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Sep 21 2020 128 PM. Henry Ford II toasted the decisive victory on the podium with winning drivers Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon both from New Zealand.

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Its the car that came third number 5 and is expected to fetch around USD12m.

3 ford finish le mans. Shelbys response was typically Texan. Ford Motor Company launched its effort to beat Ferrari at Le Mans in 1964. After the 86 th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans actually a couple of months from now one of the Ford GT40s which ran at the 1966 Le Mans in Fords historic 1-2-3 domination of the podium is up for auction.

Ford only hoped to win Le Mans not to go down in history as the perpetual holder of its all-time performance records. The second paradigm shift came in 1966 when Fords GT40 won the the 24 Hours of Le Mans outright with a 1-2-3 finish then took the overall win again in 67 68 and 69. The inside story of the greatest Le Mans finish.

After two disappointing years when Fords failed even to finish the race 1966 brought a thrilling 1-2-3 sweep for the American automaker. This weekend we have heard a great deal about the 50th anniversary of Fords famous 1-2-3 win at Le Mans in 1966. The 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans.

It did not finish the race. Results came immediately in the form of. Then came the sensational 1-2-3 win at Le Mans for which Fords preparation included running a development engine on a dyno for 48 hours of simulated laps at.

The pair had inherited victory from fellow Ford driver Ken Miles in car no1 who had earlier pulled out a lead of. The 1969 Le Mans 24 Hours was dramatic right to the very end. Triumph Tragedy and a Photo Finish at Le Mans.

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-upBut instead of euphoria on the podium Chris Amon and Bruce McLaren who were classified first were strangely subdued. But it wasnt just the four victorious Le Mans outings alone that earned the GT40 a place in history books. Ford lucked into that distinction when the organizers of the 24 Hour Race.

Kahn Media with the help of the Petersen Automotive Museum has put out a documentary about the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans titled 8 Meters. He ordered the tiny 47-litre engines out of the cars and replaced them with gargantuan 7-litre big blocks. As the race went on and the GT40 MkIIIs left Ferrari far behind Ford PR flack Leo Beebe realized the carmaker could core a public relations coup by staging a 1-2-3 photo finish with all three.

3 Ford GT40 in the 1966 Le Mans race was piloted by Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant. The legendary spat between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari over the years leading up to the race truly. In 1964 none of the three cars entered into the 24h Le Mans finished the race.

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