Carroll Shelby at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1966
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Carroll Shelby was brought in to boost Ford's struggling GT racing program in late 1964. Shelby, who'd won Le Mans as a driver in 1959, turned things around. His team reworked the GT40 and, with Ford engineers, replaced its 289-cubic-inch engine with a big 427. Ford swept the Le Mans podium in 1966 by taking first, second, and third places.
Carroll Shelby was brought in to boost Ford's struggling GT racing program in late 1964. Shelby, who'd won Le Mans as a driver in 1959, turned things around. His team reworked the GT40 and, with Ford engineers, replaced its 289-cubic-inch engine with a big 427. Ford swept the Le Mans podium in 1966 by taking first, second, and third places.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
18 June 1966-19 June 1966
Subject Date
18 June 1966 - 19 June 1966
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.660645.26
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in
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