How Did Ford Beat Ferrari At Le Mans

Check out our first hand account of the legendary 1966 24 hours of le mans.

How did ford beat ferrari at le mans. Foyt piloted a ford mark iv around the circuit de la sarthe for 24 brutal hours. While ford bested the italians with the gt40 mark ii in 1966 this time it fielded an all new car. Well even if you don t you re about to learn courtesy of the new film ford v ferrari starring christian bale and matt damon. Ford s first two defeats at le mans in 1964 and 65 were overseen by another persnickety brit john pappy wyer shelby s former boss on aston martin s racing team but pappy did get.

Dan gurney and a j. Motortrend was there to witness ford s epic win over ferrari. Ford v ferrari known as le mans 66 in the uk and other territories is a sports drama film distributed by 20th century fox based on the rivalry between ford and ferrari for dominance at le mans directed by james mangold starring matt damon and christian bale in the roles of carroll shelby and ken miles respectively the film was released on 15 november 2019. To ford that meant beating ferrari in the world s most prestigious car race the 24 hours of le mans which the prancing horse had historically dominated.

The real life le mans 66 ended with a historic finish. Henry ford ii tried to buy ferrari but got the door slammed in his face so in 63 gave orders to his minions to build a car that could beat ferrari at le mans. The story begins in the early 1960s. The two drivers like the crew members and ford executives there with them hoped all the while that neither they nor.

But when you leave the movie theater you may just. Ford motor company returned to le mans for a rematch with ferrari in 1967. Even in 64 ford was experimenting with front spoilers at le mans ford photo. Ford trounced the frontrunner ferrari as all three ford cars crossed the finish line in a dead heat.