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Ken Miles stepping into Dolphin Mk.2, March 1961. Kenneth Henry Jarvis Miles (1 November 1918 – 17 August 1966) was an English sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the U.S. and with American teams on the international scene. He is an inductee to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
Shelby and Miles develop the UK-built Ford GT40 Mk I prototype at Los Angeles International Airport. At the launch of the new Ford Mustang, Miles gives a witheringly rude appraisal of it to Ford Senior Vice President Leo Beebe. Beebe campaigns against sending Miles to the upcoming race at Le Mans as a public relations
Jul 8, 2022 · The movie stars Matt Damon as Carroll Shelby, Christian Bale as Ken Miles, Caitriona Balfe as Mile’s wife Mollie Miles, Jon Bernthal as Lee Iacocca, vice-president of Ford, Josh Lucas as Leo Beebe, Senior Vice President of Ford, Remo Girone as Enzo Ferrari and Tracy Letts as Henry Ford II. Read More: Movies Like Ford vs Ferrari
Nov 14, 2019 · Published Nov. 14, 2019, 12:18 p.m. ET. The movie is called Ford v Ferrari, but if you’ve seen it, you know the real conflict is between a pair of racing mavericks and Ford itself. The story, covering Ford’s effort to win the 1966 race at Le Mans, pits buck-the-system car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and volatile driver Ken Miles ...
May 28, 2022 · Did Carroll Shelby really lock Leo Beebe in his office? The movie also streamlines the Ford team to a size more suitable for a feature film. … Shelby never locked Beebe in an office to get a private audience with Ford, according to Frank Comstock, a journalist and former student of Beebe’s.
Nov 17, 2019 · Carroll Shelby used to be a driver himself. Ford v Ferrari does get the dates right, that Shelby was available to develop Ford’s race car in the mid-60s, but it doesn’t start early enough to ...
With two hours left in the race, Leo Beebe and Carroll Shelby met to discuss the end of the race. With the Ford cars running 1-2-3, there was little question as to winning the race, but what order should the finish take? If Miles and McLaren continued their personal race, a malfunction such as the one Dan Gurney had at Sebring might occur.
