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As an automotive engineer, he is known for developing the Ford GT40 along with driver and designer Carroll Shelby, which won at Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969. His and Shelby's efforts at Le Mans were dramatized in the 2019 Oscar -winning film Ford v Ferrari .
- 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans
Directed by James Mangold, starring Matt Damon and Christian...
- Caitriona Balfe
Caitríona Mary Balfe (/ k ə ˈ t r iː n ə ˈ b æ l f /; born 4...
- Breadvan
In 1962, the engineer Giotto Bizzarrini was hired by Count...
- Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) is hall of...
- Ford V Ferrari
Ford v Ferrari (titled Le Mans '66 in some European...
- Walt Hansgen
Racing career. A four-time SCCA Road Racing Champ, Hansgen...
- 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans
Jun 6, 2023 · Ken Miles, left, talks with Carroll Shelby during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Miles, in the eyes of many, had a win stolen from him that year. The winning assault of the Ford camp was...
Nov 12, 2019 · No. Carroll Shelby never bet Henry Ford II his entire business so that Ken Miles could drive at Le Mans. Ford's right hand Leo Beebe (portrayed by Josh Lucas) did object to risks that Ken Miles took on the track, but the tension between Shelby and Beebe in the movie is significantly dramatized.
Oct 12, 2021 · LOS ANGELES – October 12, 2021 , – Carroll Shelby International (CSBI:PK) honored Ken Miles with the prestigious “Carroll Shelby Spirit” award at the Team Shelby Bash on September 25, 2021, in Las Vegas. Ken Miles’ son, Peter Miles, accepted the award on his father’s behalf.
Mar 20, 2024 · Christian Bale costars as Ken Miles, the highly talented but hot-tempered World War II vet-turned-professional driver whom Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) enlists to help him. 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 ...
- Sandy Schaefer
- Christian Bale
- James Mangold
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Nov 15, 2019 · Ken Miles was a race car driver hired by Shelby as a test driver. Ken Miles at 12 Hours of Sebring, Sebring International Raceway, 27 March 1965. Bernard Cahier—Getty Images.
Dec 14, 2020 · Shelby’s relationship with British-born Ken Miles, one of the drivers in the 1966 Ford team, provides the basis of the 2019 film Ford v Ferrari. Miles, (played by Christian Bale ), was a...