Did Ken Miles win Le Mans in 1966?

Miles won the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1966, and placed second at Le Mans. Miles died in a crash while testing Ford’s J-Car later that year. British-born Ken Miles was a gifted race car engineer and driver. Through his work for Carroll Shelby, Miles got involved in Ford’s GT racing program.

What is a 1966 GT40 worth?

For $12 million.

Who won Le Mans in 1966?

Ford
In 1966, Ford won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time. The following year, they won again. The year after that, they won a third time.

Who drove the Ford GT40 at Le Mans 1966?

The No. 3 Ford GT40 in the 1966 Le Mans race was piloted by Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant.

Did Ken Miles get cheated at Le Mans?

And, in the end, that’s how Ken Miles, who’s played by Christian Bale, does end up in that driver’s seat in the sky. He dies in a tragic crash at the end of the movie—after he’s cheated out of a first place win at Le Mans because of a botched PR plan.

Who owns the Number 1 GT40?

Chassis P/1046 was passed through multiple owners who restored the vehicle, but the most notable was when it was bought by Rob Kauffman, owner of RK Motors, in 2014. After an extensive 4,000+ hours of restoration with Rare Drive in New Hampshire, the original winning GT40 was restored back to its race-ready state.

How many GT40 are left?

Of the five initial GT40 prototypes, only three remain today, and the other two are currently in the Shelby Heritage Center in Las Vegas. Race cars like this don’t come around very often.

Does Ford still race Le Mans?

Although it’s the most legendary American Le Mans car of all time, the Ford GT is far from the only one to compete and win at the French endurance race.

Did Ken Miles really get robbed?

In any event, McLaren’s car passed Miles, robbing him of a potentially historic triple crown (he’d already won prestigious races at Daytona and Sebring). (To this day, others assert that the 24-hour endurance race essentially ended as the clock hit 4 p.m. — making Miles the winner).

Why did Ken Miles lose?

We see in the movie that Miles was forced to pit after just one lap because his door wouldn’t close properly. According to “8 Meters,” Ford executives did eventually learn that a dead heat would not be allowed and there could be only one winner, but that was after they gave the order for Miles to slow down.