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- A Familiar Logo at Le Mans - Marino Franchitti will be wearing The Henry Ford's logo on his helmet during this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Find out why on our blog.
- June 13, 2016
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A Familiar Logo at Le Mans
Marino Franchitti will be wearing The Henry Ford's logo on his helmet during this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Find out why on our blog.
- Ford at Le Mans in 1967 - Ford Motor Company returned to Le Mans for a rematch with Ferrari in 1967. While Ford bested the Italians with the GT40 Mark II in 1966, this time it fielded an all-new car. Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt piloted a Ford Mark IV around the Circuit de la Sarthe for 24 brutal hours. The two drivers, like the crew members and Ford executives there with them, hoped all the while that neither they nor their machine would break under the strain.
- May 23, 2017
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Ford at Le Mans in 1967
Ford Motor Company returned to Le Mans for a rematch with Ferrari in 1967. While Ford bested the Italians with the GT40 Mark II in 1966, this time it fielded an all-new car. Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt piloted a Ford Mark IV around the Circuit de la Sarthe for 24 brutal hours. The two drivers, like the crew members and Ford executives there with them, hoped all the while that neither they nor their machine would break under the strain.
- Winning at Le Mans: Exploring Ford's Return to the Le Mans with the 2016 GT - As we continue to celebrate the opening of Driven to Win: Racing in America, presented by General Motors, join curator Matt Anderson for an exciting conversation honoring the 2016 Ford GT’s return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner’s Circle, 50 years to the date of Ford’s 1966 victory. Accompanying Matt will be three people who had a direct hand in its success, Ford Performance’s Mark Rushbrook, Multimatic Inc.’s Raj Nair and the driver who took it on its final lap across the finish line, Joey Hand. During this THF Conversation, the panel will explore what it took to return once again to victory and why the 2016 Ford GT has earned its own place in American auto racing history.
- July 22, 2021
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Winning at Le Mans: Exploring Ford's Return to the Le Mans with the 2016 GT
As we continue to celebrate the opening of Driven to Win: Racing in America, presented by General Motors, join curator Matt Anderson for an exciting conversation honoring the 2016 Ford GT’s return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans Winner’s Circle, 50 years to the date of Ford’s 1966 victory. Accompanying Matt will be three people who had a direct hand in its success, Ford Performance’s Mark Rushbrook, Multimatic Inc.’s Raj Nair and the driver who took it on its final lap across the finish line, Joey Hand. During this THF Conversation, the panel will explore what it took to return once again to victory and why the 2016 Ford GT has earned its own place in American auto racing history.
- GT40 #1075 – A Two-Time Le Mans Champion - Learn the storied history of GT40 chassis number 1075, one of the world’s most celebrated race cars--which won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice.
- March 05, 2014
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GT40 #1075 – A Two-Time Le Mans Champion
Learn the storied history of GT40 chassis number 1075, one of the world’s most celebrated race cars--which won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice.
- Le Mans Trials, April 1966 - Photographer Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. This photo is from France's 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1966. Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon won with the #2 Ford GT40 Mark II. Two other Ford cars finished second and third.
- April 01, 1966
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Le Mans Trials, April 1966
Photographer Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, cars, drivers, and teams. This photo is from France's 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1966. Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon won with the #2 Ford GT40 Mark II. Two other Ford cars finished second and third.
- Le Mans Trials, April 1965 -
- April 01, 1965
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Le Mans Trials, April 1965
- Le Mans Trials, April 1966 - Ford Motor Company intended to compete at Le Mans in 1967 with the all-new J-Car, seen here during an April 1966 trial in France. Those plans changed in August 1966 when Ken Miles died in a rollover accident while testing a J-Car at Riverside, California. Ford engineers and Shelby American specialists reworked the J-Car into the safer, sounder Mark IV.
- April 01, 1966
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Le Mans Trials, April 1966
Ford Motor Company intended to compete at Le Mans in 1967 with the all-new J-Car, seen here during an April 1966 trial in France. Those plans changed in August 1966 when Ken Miles died in a rollover accident while testing a J-Car at Riverside, California. Ford engineers and Shelby American specialists reworked the J-Car into the safer, sounder Mark IV.
- Le Mans Trials, April 1965 -
- April 01, 1965
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Le Mans Trials, April 1965
- Le Mans Trials, April 1965 -
- April 01, 1965
- Collections - Artifact
Le Mans Trials, April 1965
- Le Mans Trials, April 1965 -
- April 01, 1965
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Le Mans Trials, April 1965