All I'm saying is that in our hearts we all know Ken is our hero

@juanlop8974

4 жыл бұрын

I think miles should be remember in a monument in the heart of Detroit for helping ford designed and help win the le mans. GODLESS YOUR SOUL. MR. MILES

@dmogh7528

4 жыл бұрын

Ys

@bradchang5076

2 жыл бұрын

Before this movie, very few people ever heard the name Ken Miles. I knew him because I grew up in the pits at Riverside Raceway and my dad was good friend to Ken (mainly because the both fought in WWII together for Great Britain... Ken in tanks and my dad a fighter pilot in the RCAF) and shared the same pit area with Ritchie Ginther (another legendary name in racing but known by very few outside the track), Dan Gurney and James Garner (the actor). We were there at Riverside when Ken passed in the crash in one of the Mk. IV prototypes. Another reason that my dad was friends with Ken and Dan was because they were all design engineers and my dad was a test pilot at Edward's AFB (who also flew the Lockheed A-12 Oxcart for OBS- Other Branch of Service). My dad took Ken's death very hard and quit racing shortly after his death... he didn't have the heart to tell me for almost 10 years later (when I started C production SCCA racing in my 1972 Datsun 240Z). I learned how to drive from Bob Bondurant... rest in peace! My favorite memories of Ken was when he took me for hot laps around Riverside in all of the Ford GT prototypes... including the J-car prototype that he was killed in (except the roadster). Christian Bale's performance as Ken was truly amazing... I had flashbacks of talking to him as a kid.

@johannsebastianbach9003

2 жыл бұрын

@@bradchang5076 idk ken miles till the movie, but I respect him for what he did to make ford charisma go up, And by doing some research, Basically he is the main reason for the popularity of fords sportscar

Everyone knows who won this race. It may not be in the official record but Ken won and has the triple crown without any doubt.

@bremCZ

4 жыл бұрын

Because the other Fords had slowed down.

@Max200012

4 жыл бұрын

@Flame Resistant Troll calm down chief

@kevinaidant.dulnuan1686

4 жыл бұрын

@Flame Resistant Troll Nope. Miles was robbed. He was ahead in a very long shot. He slowed down deliberately for the other two guys.

@jlgtapout

4 жыл бұрын

Fuckin right

@kevinaidant.dulnuan1686

4 жыл бұрын

@Flame Resistant Troll Source?

I’m here after i watched Ford v Ferrari. Amazing movie 👍

@chautsar1098

4 жыл бұрын

me too

@allenf.5907

4 жыл бұрын

As well. It's a GREAT sporting film. The true story makes it even more amazing.

@meltemi05

4 жыл бұрын

I too😀

@bighands69

4 жыл бұрын

The film was not accurate but that does not matter it was great entertainment which is missing in modern cinema.

@allenf.5907

4 жыл бұрын

@@bighands69 Nothing Hollywood is accurate but this film highlights a "true story" that most did not know about. A agree that modern cinema has changed - for the technical over all else. I do appreciate James Mangold even more.

Ford vs Ferrari. Just out of it. Got great respect for Ken. He's a mechanic. He's a racer. Salute.

@HK-cw1kz

4 жыл бұрын

It should actually be like " ford vs Ford "

@_Peremalfait

3 жыл бұрын

The Ford GT never would've been the great car that it was without Ken Miles. I think his experience as both a driver and an engineer were irreplaceable.

@brandonspratt487

Жыл бұрын

@@HK-cw1kz Ford vs. Ford vs. Ferrari...only Miles racing Bandini in the movie isn't exactly accurate. Sounds like it was more so Miles racing Gurney (another Ford) and that's what frustrated Beebe.

I felt so bad for Ken Miles after watching this. Excellent documentary.

@daviewavie112

7 жыл бұрын

Dennis P I wonder if he was still bitter about coming in second

@mcduck5

7 жыл бұрын

Given that he died a few months later I dont think so.....

@jasper7535

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've watched the movie. Thanks to the asshole Leo Beebe, Miles got 2nd. Miles should have deserve the win as he was way ahead of everyone.

@63bplumb

4 жыл бұрын

Marketing vs. Fair play

@varoom69

4 жыл бұрын

@@daviewavie112 As per the "Movie" I think his trophy was when Old man Ferrari congratulated him.

I want Ford to make a tribute livery for Ken Miles, I feel like they owe him their success for beating Ferrari and making the GT40.

