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Salad Days: Ford’s 1960s Run at Le Mans Made a Legend of the GT40

ManufacturerPublished: Jun 12, 2015

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Three Ford GT40's through the Esses

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A Ferrari 330P3 leads the Ford GT40 of Denis Hulme and Ken Miles at Tertre Rouge, Le Mans 1966

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1966 Le Mans winner Bruce McLaren at Mulsanne hairpin

Race winners Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon near the finish, with 2nd-place finishers Ken Miles and Denis Hulme alongside, 1966

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Ford GT40s finish 1-2-3 at Le Mans, 1966

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Bruce McLaren, Henry Ford II, and Chris Amon (L-R) on the podium at Le Mans, 1966

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Henry Ford II at Le Mans, 1966

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The race-winning Ford GT40 of Dan Gurney and AJ Foyt leads a Renault Alpine at Le Man 1967

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The Ford GT40 of Mike Salmon and Brian Redman crashed and burned at the 1967 race

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Ford drive Bruce McLaren at Le Mans 1967

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Ford drive Dan Gurney at Le Mans, 1967

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