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Leo Beebe. Fifty years have elapsed since Ford Motor Company's overwhelming victory at Le Mans in 1966 and the controversy over who did win, or who should have won, the race. Ford and its Director of Special Vehicles, Leo Beebe, were both praised and vilified in the motor sports world and press at the time and, in some ways, nothing has changed.
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Bernard Cahier/Getty Images The controversial finish of the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours, with the two Ford Mk II of Ken Miles/Denny Hulme and Bruce McLaren/Chris Amon finishing a few meters apart. Although that glory was short-lived for Miles, he is still considered one of racing's great American heroes with his feat inspiring the film Ford v Ferrari.
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Ford GT40s lead the way at 1966 Le Mans start. Motorsport Images. At 3.30 a.m. Muller brought the Swiss Ferrari into the pit with its gearbox broken and the remaining works Ferrari was delayed by a broken brake pipe. As dawn broke the list of runners had diminished to twenty seven and Fords filled the first six places, followed by the works.
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British-born Ken Miles was a gifted race car engineer and driver. Through his work for Carroll Shelby, Miles got involved in Ford's GT racing program. Miles won the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1966, and he placed second at Le Mans. Miles died in a crash while testing Ford's J-Car later that year.
Le Mans 1966 Race Results
24 heures du Mans International Championship of Makes Race Report Results Qualifying Circuit Le Mans, France, June 18th/19th. This year Ford came to Le Mans in a much more organised manner than in the previous two years and the whole Detroit-supported project looked much more likely to achieve success than previously. There were eight 7-litre Mk.
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1. Following team orders (featured), Dan Gurney leads Ken Miles out of the Mulsanne Hairpin during the early part of the race. According to the official Shelby American race report, Dan Gurney was instructed to lead the race and break the Ferraris. He was instructed to lap at between 3:37.0 and 3:38.0.
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Gallery: 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. With a.
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Automobile racing - Le Mans Winners: A list of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners is provided in the table.. 1966 Ford Mk II Bruce McLaren, Chris Amon 1967 Ford Mk IV A.J. Foyt, Dan Gurney 1968 Ford G.T. 40 Pedro Rodriguez, Lucien Bianchi 1969 Ford G.T. 40 Jacky Ickx, Jackie Oliver.
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The 1966 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the most important races in Ford's history. The Ford GT40 finally reached the success that was expected from it, and Ford trampled.
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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 alongside Denny Hulme. Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon also shared a GT40, while another GT40 - the one which is set to auction - was driven by Ronnie Bucknum and Dick Hutcherson.
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Le Mans Enzo called it "The Steam Roller," thereby almost conceding defeat. Others called it "The Ford Armada." The European press exulted the intercontinental conflict to the limit. Some.
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Apr 27, 2015. In spite of almost 50 years passing since the 1-2-3 win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, the Ford GT40 remains one of the most legendary race cars. Ever. After six years of.
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Statistics By driver Jacky Ickx has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times. British driver Derek Bell (left), German driver Frank Biela (center) and Italian driver Emanuele Pirro (right) have each achieved five victories. By nationality By manufacturer
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1966: Ford's first Le Mans win Ford was desperate to win Le Mans in 1966, but had to overcome political in-fighting as well as Ferrari. This is how the Blue Oval scored a famous first victory Motorsport Images Author Paul Fearnley 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
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