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Nov 13, 2019 · With the LeMans victory, Ford Motor Company won the Manufacturer Championship because of their combined scores. The 289 GT40 also won the Sports 50 (at least 50 street versions produced) title for Ford as well. One of the first changes made for the 1966 racing season was the establishment of the Le Mans Committee.
To this day, Leo Beebe takes full responsibility for having to make the call that gave the duo of Chris Amon and none other than Bruce McLaren the all-elusive 1966 all-American manufacturer Le Mans win. Beebe says that had the GT40s crossed the line together as Ford wanted, the win would’ve still gone to McLaren due to “distance and time ...
Oct 13, 2022 · Leo was a man of deep faith and a leader in the Episcopal church. To this day, copies of sermons he presented at various churches exist in his collected papers. In 1956, the Eisenhower administration came to Ford looking for an executive to manage the resettlement of refugees after the Hungarian Revolution.
Drivers Bruce McLaren, Ken Miles, Denny Hulme, and Chris Amon gathered with Leo Beebe (center) at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Beebe managed Ford Motor Company's ambitious racing program in the 1960s, and 1966 was a banner year. Ford swept the Le Mans podium. McLaren and Amon took first place while Miles and Hulme finished second.
Apr 2, 2020 · With the release of the Ford v Ferrari movie, there has been renewed interest associated with my 2016 article here on Hemmings concerning Ford executive Leo Beebe and the end of the 1966 Le Mans race. Comments, around 200 in number four years after initial publication, show the passion of people on both sides of the dispute.
Sep 11, 2020 · Henry got us together in 1965: Ray Geddes, Leo Beebe, Don Frey, and I. Henry had put together name tags that said, 'Ford Wins Le Mans in 1966.' Well, you saw four people with dysentery from that ...
Nov 17, 2019 · Leo Beebe would contest the ending of ‘Ford v Ferrari’ Even though Ken Miles was in the lead, Leo Beebe insisted on having all three Ford cars cross the finish line together.
