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Ford, ferrari, and their battle for speed and glory at le mans by a. Click through our gallery for photos of an early ford gt40 design study, plus ford at le mans in 1964, 1965, and 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 overall win for an american constructor. Ferrari avoided sebring in march, while ford unveiled its newest weapon, the gt40 mk iv. Foyt piloted a ford mark iv around the circuit de la sarthe for 24 brutal hours. Shelby's phill remington had a simple and elegant solution for replacing rotors on the gt40. 2 at the 24 hours of le mans in 1966. Ford motor company returned to le mans for a rematch with ferrari in 1967. Nowland saw the film this summer at the toronto film festival. The 1966 24 hours of le mans was the 34th grand prix of endurance, and took place on 18 and 19 june 1966. Tracking down the 1966 gt40 mk ii on the eve of ford v ferrari the ford gt40 mk ii no. Ferrari was the class act to beat at le mans the italian brand had established total dominance at le mans during the. Henry ford ii, having been snubbed in his effort to buy ferrari, set out for revenge at the greatest sports car.

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One of the most surprising things about ford v ferrari's treatment of le mans (and other races like sebring) is how accurate the carnage is. An individual history and race record by ronnie spain 1986; Henry ford ii then directed his company to enact revenge on ferrari at le mans. Mechanic works on ford mkii brakes. They hired a roster of hall of fame drivers and turned its gt40 car program over to shelby for improvements.

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