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34èmes Grand Prix d´Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1966 Circuit de la Sarthe For posters, vintage photographs and other memorabilia of the 1966 Le Mans race, please go here. Date: June 18-19, warm, dry, drizzles on sunday Track Length (m): 13 461 Attendance: 350 000 Pole Position: Dan Gurney, USA, Ford GT Mk II, 3306 = 230.103 km/h Entries: Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney, USA Ford GT Mk II, 3306.
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Ken Miles, left, talks with Carroll Shelby during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Miles, in the eyes of many, had a win stolen from him that year. The winning assault of the Ford camp was "as.
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Here's What Was Special About Le Mans 1966
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 Ferrari.
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1966 Le Mans 24 Hours. Ford came to Le Mans "in a much more organised manner" with eight seven-litre Mk2s. Henry Ford himself dropped the starting flag and Graham Hill and Dan Gurney led the pack in the opening stages. By midnight the order was Gurney/Grant, Miles/Hulme and Rodriguez/Ginther (Ford, Ford, Ferrari). Come 8am, however, the.
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The 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. 13 examples of the GT40 entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, a race marred by heavy rain. The wet weather made the competition between Ford and Ferrari even more.
Watch the Bittersweet Story Behind the Ford GT40's 1966 Le Mans Photo Finish
The Ford v Ferrari battle at the Le Mans 24 Hours race of 1966 was a personal feud between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari that played out on endurance racing's grandest stage, the story dramatic enough to warrant a Hollywood telling of the story that took Ford to the top step at La Sarthe. The early 1960s was dominated by Ferrari but, behind.
Restored Le Manswinning 1966 Ford GT40 unveiled at Le Mans
Photo: LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, SUNDAY 19 JUNE 1966, FINISH. First victory and a 1-2-3 for Ford, with the GT40 Mk II driven by Chris Amon-Bruce McLaren (winners, #2), Ken Miles-Dennis Hulme (second, #1) and Ronnie Bucknum-Dick Hutcherson (third, #5). 24 Heures du Mans;
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The story behind Ford’s 1966 Le Mans victory
With 2019's Le Mans 66 movie now out in physical and digital form for us all to rewatch during the lockdown (details here), now's the perfect time to dig up some buried treasure from the DSC archives related to the fabled 1966 running of the 24 Hours.The piece below is a look back piece from Dave Friedman on the finish of the race which saw controversy surrounding the two Ford GTs gunning.
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1966 Le Mans 24 Hours. 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. II Ford racing coupes, three run by Shelby American, three by.
Les 24 Heures du Mans 1966, ou l’épatante victoire de Ford contre Ferrari Aujourd'hui l'histoire
photo: le mans (sarthe, france), circuit des 24 heures, 24 hours of le mans, saturday 18 june 1966. The Ferrari 365 P2/P3 #19 was in front of the Ford GT40 MK II #2 but later had to retire while Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon in the Ford went on to grab the top spot on the podium.
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MORE 1966-podium Ford GT40 goes to auction. But there's a sad story behind that amazing win, one which highlights the tension that can arise from team orders, and the differences between a race driver's 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.
1966 Le Mans 24 Hours race report Ford takes first win July 1966 Motor Sport Magazine
Ford v Ferrari (titled Le Mans '66 in some European countries) is a 2019 American biographical sports drama film directed by James Mangold and written by Jez Butterworth,. At the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, Miles struggles with a faulty door during the first lap. The pit crew fixes it and Miles sets lap records catching the Ferraris.
2017 Ford GT '66 Heritage Edition honors Le Mans winning car 1966
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.