Matra's venture at Le Mans began in 1966 when the Ford GT40 began its four-year dominance. After three unsuccessful campaigns ended with retirements, Matra scored a fourth-place finish in 1969.
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 On what would have been Carroll Shelby’s 96th birthday, watch him win the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hours. Legendary constructor and racer Carroll Shelby took Le Mans victory with Aston Martin in 1959, and we’ve found some excellent newsreel footage of the race from British Pathé. Shelby helped David Brown realise his long-held dream of winning theThe movie Ford v Ferrari, which drops in theaters on Friday, chronicles Ford’s podium sweep of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. The movie tells the story—with a good dose of Hollywood thrown
Not only did the Ford GT40 win the Le Mans in 1966, but also did a 1-2-3 photo finish, the three cars that came in at number one, two and three, were all Ford GT40s. Along with decimating Le Mans, the Ford GT40 had also won the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Daytona , so this was the ultimate triumph for Ford, and the ultimate salt rubcmk58.