@zekkeanderson1551

4 жыл бұрын

Eric Heaton they did on the #69 ford gt for Le Mans this year

@skorpyo331

4 жыл бұрын

@@zekkeanderson1551 wow, that was a way overdue victory.

@JC-gw3yo

2 жыл бұрын

come to the Shelby museum in Boulder , CO.... Ken's car is there !!

53 years later and that GT40 still looks darn sexy. I wouldn't mind one in my garage. Really.

@RaindropsBleeding

4 жыл бұрын

Same. Crazy how the machines built by people who love them stand the test of time

@redcastle3522

4 жыл бұрын

That Ferrari tho

@prasunkumar117

4 жыл бұрын

@@redcastle3522 Ferraris are overrated.

@franciscosegura3751

4 жыл бұрын

@@RaindropsBleeding@€ elecciones sm g7 Lo ×

@rayya5978

4 жыл бұрын

@@prasunkumar117 i highly doubt fanboys knows classic sports/super car such a 330 p4. All they know is laferrari and other modern ferraris. Dont get me wrong modern ferraris are nice. But you get the point...

Poor Ken, he did everything he could to make Ford win and then had to follow orders that robbed him of the win and the triple crown. We all know now just how big Ken Miles was. RIP.

@abhisheksunil7037

4 жыл бұрын

True that. Maybe he had a short temper, but that's it. He didn't protest and was graceful in accepting defeat. A true sportsman. A good man. RIP Ken Miles.🏵

Yall agree if ford make a new super car called "ford miles"?

@Pectopah123

4 жыл бұрын

No. Ford GT40 Ken Miles.

@kermitdriving8912

4 жыл бұрын

M. Nabil.Z this comment needs way more likes I would like to see that

@scottybaker13

4 жыл бұрын

Ford GT40 Ken Miles Special Edition

@ibisiii3526

4 жыл бұрын

To make money off a guy they ripped off...nah

@fenn_fren

4 жыл бұрын

Nope, just a Mustang crossover. No miles car.

"Ken Miles was unknown before 1966 LeMans", Ha. I was 17 years old in 1958, lived in Chicago, and knew who Ken Miles was then !

@subcon959

4 жыл бұрын

@@thatguyaccent3225 Next time use a calculator.

@adanrosales3340

4 жыл бұрын

How old are you you old fuck

@dainaap2872

4 жыл бұрын

@@adanrosales3340 he's 78

@catmurray9042

4 жыл бұрын

@@thatguyaccent3225 you're a dumbass

@deepaknambiar1299

4 жыл бұрын

@@thatguyaccent3225 bro don't you know math...he is 80

What a adrenaline rush of a movie. The music, the revving and roaring of the engines, the camera angels to passing cars along with random acts of hellfire accidents to avoid. A very much enjoying movie of Ford v Ferrari. RIP Ken Miles.

@JC-gw3yo

2 жыл бұрын

Ford VS Ferarri set the bar for car movies

@horrorbuff7803

10 ай бұрын

It was worth seeing it on I max that was for sure

Ken Miles story deserved to be told in Ford vs Ferrari, some facts might be false, but most are true , and I’m glad people know how legendary he is! RIP

@toxaq

4 жыл бұрын

Kaden Huynh yes, he’s a legend but a shame they had to distort history so badly to fit the narrative they wanted to tell.

@HerreDePerre

4 жыл бұрын

toxaq its a movie not a documentary and it was still pretty accurate

@zaimhazmin8851

4 жыл бұрын

ken miles is batman. if hes not legendary i dont know what is

No doubt about it, Ken Miles went out on top !!

@jasper7535

4 жыл бұрын

Ive watched the movie, fuck Leo Beebe, Ken Miles could have won if he didnt propose the idea of telling Miles to slow down for others to get a 1,2 and 3 to the finish line. Fucking pisses me off

@flexking8403

4 жыл бұрын

Jasper Thong yup and they didn’t feel bad about it. But the real ones know and even enzo Ferrari knows the ken Miles is the real winner and the only one to win the triple crown in racing

@edp5409

4 жыл бұрын

ACTUALLY FORD STOLE THE #1 FINISH FROM KEN MILES. HE WAS NOT DECLARED THE WINNER IN REAL LIFE, BUT EVERYONE KNEW HE WON.

