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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.
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Oct 27, 2016 · Henry Ford and GT40 project leader Leo Beebe look on as the 1966 race unfolds. Motorsport Images Lunn reckoned the mistaken refitting of a scrapped gear in the rush to be ready had cost it victory, while an official report blamed a misaligned oil hole and incorrectly adjusted clutch.
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Jun 20, 2016 · As the race went on and the GT40 MkIIIs left Ferrari far behind, Ford PR flack Leo Beebe realized the carmaker could core a public relations coup by staging a 1-2-3 photo finish, with all three ...
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.
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 ...
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