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. Here it is, your first look at the 1966 Le Mans winning Ford GT40. Over the next year and a half, RK Motors Charlotte will be documenting the entire and exte I at its first Le Mans, Ford yanked control over the GT40 to America. The Americans poured some $7 million into the 1966 campaign alone, securing no less than 13 entries for that famous ‘66 Record. Denny Hulme and Mario Andretti (both Ford GT40 Mk4), 3m23.6, 147.908 mph, Sports Cars, 1967. First Race. 1911 Unofficial French Grand Prix. The first-generation GT is inspired by Ford's famous GT40, which won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times in a row (1966–1969), including a 1-2-3 finish in 1966. The Ford GT40 was a high-performance endurance racing vehicle that was commissioned by the Ford Motor Company. After the 1964 Nassau race, Carroll Shelby stepped in to right the ship. Between 1966 and 1969, the GT40->ke411 went on to win the Le Mans an impressive four times in a row, entrenching it in iAD21. Ford Gt40 MK II N° 2 Winner Le Mans 1966 1/43 CMR Cmr43054. $31.95 New. 1966 Ford Gt-40 MK II #2 Black After Race 1/18 Diecast Shelby Collectibles SC431. $66.99 New. Model Car Ford MK 2 II Scale 1/43 Diecast Modellcar Bang Sebring 66. $19.99 New. • Check out this full restored Le Mans GT40 Two of the three GT40s were being run by Shelby-American, with the No. 1 car driven by Ken Miles and Denny Hulme in the lead as the final minutes -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 The photo finish of three GT Mark IIs at the 1966 Le Mans race. The initial race of the year was in February at Daytona, which was increased from 12 hours to 24 hours. Ford fielded five teams, three under Shelby and two under Holman & Moody, including an experimental automatic transmission. Ford GT40 Winner 24-Hours of Le Mans, 1969 (Jacklie Ickx, Jackie Oliver) Decals are by Cartograf, which is a guarantee of good registration, sharpness and colour density, with a thin gloss carrier film cut close to the printed areas. The inclusion of gold-coloured eyelets for the seats also permits them to print decals of the gold Firestone

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