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The Ford GT40 is a high-performance mid-engined racing car originally designed and built for and by the Ford Motor Company to compete in 1960s European endurance racing.Its specific impetus was to best Scuderia Ferrari, which had won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race for six years running from 1960 to 1965.Around 100 cars have been made, mostly as 289 cu in (4.7 L) V8-powered Mk Is ...
The story behind Ford’s 1966 triple GT40 24 Hours of Le Mans victory. Automotive history. minutes read. Although this famous finish photo displays a magnificent triple win for Ford – with 3 Ford GT40s coming in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd – the story of individual “setback” around it taints it nonetheless.
19 Ιουν 2023 · The leading #1 car driven by Ken Miles and Denny Hulme crossed the finish line next to the #2 car driven by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon, with the #5 GT40 trailing shortly behind.
13 Απρ 2022 · Ford’s PR team wanted all the cars to cross the finish line side-by-side at the finish line. A great image for Ford, but a tough move for Miles to make. The two Ferraris ultimately did not even finish the race.
17 Ιουν 2016 · In 1966, three Ford GT40 race cars crossed the finish line at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a photo finish, with the black and silver car driven by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon neck-and-neck with the blue car driven by Ken Miles and Denis Hulme, handing Ford and America its first victory at the most famous endurance race in the world.
16 Ιουν 2024 · All three Mustang GT3’s finished the race with the No. 88 of Dennis Olsen, Giorgio Roda, and Mikkel O. Pedersen crossing the finish line third in the LMGT3 category. The No. 44 driven by Christopher Mies, John Hartshorne, and Ben Tuck finished in fourth place.
Ford World Headquarters (WHQ) lights up to celebrate Ford GT victory at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. © Ford Motor. However, while Ford was strategizing the finish, they forgot one of the key rules at Le Mans: the winning car is the one that travelled the farthest on the track.