@bryanland1011

4 жыл бұрын

@@jasper7535 True racers understand, being an endurance racer myself, the decision to slow for a "photo finish" was ludicrous. Upper management bullshit cost Ken a victory. You don't compromise a win for publicity...period.

@precisionmarksman5084

4 жыл бұрын

I remember the actual race back then. My interest in sports car racing started with the 1964 Daytona Continental 24hr. where I first saw the Cobra Daytona coupe driven by Dave McDonald. I became a fan of Ken Miles when I was only 13. I saw him race the Cobra roaster #98 at Bridgehampton N.Y. I wrote letters to him, asking about the Cobra and he answered them and sent me pictures of the new Cobra Daytona Coupe. I continued following his career and he sent me a Photo of the Ford GT. He went on to win the following year 1965 Daytona 24hr. Sebring 12hr. Almost won Le Mans that year, teamed up with Lloyd Ruby of indy car fame. They were a great team, I don't remember why they weren't teamed up the following year for the Le Mans which Ken Miles was robbed of 1st place.

The triple crown! Sebring, Daytona, Le Mans, did happen. And Ken Miles did it, and should be forever remembered, and Crowned as the incomparable, victorious champion of motorsports. Though his victory at "Le Mans" was stifled by a technicality, Ken was truly the first and only triple crown champion, done in the car that he helped design. The GT40.

Someone needs to make a petition, that makes Ken Miles the true winner of the 1966 24hrs of LeMans R.I.P Mr. Ken You are a legend in our books

@beagle7622

4 жыл бұрын

Listen to Chris Amon. That is the what history has always said . Henry Ford couldn’t care less. Remember Miles was a minute down when the 1st order to slow down was communicated to the cars McLaren slowed down as per team orders and Miles didn’t.That is a fact. Bruce as shown in Can Am was one of the very quickest drivers. He would have raced Miles if given the chance.

@nemisis69spec

4 жыл бұрын

We all knew he won no one can take that from him

@bremCZ

4 жыл бұрын

@@nemisis69spec He wouldn't have been anywhere close to winning if the others hadn't slowed down before hand.

@Slyou333

4 жыл бұрын

@@bremCZ i dont get it.. in the movie it all BS ? Ken is far in front and slow down , you are saying in reality he wasnt first ?

@bremCZ

4 жыл бұрын

@@Slyou333 In reality when the first order for all Fords to ease off and slow down was given, Mclaren was in front. Mclaren slowed down as instructed as did the 3rd place Ford, but Miles didn't. Miles passed Mclaren during a pit stop because of this. Miles was then ordered to slow down because he hadn't done the first time which is the reason he was able to pass Mclaren. Mclaren deserved the win either way.

this documentary deserves more recognition and comments! Great job, thank you so much for someone finally to compile all the photos and video and data to make this much needed video documentary. Ken Miles is an unsung hero that I will help to bring to light all that I can do. Thank you Kahn Media and Petersen Museum

@jenniferbooth8090

4 жыл бұрын

Cant wait until November when it comes out

@danb.3397

4 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferbooth8090 IT'S GOING TO BE A HOLLYWOOD TRAVESTY

@Cheeseatingjunglista

4 жыл бұрын

@@danb.3397 I assume you either :- A Read this in some publication about Hollywood B Got told it by a voice in your head C Used your crystal ball to figure it out. Whichever it was, its sure got you agitated as you had to tell everyone in FULL CAPS,. Yep, its the only way to be convinced if something, its got be SHOUTED!!! Hope the meds kick in soon

@djxsquizit

4 жыл бұрын

Your wish came true. They made a movie

@z.C.008

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you are happy knowing that now there's a worldwide recognition for Mr.Ken, Thanks to Hollywood

I've always known what happened at LeMans , with Ken Miles being told to slow down ,but watching this almost makes me , a grown man , cry .

@JC-gw3yo

2 жыл бұрын

It made me cry...

Truly an underrated sports story. I am so happy that more people know this story now!

I never realized how painful Ken Miles got after all he did to the company. RIP Ken, Ford v Ferrari is a must watch

I actually got emotional watching the movie when ken died in practice. I really had no idea what the movie was really about. Probably one of my new favorite racing movies by far.

Today The movie made Ken Miles an International Sensation 🙏🏽 True heroes 🦸‍♂️ never go unsung

@ericyirka6444

4 жыл бұрын

GS Narayan no it made him a sensation to people who like movies and cars. But ken miles was loved and known by lots of people that live for cars long before this movie was made.

