How Ford Beat Ferrari

With three ford gt40s in the lead it was clear ford was going to win the race.

How ford beat ferrari. How ford beat ferrari at the 1966 24 hours of le mans you know ford won but this classic piece by motortrend shows how. In 1966 ford shocked the world and beat ferrari at the 24 hours of le mans race. As a result the car brand only entered two cars in anticipation of another win. The story begins in the early 1960s.

One of the most surprising things about ford v ferrari s treatment of le mans. Ford v ferrari titled le mans 66 in some european territories is a 2019 american sports action drama film directed by james mangold and written by jez butterworth john henry butterworth and jason keller the film stars matt damon and christian bale with jon bernthal caitriona balfe tracy letts josh lucas noah jupe remo girone and ray mckinnon in supporting roles. In ford s eyes the win needed to look good too. Synopsis when ford s attempt to buy ferrari fell through the us car giant embarked on a programme to beat the famous italian marque at the world s most prestigious race the le mans 24 hours.

At le mans 1966 ferrari entered the race with a five year winning streak. The first two ford gt40s were destroyed within days of testing. The first was powered by a 4 7 litre v8 though its debut at le mans in 1964 wasn. See all 37 photos.

On the eve of the ford v ferrari movie where is the winning car. Ken miles christian bale the other half of ford v ferrari s motorsport bromance was an english race car driver who became the winning man for an american automobile giant born in 1918 in. Still it wasn t enough to just beat ferrari. It was quite a battle.

He assembled his executive team and was prepared to throw all financial resources at the endeavor. Motor trend staff words. Henry ford ii took his frustration out on ferrari by making it his mission to beat him on the track. Ford ii s reaction to this slight as reported in real life all right we ll beat his ass.

We all know the story of ford shocking the world and beating ferrari at the 24 hours of le mans in 1966. Thus the birth of the ford and ferrari feud. 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.