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In 1963, a deal between henry ford ii and carroll shelby took over the ford racing program in 1965 and in its running of the 24 hours of le mans the following year, the gt40 mk ii finished first. The origins of the ford gt40 and the victory at le mans in 1966.

Wonderful period video from brake pad manufacturer ferodo on the 1968 le mans race from the standpoint of john wyer's gulf oil ford gt40 team, who won the.

All ford usa gt40 mk ii versions offered for the year 1966 with complete specs performance and technical data in the catalogue of cars. The gt40 was designed for one purpose: This year marks the 50th anniversary of. Two years later, a ford gt40 mki (an earlier model) came out on top. The racing gt will compete at le mans in 2016 to mark the 50 th anniversary of the ford s gt clean podium swoop in the 1966 race. The track in question was the collection of public roads to the south of the sleepy town of le mans and the weapon to do it was the gt40. The ford gt40 mark ii that won the 1966 le mans 24 hours endurance race has been sold to rob kauffman of rk motors charlotte. Dan gurney prepares walk across the track ahead of the traditional le mans start. Shelby ford gt40 mkii ken miles denny hulme le mans 24 hours 1966 photograph | ebay. We take a look back in time. One of the first changes made for the 1966 racing season was the establishment of the le mans committee, which was comprised of the heads of a number of ford divisions involved, including the engine and foundry, general parts, and. With a performance image the aim, henry ford ii approached ferrari in early 1963. The mk i, mk ii, and mk iii variants were designed and built in the uk based upon the lola mk6 during the early 1960s. Fritz huschke von hanstein, porsche's pr manager, stands beside the #32 996. If you can't join them, beat 'em. The ford gt40 was seriously fast; See more ideas about gt40, ford gt40, le mans. After enzo ferrari reneged on a deal to sell his company to ford, an enraged henry ford ii decided to beat enzo at le mans, which ferrari was dominating at the time. Meet the ford gt40 that won le mans in 1966, and became a legend. The ford gt40 was the car that brought le mans to america's consciousness…and victory in the french classic to dearborn. This remarkably successful racing car had had already taken championship wins at brands hatch, spa, watkins glen and sebring. Ken miles in the pits before the start of the race. With an entry list that included no less than eight gt40 variants, ford dominated the 1966 running of the 24 hours of le mans, the culmination of henry ford ii's goal. In 1963, a deal between henry ford ii and carroll shelby took over the ford racing program in 1965 and in its running of the 24 hours of le mans the following year, the gt40 mk ii finished first. The origins of the ford gt40 and the victory at le mans in 1966. Wonderful period video from brake pad manufacturer ferodo on the 1968 le mans race from the standpoint of john wyer's gulf oil ford gt40 team, who won the. His overtures of financial partnership spurned. It's hard to believe that is was 50 years ago that the gulf ford gt40 p/1075 took the chequered flag in the le mans 24 hour race for the second year in a row. All ford usa gt40 mk ii versions offered for the year 1966 with complete specs performance and technical data in the catalogue of cars. Overlooking the ford pits prior to the race start.