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Check out our first hand account of the legendary 1966 24 hours of le mans.

Ford trucks lifted 2020. 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. He went all in for le mans 1966. 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.

We were included to give the car longevity says lee holman son of co founder john. It was fifty years ago that ford scored its first 24 hours of le mans victory bringing ferraris dominance to an end with a conclusive 1 2 3 sweep. On the 50th anniversary of fords 1966 win in 2016 rushbrooks team led ford to victory in the 24 hours of le mans gt class after an epic duel with a ferrari 488.

The pair had inherited victory from fellow ford driver ken miles in car no1 who had earlier pulled out a lead of. The true story behind ford v. However two dramatic events eclipsed the sporting achievements in sebring that year.

24 hours of le mans 1966. Hm and alan mann racing of byfleet were drafted to support incumbent shelby american and between them they would prep test and run no fewer than eight of those monsters. It was also the debut le mans start for two significant drivers.

The 1966 24 hours of le mans was the 34th grand prix of endurance and took place on 18 and 19 june 1966. 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 a sad story behind that amazing win one which highlights the tension that can arise from team orders and the differences between a race drivers 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 of daytona was driving a ford gt40 mkii. It was a repeat of the american carmakers triumph at the 12 hours of sebring three months earlier. Henri pescarolo who went.

Ford gt40 mk ii front. Motortrend was there to witness fords epic win over ferrari. We had 450 employees far bigger than shelbys and one customer.