Ford GT40 Driven by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby at the Daytona Continental 2000 km Race, February 1965
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Artifact Overview
Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby gave the Ford GT40 its first win anywhere when they drove their #73 car to victory at the 1965 Daytona Continental 2000-Kilometer Race. Ford created the GT40 to win France's celebrated 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. The GT40 did just that in 1966 -- and again in 1967, 1968 and 1969.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
28 February 1965
Subject Date
28 February 1965
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.6145.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in
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