Ford GT40 Mark II Driven by Ronnie Bucknum and Dick Hutcherson at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1966

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Artifact Overview

Americans Dick Hutcherson and Ronnie Bucknum co-drove the #5 Ford GT40 Mark II at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. They took third place in the endurance race, having made 348 laps around the 8.34-mile circuit. Hutcherson and Bucknum rounded out Ford's dramatic 1-2-3 podium sweep. It was Bucknum's only Le Mans appearance, but Hutcherson returned in 1976.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Slide (Photograph)

Date Made

18 June 1966 - 19 June 1966

Subject Date

18 June 1966 - 19 June 1966

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.1222

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2.0 in
Width: 2.0 in

Ford GT40 Mark II Driven by Ronnie Bucknum and Dick Hutcherson at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1966