🦁 Ford Gt40 Winner Le Mans 1966

Photo Gallery from race Le Mans 24 Hours 1969 on Racing Sports Cars website winner - (208.250 kph) Grid: 13 th Ford GT40 #1009 - Ford 302 V8/90° 2v OHV 4942 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 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 The Ford GT, also known as the GT40, first won Le Mans in 1966.The mid-engine V8 supercar went on to win the world's most prestigious race three more times, putting Ferrari down while dominating Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 6/19/1966 This is the famous 1-2-3 finish for the GT40 at Le Mans Race: 13,461 km 359 laps = 4843,090 km AVG: 210,795 km/h Pos No Driver Car Chassis Entrant Laps Reason DNF: 1 2 Bruce McLaren / NZ Chris Amon / NZ Ford GT40 Mk.II 1046 Slot-it SICA20D Ford GT40 MkII - No.1 - LeMans 1966 Winner - Ken Miles, Denny Hulme - Slot-it SICA20D One of the most popular and successful vehicles in the heritage of Le Mans 24 Hours racing is the legendary Ford GT40 MKII. The car demonstrated excellent stability at high speeds, thanks to innovative aerodynamic balance in combination with the frame, which was semi-monocoque steel, and a 1966 Ford GT40 Mark II #1 Le Mans Miles/Hulme 1/18 Gulf Blue (Clean Version) Shelby Collectibles SC423 1967 Ford GT MK IV #1 Red LeMans Winner 24 Hours 1/18 Ford dominated the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1966, winning it for the first time, and taking all the podium places with its updated MkII and stellar driver line-up.But instead of euphoria on the podium, Chris Amon and Bruce McLaren, who were classified first, were strangely subdued. His most frequently used cars are parked closest to the door, including a 2004 Ford GT and a 2017 Heritage Edition Ford GT in the same No. 2 white-over-black livery as the '66 Le Mans winner. Ford Motor Company returned to Le Mans for a rematch with Ferrari in 1967. While Ford bested the Italians with the GT40 Mark II in 1966, this time it fielded an all-new car. Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt piloted a Ford Mark IV around the Circuit de la Sarthe for 24 brutal hours. The two drivers, like the crew members and Ford executives there with Sebring was actually very important from the standpoint of Ford’s effort for the Le Mans 24. At Daytona earlier that year, we had some issues and Ford felt they needed to come up with a different model car, a little slicker and quicker in a straight line, especially for Le Mans, and Phil Remington was given the task of designing that car quickly. Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby scored first at Daytona, and Ken Miles and Bruce McLaren second at Sebring. Throughout 1966 and 1969, Ford was an unbeatable winner at 24 Hours of Le Mans, breaking Ferrari's streak and getting the first win for an American manufacturer in a long time. This car, a Superformance GT40 Mark II, is a “continuation car,” a street-legal re-creation of the winning 1966 Le Mans car. In fact, this particular GT40 Mk II was used in the new film Ford v 33èmes Grand Prix d´Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1965 Circuit de la Sarthe For posters, vintage photographs and other memorabilia of the 1965 Le Mans race, please go here. Date: June 19-20, hot sunny Track Length (m): 13 461 Attendance: Pole Position: Phil Hill, Ford Mk GT II, 3:33.00 = 227.509 km/h Entries: Fastest Lap: Phil Hill, Ford Mk The 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans also saw one of the sport's all-time greats make his debut. It was during this race that Jacky Ickx raced for the American team: Essex Wire Corporation. Although he did not finish the race, Jacky would eventually become one of the most successful drivers in Le Mans history (winning his first race in a Ford GT40 in .

ford gt40 winner le mans 1966