🦧 Ford Gt40 Winner Le Mans 1966

Ford CEO Henry Ford II with Ford drivers after their success in Ford GT40 Mk.II cars at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, France, 19th June 1966. On the The Ford GT40 Mk II, Team Shelby American, driven by English racing driver Ken Miles and New Zealand racing driver Denny Hulme and the Ford GT40 Mk It was 50 years ago to the day that Ford finished 1-2-3 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France. The 1966 victory has gone down in history, but on Sunday, Ford came close to repeating that feat. The The original race car painted in Gulf Oil colors was a Ford GT40 (chassis that was raced at Daytona and Sebring in 1967 as an independent entry by Gulf Oil executive vice president Grady Davis. It carried Gulf’s corporate colors of dark blue and orange. In 1967, for the upcoming season the CSI (Commission Sportive Internationale, the sporting the story of ford GT40 is an incredible one. and yes that is steve mcqueen next to the MKIV with taped-up front lights. they did that to protect the headlights from flying debris during the day to limit maintenance in the 24hr race. winner of le mans, bagging 1st, 2nd and 3rd position against ferrari in 1966 is the stuff of legends. if you don • 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 The GT40 Mk II took its rookie start in the 1966 24 Hours, scoring a hat trick thanks to (in order) Chris Amon/Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme/Ken Miles and Ronnie Bucknum/Dick Hutcherson. Ahead of the 1967 running, the silhouette of the GT40 was rendered more aerodynamic for the Mk IV. Winners Dan Gurney/A.J. Foyt (#1) were the first to surpass the 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). Ken Miles Died August 17, 1966, in testing crash of Ford J-car. Was instrumental in developing Mk2 GT40 to succeed at Le Mans. Denis Hulme Died 4 October, 1992, while competing in Bathurst 24-hour race. An F1 driver of note, he won the 1967 F1 World Championship. Ronnie Bucknum Died April 23, 1992. As for the other Ford GT40 roadsters, chassis GT/108 was the prototype, and never raced in period. Perhaps the most original example, it sold at a 2014 RM Sotheby’s auction for $6.93 million . Chassis GT/109, the sister car to 108, was prepared for the 1965 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans by Shelby American, and during the race it was Chris Amon, 1966 Le Mans Winner in Ford’s GT40, Passes Away at 73 Famed co-driver with Bruce McLaren, Amon’s #2 GT40 Mark II made history crossing the finish line The Ford GT40 history starts after Ford failed to acquire Ferrari, when angered Henry Ford II stated that he 'wanted to win Le Mans in 1966'. In order to achieve this goal Ford Advanced Vehicles has be formed with the task of creating a cutting-edge GT car - a highly aerodynamic mid-engine coupe built around the 1963 Indianapolis 4.2 liter engine. Chassis P/1016 is believed to be the only GT40 Mk II that ever raced with the unusual PowerShift automatic transaxle. For the 1966 Le Mans race on June 18th and 19th, GT40 P/1016 received final preparations on the day before the race, including the addition of matte Day-Glo pink highlights on the nose and flanks of its Kandy Gold bodywork. hbX0rV7.

ford gt40 winner le mans 1966