@himalayapictures

4 жыл бұрын

eric yirka 👍🏼

I came here after watching ford v ferrari , and it really hurts me so much for what ford did to ken miles , i couldn't imagine how much it wud have hurt him , thanks for the movie thanks for this documentry for letting the world know this unsung hero , according to me he won the triple crown.

@glenn1035

4 жыл бұрын

Because Ken Miles was doing so much better before Ford hired him and gave his race team an unlimited budget. Ken worked for Shelby American and Shelby was entirely funded by Ford. A story of a broke race driver Miles and a medically retired race driver Shelby being given the gift of an unlimited racing budget and world wide engineering resources to chase their dreams. How dare Ford ask for anything in return other than publicity.

@gouthamb884

4 жыл бұрын

@@glenn1035 they cud have atleast let him be in the front by 8 metres😭😭

@CoyoteFTW

4 жыл бұрын

Glenn 103 - exactly well said !

@bighands69

4 жыл бұрын

@@gouthamb884 No. The actual race organizers at Le Mans made the rules up in the middle of the race so that the drivers did not actually know what was going on and neither did Ford. When they declared McLaren the winner no body knew that was coming.

@gouthamb884

4 жыл бұрын

@@bighands69 baddest of luck

Having lived when this happened, it was an amazing time.

@djxsquizit

4 жыл бұрын

Lucky man

watched the movie last night. it's still here in my head. have followed this story for 54 years now. something happened to me last night. I smiled from ear to ear for 2 hours and 25 minutes. I had to leave before the ending. couldn't stand to see it. I wanted it to go on and on it was soo good!

R.I.P Mr.Ken Miles .. salute to a legend :((

Watched the movie and was torn apart on how it ended..... Ken Miles really deserved the win.

Excellent short form documentary! Kudos to all that helped create it!! And I'm old enough to know who Ken Miles was and what he did. This is an excellent tribute to him. Thank you!!

I loved the Film! I was there at Le Mans in 1966, and didn't mind Hollywood hyping it up at all! Great fun!!! More racing films like this PLEASE!

Ken Miles, Carrol Shelby, and the Ford GT - the stuff of legends.

I looked this up this morning. McLaren was 52 seconds in front ,when both were told too slow down, McLaren did , Miles didn’t according to 2 sources I read.I get upset when people are saying that Bruce McLaren,was somehow dishonourable.

@DennisMerwood-xk8wp

4 жыл бұрын

You have a right to be upset. Posters denigrating McLaren are clueless.

@HabeebAbiola

2 жыл бұрын

You don't actually think before you talk, didn't you read he helped build the GT40 to the stage it get to. If he did not build the GT40, how will Chris Amon and Bruce get the kind of Ford to even lead 52 secs in the first place and he even had a problem with his door at the initial stage. Did Amon and Bruce have a door problem?

@beagle7622

2 жыл бұрын

@@HabeebAbiola Bruce built the car that Miles drove at Sebring & won that race in. Ford paid him well for his engineering input using the money to fund his Formula One team .Don’t forget that he also designed & built the astonishingly successful series of Cars that totally dominated the American Can Am series for about 5 years. The film was totally dishonest about the 1965 LeMans race where Bruce & Ken co drove one of the one of the 1st 3 Mk2’s . Unfortunately all 3 of these car retired Both Ken Miles & Bruce McLaren drove for Shelby’s team at that time .

Who's here after watching the Ford vs Ferrari trailer?

@negativeindustrial

4 жыл бұрын

Stop being creepy, Patrick. No, I don’t like Huey Louis.

@Sadhill25

4 жыл бұрын

Pat Bateman I’m here after having watch the movie today 🎥

@songojune

4 жыл бұрын

Sadhill25 what’d you think of the movie?

@yesitsmeguru

4 жыл бұрын

I'm here after watching the movie

@summerparadiso7130

4 жыл бұрын

yesitsmeguru same me

I am here because the movie.was great!

It's amazing how multi-dimensional, captivating, and legendary this story is even after all this time.

Ken Miles, hero on the battlefield and on the racetrack. He deserved that triple crown.

Fantastic, every motor sports fan and enthusiast should watch this, bravo!!

Ken Miles will be remembered always as a legend with a legendary skills and performance

For all who say Ken got screwed. He had the ultimate decision. He could of chose not to slow down but he did. That shows major class.

