🌔 Ford Gt40 Winner Le Mans 1966

Fujimi Ford GT40 1968 LeMans Winner Race Car Plastic Model Car Kit 1/24 Scale #12605. Heller Ferguson Le Petit Gris Farm Tractor (New Tool) Plastic Model Vehicle Kit 1/24 #81401. Revell-Monogram 1968 Mustang GT 2'n1 Plastic Model Car Kit 1/25 Scale #854215. Revell-Germany 14ml. The 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 36th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 28 and 29 September 1968 on the Circuit de la Sarthe, in Le Mans, France. Originally scheduled for the weekend of 15 and 16 June, the race had to be delayed until September due to protests, strikes, and civil unrest in France during the spring of 1968. Sebring was actually very important from the standpoint of Ford’s effort for the Le Mans 24. At Daytona earlier that year, we had some issues and Ford felt they needed to come up with a different model car, a little slicker and quicker in a straight line, especially for Le Mans, and Phil Remington was given the task of designing that car quickly. At the other race, Le Mans, Andretti had a major crash but was virtually unscathed, thanks largely to that roll cage. Courtesy of Ford The 1967 win at Le Mans was a big deal for several reasons. -The best-placed Alpine (eighth) was driven by Jean Vinatier and André de Cortanze. The latter went on to enjoy a brilliant career as an engineer, during which he designed the Peugeot 905 that triumphed at Le Mans in 1993, and the Toyota GT-One that raced in 1998 and 1999. Winners: Overall: #9 Ford GT40, Lucien Bianchi and Pedro Rodriguez As physical embodiments of a two-fingered salute go, the Ford GT40 is hard to top. In the mid-1960s, with America still high on the hog of post-war affluence, Henry Ford II approached Ferrari with Ford’s ultimate ambition was to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s most prestigious sports car race, a feat that its GT40 program achieved in 1966 and 1967. In the US, Shelby American and Holman & Moody were the teams that Ford contracted to run its factory racing cars and develop the GT40 into a Le Mans winner. Four a couple months now, we've been following the restoration of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT40 Mk II, chassis P1046, that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car was purchased in 2014 by 33èmes Grand Prix d´Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1965 Circuit de la Sarthe For posters, vintage photographs and other memorabilia of the 1965 Le Mans race, please go here. Date: June 19-20, hot sunny Track Length (m): 13 461 Attendance: Pole Position: Phil Hill, Ford Mk GT II, 3:33.00 = 227.509 km/h Entries: Fastest Lap: Phil Hill, Ford Mk The alleged 1967 Le Mans winner, J6 driven by Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt, was kept by the company and ultimately displayed in the Ford museum. They donated J8 to the Harrah Automobile Collection on February 26, 1968. Some paint work was apparentley added to the front because the configuration of the letter “4” appears different than when raced. From their Masterpiece Collection comes the stunning 1:12, diecast, 1966 LeMans Winning Ford GT40. The new release will mirror the original from what our sources say. The relaunch celebrates the 50th anniversary of the LeMans story, with only 750 pieces going into production. The Ford GT40 is due this December. A perfect Christmas gift for that 1968 FORD GT40 WINNER LE MANS 24 Hours Pedro RODRIGUEZ/L.BIANCHI 1/43 SPARK NEW. Ken Miles FORD GT40 MKII LE MANS 1966 w/collector box in 1:43 scale by CMR. .

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