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Le Mans ’66: Ford’s corporate power play that changed endurance racing forever
There’s a reason why the racing world is still talking about the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours a full six decades later.…
Le Mans '66
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Meet the Motor Sport team behind Le Mans ’66
Produced by Motor Sport, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London NW3 6NE Tel: 020 7349 8497 email: [email protected] Editor Joe Dunn Art…
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GT40 Origins: How Lola and Ford Forged Le Mans History from 1963 to 1969
It started in 1964 and ended in 1969. Between these dates comes not quite the whole history of Ford at Le Mans, but…
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GT40 genesis: how Eric Broadley’s Lola Mk6 sparked Ford’s Le Mans revolution
When Ford relaunched its iconic GT supercar, one tick on the options list stood out. The ‘Heritage’ edition, painted black and white…
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Ford’s Daytona 1966 1-2-3 showed Shelby had solved key Le Mans weaknesses
Daytona Beach, Sunday, 6th February 1966 The first race in the 1966 Manufacturers GT Championship was held on the road/track…
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Ford dominates Le Mans 1966 test as J-car debuts amid thin rival opposition
Le Mans, 2nd-3rd April 1966 The provision of a weekend of use of the La Sarthe Circuit in early April…
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Le Mans ’66: Ford’s armada overwhelms Ferrari in historic victory
Le Mans, June 18th - 19th 1966 This year Ford came to Le Mans in a much more organised manner…
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Le Mans ’66: Why Ford’s victory was more than just money
When Ford so convincingly dominated the Le Mans 24 Hours this year European journalists with a bias towards Ferrari wrote…
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Le Mans ’66: Why McLaren and Amon took victory over Miles
The 24-hour race at Le Mans is now six weeks old and the vast American armada that came over and…
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Le Mans ’66: Ken Miles, Ford’s orders, and the lost triple crown
So much has been said and written about the motivations behind Ford’s call to stage the finish of the 1966…
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Carroll Shelby on Ford, Ferrari and the Le Mans decisions that changed endurance racing
Chatter, the clatter of plates and children screaming doesn’t amount to the ideal soundtrack when you’re trying to interview a…
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How Ken Miles’ engineering genius turned the GT40 into a Le Mans winner
He was known as Teddy Teabag, says Charlie Agapiou. “He’d use one teabag per race and by the end he…
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Ford’s Corporate Assault: How Beebe and Shelby Engineered Le Mans ’66 Victory
“This is a victory meeting.” It wasn’t – far from it – and querying glances were exchanged. But Ford’s racing manager…
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Le Mans 1966: Ford vs Ferrari and the Drivers Who Defined a Controversial Classic
Chris Amon & Bruce McLaren Just lucky, or was it all planned? Amon and McLaren were declared winners after a lengthy debate…
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Recreating Le Mans ’66: how Hollywood brought Ford v Ferrari to life
Although it would prove one of the big hits of 2019, the commercially successful Ford v Ferrari (Le Mans ’66 in the UK)…
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Hollywood stunt driving: Derek Hill on recreating Le Mans ’66 for Ford v Ferrari
The storyline of Le Mans ’66 – the 20th Century Fox film about Carroll Shelby leading the Ford factory team to a podium-packing victory in the 1966 Le…
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Le Mans ’66 GT40 MkII sells for record $13m despite calamitous past
Le Mans ’66 is often celebrated as La Sarthe’s most memorable race, and still serves as the sporting pinnacle of…
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Back to Le Mans in a Ford GT40: Alex Brundle relives racing's greatest years
An opportunity to return to Le Mans? That’s not something you ever turn down – especially when it is centred…
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Was 1967 the greatest year in American Motor Sport? Andretti, Foyt, Gurney define an era
Back in 1967, American drivers, cars and teams arguably reached their zenith. In fact, it’s staggering to look back and…
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