Wow, just wow. Fantastic documentary!

Fantastic documentary. Thank you.

Great job putting this together! I could watch for hours🏁

Buddy and I to see the movie in 4 days... CAN'T WAIT!! I followed sports car racing very closely then. I was a senior in HS in '66. Ken Miles won this race. I don't care who's name is on the trophy.

@thuaners

4 жыл бұрын

George Carlin i saw the movie last night, it was awesome! yes Ken won!

To fully understand Ken Miles legacy you need to look up his lengthy racing record before he ever joined Shelby.

@GeriatricFan1963

5 жыл бұрын

Not to mention his career driving motorcycles pre-war, and then as a tank commander during WW2.

@bobmoore3219

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if a Google of Flying Shingle will retrieve anything.

That was a beautifully told and presented documentary, I really enjoyed it. Well done to all those involved in producing it.

This documentary is outstanding: great interviews, excellent pace, wonderful footage, well-scripted, and a perfect length. "Bravo!" to the pros who made this film.

This video was fantastic. I'm glad I found it in my recommended videos. Can't wait to share it and play it for friends. I too had never heard of Ken Miles until today even though I was familiar with this race. What an incredible guy and what an incredible day in history. It was sweet and bitter, full of aggravation and celebration. The pressure and the stakes and drama were sky high. The end result was the culmination of so much hard work by so many, many whose names have been lost. Big congrats to all the engineers, mechanics and drivers who pulled this off in about three years of pushing. That's not a lot of time to win against the legendary Ferrari teams who had been eating and breathing this sport for decades. It goes to show that with bails of money, brute force, and teams of dedicated professionals, one could conquer the world. Conversely I see Ferrari's side; a very small company that always punched above its weight and somehow felt that they'd been had. Then again, it's good to see they got the stuffing beat out of them a few times by some Americans too.

Bloody beautiful to see the legends of motor sports talking

Fantastic video..! Thank you very much for making this.!

Great Doco, thanks for making it

staging a finish like that should not be allowed

@derek-press

4 жыл бұрын

they still do it in formula 1 today to get driver/car points

@joeneufeldt4738

4 жыл бұрын

Ferrari did it at Le Mans 1 or 2 years prior(they finished 1-2-3), but their cars weren't on the same lap as each other so there was no worry

@maskedcanadian1677

4 жыл бұрын

just like in Nascar and owners telling drivers, no you must let your team mate win

@FabledGentleman

4 жыл бұрын

@@joeneufeldt4738 In 1966 only two of the three GT40's were on the same lap, Miles and McLaren. The last was like 13 laps behind. If only McLaren also was like 1 lap behind.

@joeneufeldt4738

4 жыл бұрын

@@FabledGentleman yes, that's correct

Ken Miles is a legend!

Once more, beautiful video! thank you sharing !!!

Ken's GT 40 is now in the Shelby museum in Boulder, CO, USA. Every first Saturday of September, Labor Day, the museum has a big party.. Last year 2021, Ken Miles son, Peter was the guest. He was a fine guest and all was entertained. If you think you can sneak a touch of Ken's car, the museums wrath will come upon you.... I touched the tire

awesome story! Never heard it told in completeness like this...thank you!!

@RBYW1234

2 жыл бұрын

18:15 - The distance dose not start recording until they cross the starting line, almost like saying the metal in this car is older so it wins.

One of the best racing car docs ever made!

Thank you so much for this great video! 👍

I watched the movie.....but this additional content is truly remarkable. A great racing story. TY ....

This deserves millions of views

The grand tour episode 6 did a great job of telling this great story I sure do miss em all days like this honestly

Saw the movie today! Great story well directed. Worth the price of the ticket.

Really well done, both historically and cinematically

Ken was the reason Ford won But ford screwed him..

@buckhorncortez

4 жыл бұрын

If you're looking for a villain, you might want to try the ACO (Automobile Club de l'Ouest) - the people who run the LeMans race. They originally told Ford that a dead heat would be an acceptable finish. Instructions were given to the drivers based on that assurance from the ACO. Sometime later, the ACO came back and changed their original determination. There were no radios between the driver and crew in those days, and the decision was made, that short of calling the cars into the pits, trying to communicate through the pit board system would only cause confusion with the drivers. So, the original directions to the drivers, based on ACO assurances of a tie being acceptable were allowed to stand by Carroll Shelby as they had to win the race.

