3 Ford Le Mans Finish, Ford Gt Four Car Team For Le Mans Car Guy Chronicles

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Ford canada vin recall. The pair had inherited victory from fellow ford driver ken miles in car no1 who had earlier pulled out a lead of. The first ford gt40 based on lola mk 6 and powered by a 289 cubic inch 47 litre v8 engine from ford fairlane was pretty and sleek the name came from the height of 40 inches or about a metre but not very reliable. But theres some additional drama.

This car took second place overall all three top finishers were ford gt40s in the 1966 24 hours of le mansthe 1 car was driven by ken miles and denny hulme and together with the 2 car driven by bruce mclarenchris amon 1st overall and 5 car driven by bucknumhutcherson 3rd overall gave ford its first victory in a 24 hour race. Ford trounced the frontrunner ferrari as all three ford cars crossed the finish line in a dead heat. Adam cooper recounts the tale of the races greatest finish.

Shelbys response was typically texan. Henri pescarolo who went. It was also the seventh round of the 1966 world sportscar championship seasonthis was the first overall win at le mans for the ford gt40 as well as the first overall win for an american constructor.

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 upbut instead of euphoria on the podium chris amon and bruce mclaren who were classified first were strangely subdued. But theres some additional drama. In 1964 none of the three cars entered into the 24h le mans finished the race.

The real life le mans 66 ended with a historic finish. The 1966 24 hours of le mans was the 34th grand prix of endurance and took place on 18 and 19 june 1966. 50 years later exactly the petersen automotive museum and superformance have released a documentary called 8 meters detailing the dramatic conclusion of the 1966 le mans photo finish.

Watch the bittersweet story behind the ford gt40s 1966 le mans photo finish petersen automotive museums new film 8 meters chronicles the final moments of the famed race. One of them that driven by jacky and jackie oliver was chassis 1075 the 1968 le mans winner for pedro. The 1969 le mans 24 hours was a landmark for many reasons not least the famously close finish between ford and porsche.

The real life le mans 66 ended with a historic finish.