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A battle of the automobile titans took place. At the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance event, a long-awaited battle pitting upstart Ford against reigning champion Ferrari for the checkered flag and bragging rights. Enzo Ferrari, a former race car driver and the creator of the brand bearing his name, was the representative of …
Ferrari only entered two official cars in 1966, feeling secure after winning the five previous endurance races at Le Mans. To the dismay of the Italians, neither finished the race, giving Ford’s MKII cars a chance to end Ferrari’s hegemony in motorsport. In that year, Ford submitted eight vehicles. Miles and his racing partner Denny …
No, to put it simply. Ferrari is not owned by Ford. However, it turns out that there is a very good reason why you could have believed they do. The New York Times claims that Ford actually made an attempt to buy Ferrari in the past. Sadly, the Ford-Ferrari merger didn’t go as well as …
No, to put it simply. Ferrari is not owned by Ford. However, it turns out that there is a very good reason why you could have believed they do. The New York Times claims that Ford actually made an attempt to buy Ferrari in the past. Sadly, the Ford-Ferrari merger didn’t go as well as …
No, to put it simply. Ferrari is not owned by Ford. However, it turns out that there is a very good reason why you could have believed they do. The New York Times claims that Ford actually made an attempt to buy Ferrari in the past. Sadly, the Ford-Ferrari merger didn’t go as well as …
The decision to end the race in a manner that would solidify Ford’s growing racing supremacy and openly display Ferrari’s strength as a track leader was made in the pits with Ford now poised to dethrone Ferrari. In order for three Ford cars to cross the finish line at once, Leo Beebe, then-director of Ford …
In the world of auto racing, Ken Miles was already well-known, but his role in helping Ford beat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966 catapulted him to fame. Even though Miles’ success was fleeting, he is still regarded as one of the great American heroes of racing, and the movie Ford …
Ferrari only entered two official cars in 1966, feeling secure after winning the five previous endurance races at Le Mans. To the dismay of the Italians, neither finished the race, giving Ford’s MKII cars a chance to end Ferrari’s hegemony in motorsport. In that year, Ford submitted eight vehicles. Miles and his racing partner Denny …
The decision to end the race in a manner that would solidify Ford’s growing racing supremacy and openly display Ferrari’s strength as a track leader was made in the pits with Ford now poised to dethrone Ferrari. In order for three Ford cars to cross the finish line at once, Leo Beebe, then-director of Ford …
In 1964, Ford Motor Company began making an effort to defeat Ferrari at Le Mans. After two disastrous seasons in which Fords were unable to even complete the race, the American carmaker experienced an exciting 1-2-3 sweep in 1966. On the podium, Henry Ford II celebrated the decisive victory alongside the two New Zealand-born race …