Ford Le Mans 1966 Finish, Ford Reveals Four Celebration Gts Ahead Of Le Mans 24 Hours The Car Guide

As dawn broke the list of runners had diminished to twenty seven and fords filled the first six places followed by the works.

2015 ford f 150 platinum lifted. 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. Le mans 1966 would be one of miles final races.

Ford trounced the frontrunner ferrari as all three ford cars crossed the finish line in a dead heat. The 1966 running of the 24 hours of le mans is one of the most important races in fords history. 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 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. Although they dominated the race with not one but three of their gt40s leading with 16 laps ahead of the closest competitor the final outcome was convoluted. Henri pescarolo who went.

Ford gt40 mk ii front. The pair had inherited victory from fellow ford driver ken miles in car no1 who had earlier pulled out a lead of. Later that year the driver died testing a new experimental ford in california after the vehicle flipped at 150 mph.

Muller brought the swiss ferrari into the pit with its gearbox broken and the remaining works ferrari was delayed by a broken brake pipe. Ford gt40s lead the way at 1966 le mans start motorsport images at 330 am. But theres some additional drama.

It was also the debut le mans start for two significant drivers. Watch the bittersweet story behind the ford gt40s 1966 le mans photo finish. The ford gt40 finally reached the success that was expected from it and ford trampled ferrari.

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.