@abayamangali

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, don’t like that Ford disrespected Ken Miles, the best racing driver in history.

@gigid9606

3 жыл бұрын

I think you just told the whole story

@andreivinczeller4547

3 жыл бұрын

@Flame Resistant Troll I have never seen someone so arrogant before. You do have some points but god i'd be mad if i would be put in a group with you in school.

@aviralsingh4191

3 жыл бұрын

@Flame Resistant Troll so you are just here to discredit ken miles for whatever little he has achieved . why so much hate towards him ? Let him RIP

I really appreciate this video on the information of Ford and Ferrari. I always appreciate learning the backstory behind the movie but also the impact both companies and the people involved.

Really great footage of the events leading up to this race.

@frankpienkosky5688

3 жыл бұрын

Steve McQeen's movie actually tells you more about Le Mans itself....had plans to go back when we had a cheap, direct flight to Paris...and then the high-speed train which would take you there.....

Great film. Thanks for sharing.

😮 Excellent production!!!

Mclaren should never have accepted the first place honor. Disappointing.

@Pectopah123

4 жыл бұрын

McLaren was the winner. Maybe Henry Ford who is the villain in this race. I don't know. Lose a race for a photo? Ford backstabbed Ken Miles. Not fair.

@glenn1035

4 жыл бұрын

@@Pectopah123 Henry Ford II is the villain? Let's see.. Ken Miles got to work for Shelby American and by extension Ford Motor Company and was paid very well to do it. Ford gave his race team an unlimited budget and Miles had direct input on whatever he wanted for the cars. Unlike NASCAR and Trans Am racing at that time none of this had much connection with the cars being sold in the showrooms, Shelby never built enough Cobras to even allow one third of the Ford dealerships in America to get one. Le Mans was and is just very expensive bragging rights and publicity that's Ford's only return on the investment so do what the boss says and enjoy the ride.

@Pectopah123

4 жыл бұрын

@@glenn1035 I agree. But...

@joeneufeldt4738

4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't call Ford II the villain, I think Leo Beebe was at fault. He was in charge of the Ford's SV racing programs and should have known the rules of Le Mans. He even admitted his annoyance of Ken Miles(if you believe he wanted Miles to lose).

@tykeboy16

4 жыл бұрын

@@glenn1035 "only return on investment", you know how much they probably made off that photo finish win? Way more than they put into the program that's for sure, this put Ford on an international stage unlike NASCAR. So yeah, they were the greedy villain that fucked Miles.

Thank you for the recognition for the family.

This is a brilliant documentary!.

You can see from Chris Amon's expressions that he is zero bit guilty about how it ended

@toxaq

4 жыл бұрын

Sachin Patodia why would he? He and McLaren were the fastest car and leading the race before slowing under team orders. Miles/Hulme didn’t slow as asked. That’s how they got the lead, not by being the fastest car on the track. Hollywood lied to you.

@NA-ij6pc

4 жыл бұрын

@@toxaq shut up dumbass

@anandvarunachari5938

4 жыл бұрын

@@toxaq are you really this dump 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

The other hero of this story is McLaren, his contribution to motor sport in the 60’s would be seen more grandly if he was British or American, as a humble New Zealander he won in everything from CanAm to F1 to Indy in cars of his own design... and had his own role in polishing GT40s into Le Man winners. Check out his biography if you can find it.

@flexking8403

4 жыл бұрын

Shane Summers if he was a real man he would’ve given ken the win. Selfish

@slowhoon

4 жыл бұрын

@@flexking8403 No one did that sort of thing in the 1960s - it wasn't even considered.

@toxaq

4 жыл бұрын

@Th3Aggr3ssiv3 Cons3rvativ3 why don't you all tell us how Miles/Hulme got in front of the Amon/McLaren car then?

@toxaq

4 жыл бұрын

@@flexking8403 only someone who gets facts from movies would come up with such an inane suggestion.

Fantastic retrospective!

Great video! I love the very very end. RIP Mr. Macura.

Just got done reading "go like hell". Great book!

@kevinchannel5435

3 жыл бұрын

" go like hell ford "

Ken Miles is still the hero in our hearts and Christian Bale helped portray how important and passionate ken in this race. Christian bought justice

Excellent video Go Ken

I always remember reading about Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby winning together, as a kid.

