Legendary Races Week Le Mans 1966
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). Come 8am, however, the.
Watch the Bittersweet Story Behind the Ford GT40's 1966 Le Mans Photo Finish
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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34èmes Grand Prix d´Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1966 Circuit de la Sarthe For posters, vintage photographs and other memorabilia of the 1966 Le Mans race, please go here. Date: June 18-19, warm, dry, drizzles on sunday Track Length (m): 13 461 Attendance: 350 000 Pole Position: Dan Gurney, USA, Ford GT Mk II, 3306 = 230.103 km/h Entries: Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney, USA Ford GT Mk II, 3306.
Watch! Original Ford GT40 From 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans at Shelby Event
Lofty England. Frank Raymond Wilton "Lofty" England (24 August 1911, Finchley, Middlesex - 30 May 1995, Austria) was an engineer and motor company manager from Britain. He rose to fame as the manager of the Jaguar Cars sports car racing team in the 1950s, during which time Jaguar cars won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race on five.
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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.
The story behind Ford’s 1966 Le Mans victory
The 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 34th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1966. [1] [2] 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.
2017 Ford GT '66 Heritage Edition honors Le Mans winning car 1966
photo: le mans (sarthe, france), circuit des 24 heures, 24 hours of le mans, saturday 18 june 1966. The Ferrari 365 P2/P3 #19 was in front of the Ford GT40 MK II #2 but later had to retire while Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon in the Ford went on to grab the top spot on the podium.