Ken Miles Ford Le Mans 1966 Finish, Ken Miles Was An Unsung Racing Hero Ford V Ferrari

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Ford transit connect wagon for sale. The pair had inherited victory from fellow ford driver ken miles in car no1 who had earlier pulled out a lead of. 1 car driven by ken miles and denny hulme in the lead as the final minutes ticked away. Ken miles already had a well respected career in the auto racing world but leading ford to defeat ferrari at the 24 hours of le mans in 1966 made him a star.

He is an inductee to the motorsports hall of fame of america. Watch the bittersweet story behind the ford gt40s 1966 le mans photo finish. The real life le mans 66 ended with a historic finish.

But theres some additional drama. The controversial finish of the 1966 le mans 24 hours with the two ford mk ii of ken milesdenny hulme and bruce mclarenchris amon finishing a few meters apart. The story in a nutshell.

Trio of ford gt40s cross finish line at le mans 1966 with new zealanders chris amon bruce mclaren in car number 2 in the lead. Ford was going to build a car to beat ferrari in the worlds most important race le mansa race ferrari had won five years in a row. Ken miles was ordered to purposely slow down so that he could finish.

In 1966 ford didnt cost ken miles the race at le mans i did and i regret it to this day. Ken miles is besieged by spectators seeking autographs and press and photographers wanting to know what happened at the finish. But in those.

Check out this full restored le mans gt40 two of the three gt40s were being run by shelby american with the no. Ford trounced the frontrunner ferrari as all three ford cars crossed the finish line in a dead heat. Ford v ferrari known as le mans 66 in the uk and other territories is a sports drama film distributed by 20th century fox based on the rivalry between ford and ferrari for dominance at le mansdirected by james mangold starring matt damon and christian bale in the roles of carroll shelby and ken miles respectivelythe film was released on 15 november 2019.

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. Ken miles stepping into dolphin mk 2 march 1961.