🎖️ Ford Gt40 Winner Le Mans 1966

• Check out this full restored Le Mans GT40 Two of the three GT40s were being run by Shelby-American, with the No. 1 car driven by Ken Miles and Denny Hulme in the lead as the final minutes Ford’s ultimate ambition was to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s most prestigious sports car race, a feat that its GT40 program achieved in 1966 and 1967. In the US, Shelby American and Holman & Moody were the teams that Ford contracted to run its factory racing cars and develop the GT40 into a Le Mans winner. Ford GT40 Mk II The 1966 Le Mans winning GT coupe Number: 05403 Scale: 1:12 Type: Full kit Released: 2008 New tool Barcode: 9580208054032 (EAN) Topic: Ford GT40 » Cars (Vehicles) Markings Ford GT40 Ford GT40 Mk.II Ford Motor Company. Shelby American 2 (Bruce McLaren/Chris Amon) June 1966 24 Hours du Mans - Le Mans (Result: 1st) Black. Box contents Bookmark our direct channel link: http://www.autogefuehl.comSupport us on Patreon if you like: http://www.patreon.com/autogefuehl***Playlists for latest revi Ken Miles and Denny Hulme finished second at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans in the #1 Ford GT40 Mark II. Ford swept the podium that year with a 1-2-3 finish. Second place was bittersweet for Miles, who'd won endurance races at Daytona and Sebring earlier in the year. A win at Le Mans would've meant a "triple crown." The car was the GT40, the main people behind its success were Henry Ford II, Lee Iacocca, Leo Beebe, the indubitable Carroll Shelby, and of course, the lanky Brit racer, Ken Miles. Not only did the Ford GT40 win the Le Mans in 1966, but also did a 1-2-3 photo finish, the three cars that came in at number one, two and three, were all Ford GT40s. Jacky Ickx nonchalantly walks toward his Ford GT40 at the start in 1969 in protest at the traditional Le Mans starting proceedure, which he deemed dangerous. Jackie Oliver praises the well-proven GT40, which broke the Ferrari stranglehold at Le Mans in 1966-67. He describes it as easy to drive, stable, and reliable. -The best-placed Alpine (eighth) was driven by Jean Vinatier and André de Cortanze. The latter went on to enjoy a brilliant career as an engineer, during which he designed the Peugeot 905 that triumphed at Le Mans in 1993, and the Toyota GT-One that raced in 1998 and 1999. Winners: Overall: #9 Ford GT40, Lucien Bianchi and Pedro Rodriguez dvxq.

ford gt40 winner le mans 1966