As David Greenhalgh shows, the true story of the finish of the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours remains very elusive ā¦. This weekend we have heard a great deal about the 50th anniversary of Fordās famous 1-2-3 win at Le Mans in 1966. The story is a dramatic one, but stripped down to its barest essentials: Ford ( right) tried to buy Ferrari; failedPublished on Mon, Jan 20, 2020. Itās easy to get excited about the race of Fordās epic victory over Ferrari in 1966. But thereās one man on Henry Fordās GT40 development team who was not surprised by the win. Editorās Note: āThe Movieā (as it has come to be known of late) āFord v Ferrariā has stirred up a full-strength cyclone Make: Ford. Model: Gt40. In a soft rain, just past 4:00 p.m. on June 19, 1966, a trio of Ford GT40 Mk IIs rounded the White House corner on the Circuit de la Sarthe, running in a carefully orchestrated pack. In the most controversial finish the 24 Hours of Le Mans has ever seen, Ford didn't just beat rival Ferrari, it humiliated the legendary We hit the track and take a high-speed run in the historic 1966 Ford GT40 Mark II that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans and beat Ferrari!#GT40 #FordvFerrari #Ford Bruce McLaren was the first guy that Ford, generally, turned to when it came time to develop a Le Mans carāall the way back in 1963. In ā66, McLaren and teammate Amon were struggling with Ford V. Ferrari, Showcasing The 1966 Battle at Le Mans, Comes Out Nov. 15. Buried in todayās news that we are getting more Star Wars movies, which Iām not sure anybody really. Ford did indeed
And, tragically, Ken Miles did die shortly after Le Mans ā66, while testing Fordās experimental J Car at the Riverside Raceway on Aug. 16, 1966. Advertisement
After Fordās attempt to buy Ferrari had been snubbed a few years earlier, Ford set out to conquer Le Mans at Ferrariās expense, which they did in comprehensive fashion. The Ford GT scored a 1-2-3 finish in 1966, and took victories again in 1967, 1968 and 1969. The sweep of the top three places by Ford at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966 was a considerable achievement by the manufacturer, teams and drivers, involving a multilayered web of drama that even rHfyDvC.