Ford Gt Wins Le Mans 1966, Restored Le Mans Winning 1966 Ford Gt40 Unveiled At Le Mans

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Ford explorer old vs new. The race has been run every year since its inception with the exception of 1936 when the race was not run due to worker strikes and 1940 to 1948 due to world war ii. When enzo ferrari rejected fords offer to buy his company the deuce took. 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.

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. The le mans course is 85 miles and whatever team does the most laps in a 24 hour time period wins. Henri pescarolo who went.

After 50 years the 66 le mans winning ford gt40 is reborn 4 photos it was in 1966 when ford had a feud with ferrari after a failed attempt to buy the italian racing empire. It was also the debut le mans start for two significant drivers. Had a singular goal when it resurrected the gt race program in 2016.

Longtime automotive journalist and friend of rt don sherman who drove the car 25 years ago recounts its meandering journey from. The 24 hours of le mans 24 heures du mans is the worlds oldest sports car endurance race and one of the most famous and influential in motorsports history. It was the final minutes of the 1966 24 hours of le mans and the race was fords to loseafter a long difficult development and a years worth of work by carroll shelby himself the blue ovals.

Henry ford ii wanted a race car capable of winning top flight events in europe. 250000 spectators showed up to watch the ford and ferrari showdown in 1966. The 1966 24 hours of le mans was the 34th grand prix of endurance and took place on 18 and 19 june 1966.

Chassis p1046 which won le mans in 1966 is a prime example. It was one of the most advanced racing cars of the time and made a noted performance in le mans 1963 even though the car did not finish due to low gearing and slow revving out on the mulsanne straighthowever eric broadley lola cars owner and chief designer agreed on a.