🦑 Ford Gt40 Winner Le Mans 1966

BACK TO LIFE 1966 GT40 Le Mans Winner is Being Restored. By Lexi Shorey - March 6, 2015. At the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans something amazing happened. It was a long time in the making, but finally an American car won the race. To be more specific, a 1966 Ford GT40 Mark II won the race. In fact, the GT40 made up the top three finishers. Ford GT40 Mk II. Chassis 1046 was a brand new car built specifically for the eight-car assault on the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Entered by Shelby American and piloted by 'Kiwis' Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon, it finished the race in second but was classified as the winner because it had started further down the grid than the sister that In 1966, however, the work finally paid off. The 427-powered GT40 Mark II sent the Italians packing at Le Mans, and Ford teams took up the entire podium—with Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon on top. RK Motors Charlotte acquired the winning racer of the 1966 Le Mans, the car that set the pace for Ford in 1967, ’68 and ’69, in order to restore it to its former glory. The 20-month-long resto 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II #2 Le Mans Winner in 1:18 Scale by Shelby Collectibles by Shelby Collectibles. Shelby - 1966 Ford GT-40 MK II Hardtop #2. Winner Le Mans 1:18 scale diecast collectible model car. Ford GT40 MKII 1966 competes during the Grid 4 Race 1 at Le Mans Classic 2018 on July 7, 2018 in Le Mans, France. Alpine-Renault A210, Ford GT40, Porsche 906LE, Ferrari 365P2/3, Ford MkII, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Le Mans, 19 June 1966. The Ford GT40 Mk I model had a 4.2L or 289 cubic-inch V8 engine which made 335 horsepower. The GT40 also features a 4.7L or 289 cubic inches V8 engine which produced up to 400 horsepower. Meanwhile, a 4.9L or 302 cubic inches V8 engine was also hidden under the hood of some Ford GT40s and it supplied 425 horsepower. 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 Co-drivers Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby led a 1-2-3-5 Ford domination at Daytona, kicking off a magical season for the Ford GT40 MK II, with additional 1-2-3 wins at Sebring and 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. From top to bottom: the Ford GT40 and Ferrari 330 P4 also star in Le Mans '66 (Ford v Ferrari); James Mangold on set; Christian Bale (at left) and Matt Damon playing Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby, respectively; the 1966 24 Hours reimagined with Matt Damon, Christian Bale, James Mangold and Josh Lucas (in brown jacket) in the role of Ford's A red Ford GT40 Mark IV raced to victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 45 years ago, piloted by A.J. Foyt and Dan Gurney for Shelby American.The year 1967 marked the second of four consecutive years RxVDhNd.

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