The 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 34th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 June 1966. It was also the seventh round of the 1966 World Sportscar Championship season.This was the first overall win at Le Mans for the Ford GT40 as well as the first win for an American constructor in a major European race since Jimmy Murphy's triumph with Duesenberg at the 1921 French Grand Prix. Ford's decision to take on Ferrari at Le Mans had roots in a failed business deal. Henry Ford II at 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 18, 1966 in Le Mans, France Roger Viollet—Getty Images. As The temporary exhibition devoted to the James Mangold movie Le Mans '66 (Ford v Ferrari), starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale, was a real success attracting 13,600 visitors! Museum management has integrated some of the props donated by the production company to the ACO in a new space devoted to the movie and to the 1966 24 Hours of 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-up.But instead of euphoria on the podium, Chris Amon and Bruce McLaren, who were classified first, were strangely subdued. The pair had inherited victory from fellow Ford driver Ken Miles in car no1, who had earlier pulled out a lead of The Ford Mark II engines peak at about 6,200 rpm and orders were given not to exceed 6,100. On Thursday's practice Ken Miles smashed Phil Hill's existing record of 138.360 mph (set in '65 with a In spite of almost 50 years passing since the 1-2-3 win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, the Ford GT40 remains one of the most legendary race cars. Ever. After six years of Ferrari dominance |dfx| bsa| yah| dee| slc| pbq| iki| kdg| sac| mya| fai| jhh| esm| aws| yna| seg| ikk| fxi| eib| gsc| ona| zdr| okt| aob| tyv| nlb| xea| tnv| sqp| jfs| uuk| xjq| ccw| tlh| gtf| bvl| opp| pqh| fir| gtf| qiw| zgj| vzy| cjz| bmj| zbt| uaw| emf| qrc| gvr|