Ford Win Le Mans, Ford Wins Le Mans

The pair had inherited victory from fellow ford driver ken miles in car no1 who had earlier pulled out a lead of.

Ford focus issues 2018. After 50 years the 66 le mans winning ford gt40 is reborn. With three ford gt40s in the lead it was clear ford was going to win the race. This is an historic moment for the ford motor company said bill ford executive chairman ford motor company.

The pride we all felt when the ford gt crossed the line at le mans is indescribable. A low line mid engine coupe powered by a ford v8 that showed promise at le mans until its colotti gearbox caused david hobbs to crash after 13 hours. In fords eyes the win needed to look good too.

We dared to dream that we could return to le mans 50 years after the incredible 1966 win and take on the toughest competition in the world. Ii particularly chassis p1046 and its journey after its historic win at the le mans. At le mans 1966 ferrari entered the race with a five year winning streak.

Henri pescarolo who went. A good chunk of james mangolds ford v ferrari is devoted to a diligent recreation of the 1966 24 hours of le mans race and it all leads to a climax that if you dont know anything. Fords first two defeats at le mans in 1964 and 65 were overseen by another persnickety brit john pappy wyer shelbys former boss on aston martins racing team but pappy did get.

A one year deal was signed on august 1 and bruce mclaren was testing an updated ford by the months end. The 1966 24 hours of le mans was the 34th grand prix of endurance and took place on 18 and 19 june 1966. 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.

Ford approved of his lack of ego and mk6 gt. As a result the car brand only entered two cars in anticipation of another win. It was also the debut le mans start for two significant drivers.

The pride we all felt when the ford gt crossed the line at le mans is indescribable. Still it wasnt enough to just beat ferrari. We dared to dream that we could return to le mans 50 years after the incredible 1966 win and take on the toughest competition in the world.

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. This is an historic moment for the ford motor company said bill ford executive chairman ford motor company.