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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.
Mar 20, 2024 · As the film sadly depicts, just a few months after Ford defeated Ferrari in the 1966 Le Mans, Ken Miles was killed while testing out a new Ford vehicle (the J-car) at California's Riverside International Raceway. Miles' Ford test car suddenly flipped, crashed, and caught fire.
Apr 13, 2022 · The fame for Ken Miles after Ford’s victory over Ferrari at Le Mans 1966 was tragically short-lived. Two months later on August 17, 1966, he was killed test driving a Ford J-car at a California raceway. The car broke into pieces and burst into flames upon impact. Miles was 47.
Nov 2, 2020 · While driving it at 200 miles per hour the Riverside International Raceway in California, Ken flipped the car over. It caught on fire, and Ken was immediately ejected and killed. His death took place just two months after the race that served as the subject of the Ford v. Ferrari film.
Nov 14, 2019 · Ford v. Ferrari tells the story of Carroll Shelby, Ken Miles and their work to help Ford win Le Mans. We're taking time to appreciate Miles, a motorsport legend.
Ken Miles. Until Ford v Ferrari, Ken Miles was the unsung mastermind of Ford's 1966 Le Mans victory. Here's the full story of the World War II veteran turned legendary race driver and car developer who lost his life too soon
Jun 21, 2023 · That’s a good mix – rapid driver, inventive engineer, intuitive tester. And if you throw in your lot with a powerful Texan who can assemble the might of the Ford Motor Company behind him to tackle the biggest prize in European racing, then you have the makings of a pretty good story.
Jan 20, 2020 · On August 17, 1966, Ken Miles died when the Ford J-car he had been testing for almost an entire day at California's Riverside International Raceway flipped, crashed, and caught on fire,...
Ken Miles survived World War II at the controls of a British Army tank only to perish behind the wheel of a prototype race car, but not before winning the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring and many other sports car races in a variety of machines. He also played a key role in turning Carroll Shelby's Cobra into a race-worthy machine.
Getting noticed by automotive legend Carroll Shelby. In 1953 Miles wins his first race in the United States at Pebble Beach and begins a period of success driving MG, Porsche 550 Cooper. Notably among his opponents is Hollywood movie star James Dean, also trying his luck at motor racing.
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