Thanks to historians like these, we will know Ken Miles part of those amazing years

@frankpienkosky5688

3 жыл бұрын

races like this were popular TV events back then...and ABC's Wide World of Sports carried many of them.....

This is a gold class documentary

Legend. Never to be done again. This is history people.

Goosebumps !!!! Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby RIP in heaven 🙏🇺🇸

RIP Chris Amon

@user-rm5rz2zh8k

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck him

@Aotearoa_Kiwi

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-rm5rz2zh8k Why?

@AidenWestori

3 жыл бұрын

@Flame Resistant Troll I never really understood the people that'd love seeing Ken Miles up on the podium (not because of the weird dead heat things idk) because he deserved it or something like that instead of McLaren. You know McLaren & Miles raced for the same car the year before, and that they respected each other? Maybe some people just confuse me :|

So I have an old reference book, owned it for many years. A 1970 copy of the Encyclopedia of Motor Racing. It lists all the results for LeMans over all the years, and in fact mentions that Ford Motor had just funded a rebuild of the corner before the pits. This helped slow down cars and make pit entry safer (1968). The winner of the 1966 race is the Chris Amon car. The photo, one of only 20 or so in the whole book, is the (#1) Ken Miles car. Appropriate tribute.

God Bless these guys !!! What a time on motorcar history and I was a wondering young man able to have seen it all unfold. I still love cars but was sidetracked by family and a totally unrelated career.

Ken sir you are legend ❤️

And this is why *WE SHOULD NEVER ALLOWED TEAM ORDERS!!!*

@MrSniperfox29

3 жыл бұрын

The driver could have ignored them, but the fact is such a fantasy is impossible to enforce.

Once in a while I rewatch this piece of history.

Ken Miles. I just learned about him. Hell of a Guy. Thank you.

Is it possible to dethrone McLaren and grant Miles the win for 1966 Le Mans today?

@kadasrichard

3 жыл бұрын

@Flame Resistant Troll Juha Kankkunen's 1986 WDC in rally would also come into scrutiny. I've seen your comments on other videos on this topic. You sir are a pretty knowledgeble man when it comes to racing. I wonder, do you like rally racing? Or Indycar?

Something to note: The GT40s that won LeMans on 66 and 67 were Ford works teams, but Ford withdrew from LeMans afterwards. However a handful of teams were still racing them in 68 and 69, and one of them carried the torch of the Ford works’ winning streak. The GT40 that won the 68 and 69 LeMans was privately owned by John Wyer, the original guy that Ford contacted to create the GT40, but fired when it was unsuccessful at 64. Ironically, that gulf liveried Mk I is perhaps the most famous GT40 to date, and as far as I know the only car that ever won Le Mans twice. (The 69 winner that won Le Mans was the exact same car as the one that won in 68 with a different racing number)

@IronMan-qi3yg

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks I liked reading that

@dustymojave

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, John Wyer was the Team Manager for the Ford GT40 team its first year in 1964. Under his stewardship, the GT40s never finished a race, let alone won one. So Ford took the GT40s away from Wyer and put them in the hands of the Shelby team. Shelby won the 1st time out and that was at Daytona in '65. Apparently Wyer and his crew learned a hell of a lot between the end of the 1964 season and the beginning of the 1967 season when his team built their "Mirage" race cars, including Chassis 1075, which after racing in 67 as a Mirage, for 1968 was converted to standard GT40 bodywork and went on to win Le Mans in 68 and 69.

@frankpienkosky5688

3 жыл бұрын

seem to recall Ferrari developing a car....the LM model...to compete directly with the Ford GT.....both manufacturers slowly withdrew from the competition in the 70's as the Porsche 917 became just too dominant...and too fast!....there's a reason they put those chicane's in at Mulsanne....just getting too dangerous......

@devandrasimanjuntak1646

3 жыл бұрын

Frank Pienkosky nah, after 1967, there was a limit on engine discplacement to 5.0L for the prototypes. The Ford factory team decided to leave and not participate in future LM races. The 68 and 69 GT40 Mk I was technically a privateer. Said privateer (John Wyer) was one of the original fathers of the GT40, but he is still a privateer nonetheless. Ferrai widthrew from Le Mans because they wanted to focus on F1. It was around the same tome where Niki Lauda said that their F1 car was rubbish while testing. He suggested that if Ferrari were to be successful at F1, they would have to focus their funding to F1 and not their sports car (group 5 prototype/Le Mans) programme. Ferrari agreed with the condition that if Lauda didn’t win the next race, they would fire him. Lauda won the next race, and Ferrari propmptly abandon their sports car programme. They hadn’t returned to Le Mans ever since. I forgot exactly which year but by 1975 I believe they have left completely.

