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- Ford GT40 on Fire during 24 Hours of Le Mans Race, June 1964 - Ford Motor Company's hopes of winning Le Mans in 1964 went up in smoke when GT40 #12, driven by Briton Richard Attwood and Frenchman Jo Schlesser, burst into flames due to a faulty fuel hose. Attwood -- driving at the time -- escaped but the car was destroyed. Ford's two other entries in the race also failed to finish.
- June 20, 1964
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Ford GT40 on Fire during 24 Hours of Le Mans Race, June 1964
Ford Motor Company's hopes of winning Le Mans in 1964 went up in smoke when GT40 #12, driven by Briton Richard Attwood and Frenchman Jo Schlesser, burst into flames due to a faulty fuel hose. Attwood -- driving at the time -- escaped but the car was destroyed. Ford's two other entries in the race also failed to finish.
- Ford GT40 Mark II Driven by Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1966 - Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant teamed up to drive the #3 Ford GT40 Mark II at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Just over 17 hours into the race, Grant pitted with an overheated engine. Mechanics replenished the water, but Grant returned with the same problem 45 minutes later. Grant and Gurney had no choice but to forfeit.
- June 01, 1966
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Ford GT40 Mark II Driven by Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1966
Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant teamed up to drive the #3 Ford GT40 Mark II at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Just over 17 hours into the race, Grant pitted with an overheated engine. Mechanics replenished the water, but Grant returned with the same problem 45 minutes later. Grant and Gurney had no choice but to forfeit.
- Ford GT40 Mark II Driven by Ken Miles and Denny Hulme at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1966 - Ken Miles and Denny Hulme finished second at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans in the #1 Ford GT40 Mark II. Ford swept the podium that year with a 1-2-3 finish. Second place was bittersweet for Miles, who'd won endurance races at Daytona and Sebring earlier in the year. A win at Le Mans would've meant a "triple crown."
- 18 June 1966 - 19 June 1966
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Ford GT40 Mark II Driven by Ken Miles and Denny Hulme at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1966
Ken Miles and Denny Hulme finished second at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans in the #1 Ford GT40 Mark II. Ford swept the podium that year with a 1-2-3 finish. Second place was bittersweet for Miles, who'd won endurance races at Daytona and Sebring earlier in the year. A win at Le Mans would've meant a "triple crown."
- Ford GT40 Mark II Driven by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1966 - Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans in the #2 Ford GT40 Mark II. Ford swept the podium that year with first, second and third places. The company attempted a dramatic three-way tie but, because McLaren and Amon started farther back in the grid, they technically covered more distance in the French endurance race.
- 18 June 1966 - 19 June 1966
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Ford GT40 Mark II Driven by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1966
Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans in the #2 Ford GT40 Mark II. Ford swept the podium that year with first, second and third places. The company attempted a dramatic three-way tie but, because McLaren and Amon started farther back in the grid, they technically covered more distance in the French endurance race.
- Ford GT40 Mark II Driven by Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1966 - Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant teamed up to drive the #3 Ford GT40 Mark II at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Just over 17 hours into the race, Grant pitted with an overheated engine. Mechanics replenished the water, but Grant returned with the same problem 45 minutes later. Grant and Gurney had no choice but to forfeit.
- 18 June 1966 - 19 June 1966
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Ford GT40 Mark II Driven by Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1966
Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant teamed up to drive the #3 Ford GT40 Mark II at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Just over 17 hours into the race, Grant pitted with an overheated engine. Mechanics replenished the water, but Grant returned with the same problem 45 minutes later. Grant and Gurney had no choice but to forfeit.
- Ford GT40 Mark II at 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 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.
- 18 June 1966 - 19 June 1966
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Ford GT40 Mark II at 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 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 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.
- Dan Gurney Popping Cork of Victory Champagne with A. J. Foyt at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1967 - Caught up in the excitement of winning the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans race, driver Dan Gurney vigorously shook his champagne bottle and sprayed the sparkling wine over everyone within reach. "It was like a fire hose," Gurney later said, "and they were loving it." Gurney's spontaneous celebration started what is now a victory tradition.
- June 11, 1967
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Dan Gurney Popping Cork of Victory Champagne with A. J. Foyt at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1967
Caught up in the excitement of winning the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans race, driver Dan Gurney vigorously shook his champagne bottle and sprayed the sparkling wine over everyone within reach. "It was like a fire hose," Gurney later said, "and they were loving it." Gurney's spontaneous celebration started what is now a victory tradition.
- Ford GT40 Mark II Driven by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1966 - Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans in the #2 Ford GT40 Mark II. Ford swept the podium that year with first, second and third places. The company attempted a dramatic three-way tie but, because McLaren and Amon started farther back in the grid, they technically covered more distance in the French endurance race.
- 18 June 1966 - 19 June 1966
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Ford GT40 Mark II Driven by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1966
Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans in the #2 Ford GT40 Mark II. Ford swept the podium that year with first, second and third places. The company attempted a dramatic three-way tie but, because McLaren and Amon started farther back in the grid, they technically covered more distance in the French endurance race.
- Ford GT40 Mark II at 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 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.
- 18 June 1966 - 19 June 1966
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Ford GT40 Mark II at 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 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.