The 1966 race at Le Mans was 54 years ago, and Leo retired from Ford in 1972, 48 years ago. Even the youngest of Beebe's coworkers at Ford would have to be at least in their late seventies or older. I encourage anyone with knowledge of Beebe or HFII at the time to come forward.
These two guys finished 4th and were disqualified in the Monte Carlo rally. In 1965 Hopkirk and Hedges drove to a class win at Le Mans. In 1966 Hedges came 19th in an MGB at the Targa Florio. Both of them have been rallying and racing their minis so this is just a one-off 24 hour race. _____ Pauli Toivonen
It was also the end of Ford’s Le Mans programme. The brand came back in 1967 and claimed another victory, but then pulled out of endurance racing altogether. The job was done, Ferrari was beaten and for Henry Ford II, there was no point in continuing. Instead, Porsche took Ford’s place at the top and the big battles in the following years
Win Le Mans. And reinvigorate Ford's image. If you ran a 24-hour race in this car, it should look exactly like it did after Le Mans in 1966." Allin, 49, is a ginger-bearded perfectionist with
In the process the all-American combination averaged over 135mph and smashed the Le Mans distance record – covering 28 laps more than the 1966 victors and 40 more than the 1965-winning Ferrari – to justify Ford’s multi-million dollar programme in front of over 300,000 spectators. The crushing pace was underlined by the fact that just 16
Pedro Rodriguez and Lucien Bianchi drove 1075 to its first Le Mans win in 1968 and Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver won with it in 1969. In 1968, the same car won the BOAC International 500, the Spa 1000-kilometer race, and the Watkins Glen 6-hour endurance race, while in 1969 it also won the Sebring 12-hour race.
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did ford win le mans in 1966