@devandrasimanjuntak1646

3 жыл бұрын

Frank Pienkosky they out those chicanes on Le Mans way forward in 1990, after a Peugeot broke the all time speed record for Le Mans, 407 km/h. That car was specifically designed to go fast round the Mulsanne straight, because it was slow everywehre else and would last only a couple laps before the engine starts overheating. But it did it’s job. The strange thing is, contrary to pupular belief, most of the accidents that happened in Le Mans were on other sections of the track. The Mulsanne straight almost never saw controversy despite the cars going at 360 km/h for Group 5 and 6 prototypes as well as 380-390 km/h in the Group C era. FIA was just scared because now that someone had broken the 400 km/h barrier, everyone would start to race to that speed. So to stop that from happening, they added the chicanes. In retrospect, it might have been a wise decision, but up to that point, there was very minimal accidents in the Mulsanne straight itself.

Fantastic racing !!

Awesome piece of history 👍

KEN YOU LEGEND YOU.

i feels bad for ken miles. unsung hero..

RIP Ken Miles you were amazing, here after finishing Ford v Ferrari DAMN It was amazing

I met Ken at Sebring in '65, I think, he wad sitting in his Cobra. My dad had been going there since 1956, and I was only 12 at the time. But since I had been going since I was 5, I kinda knew who all the guys were. Still have the picture I took with my Brownie Kodak of him at Sebring. The movie was great for people who have no idea how things were back then, yet having been going to all of these race ever since, well I guess ya had to be there. Dayton had a cafeteria in the paddocks, and if ya knew your way around you could go in there at 2 in the morning, and sit right next to these guys. Sitting next to Pedro Rodriguez and Graham Hill when the #2 917 Porsches were wearing the orange and blue colors was a dream come true for a 14 year old kid! This movie really does bring back great memories of When Giants Raced! The 917 Porsches were absolutely amazing!

Denny Hulme! Don't make mistakes like this!! OH Hugs love this.

I wont buy a ford car cause i'm so sad by ken miles 😣😣

@davidm5707

4 жыл бұрын

Me, too. But I won't buy a Ford car because they're...Fords.

@805NAVE

4 жыл бұрын

Haha same. I never would’ve bought a ford cuz of reliability issues and build quality issues, and now I certainly will not.

@jerryp2433

4 жыл бұрын

It's funny because I had a really high opinion of Ford before watching the movie, and now I'm like meh... I didn't know much about the story other than Ford won Le Mans as the underdog....Turns out they were the big corporate assholes all along and Ferrari was building cars in a barn. I'm surprised Ford even allowed this to film.

@KB-bh9hp

3 жыл бұрын

@@jerryp2433 Well the movie made it seem like ford was against Ken all along, which was so far from the truth. Also, just because we don't like something doesn't mean we have to right to stop people from making or saying it. That's the mentality a lot of idiot liberals have and look where it's gotten them...

@KB-bh9hp

3 жыл бұрын

@@jerryp2433 Not really, some conservatives are bad are silencing opposing opinions, but they have nothing on liberals. Basically every form of media outlet targets conservative viewpoints, twitter/facebook/KZread have all banned conservative platforms/channels for "hate speech" when those channels didn't really say anything bad, yet they've left up platforms that have literally said extremely racist and hateful things like "You can't be racist towards white people" or "I hate all white people". Then there's the fact that many politicians supported the violent rioting these idiots were doing, while saying we'll fine and even arrest you if you try to do something like reopen your business or go to church. Then some outlets on the left actually claimed that these riots actually reduced the amount of new covid19 cases, which is bs. All I'll say is anyone with a functioning brain is starting to become more conservative, I used to be quite liberal, but I'm disgusted at what many liberals have become. There gone from a rational party to a party that gets incredibly upset when conservatives try to bring facts and logic into an argument.

Thankyou for the story . I had trouble believing what happened.

What an amazing story. if they can recreate this story it would be a great movie

AND KEN MILES WAS A QUINTESSENTIAL PROFESSIONAL IN THE CAR RACING WORLD WHO CONQUERED LEMANS FOR FORD.