Great Read: The driving force behind Ford's Le Mans '66 win

Ken Miles' incredible story  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View in browser View in browser ARTICLES MAGAZINE SHOP DATABASE SHOP ARCHIVE Great Read – Ford v Ferrari: Ken Miles Gordon Cruickshank | December 2019 2025 marks 60 years since Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby won the '65 Daytona 24 Hours in the Ford GT – the first step towards the Blue Oval famously beating Ferrari at Le Mans the following year. Today's Great Read tells the story of Miles, the driver and engineer who was so crucial to the triumph       That muddled triumph of 1966, when three Ford MkIIs bellowed across the line at La Sarthe to claim victory for the Blue Oval without knowing who was first, forms the dramatic core of the new fact-based film Le Mans '66 (or Ford v Ferrari in the US), and surprisingly it picks out a relatively unknown English driver and engineer to head the US cavalry against the bad guys – in this case that foreign fiend Enzo Ferrari. READ MORE F1 James Elson Mansell's debut Ferrari win: How its British F1 hero won first time out Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari F1 debut comes 30 years after Nigel Mansell won on his first race for the Scuderia – legendary designer John Barnard remembers Nigel that famous race READ MORE AUCTIONS James Elson Legendary racers from Indycar golden age for sale Jackie Stewart's IndyCar that failed laps from victory in the 1966 Indy 500 was the star lot in a 16 car auction, selling for $715,000 READ MORE AUCTIONS James Elson Legendary racers from Indycar golden age for sale Jackie Stewart's IndyCar that failed laps from victory in the 1966 Indy 500 was the star lot in a 16 car auction, selling for $715,000 READ MORE F1 Cambridge Kisby Lewis Hamilton on track for Ferrari: which cars can F1 teams test? Why is Lewis Hamilton driving a 2023 Ferrari? Here's everything you need to know about F1 testing, including what car Hamilton drove for his first test in Maranello and how far he is able to drive it READ MORE Connect with us We're also available on Update your preferences Control your Motor Sport experience by selecting the content you wish to receive and stay up to date. UPDATE NOW Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy Motor Sport Magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE  Company no. 05471049, Vat no. 871 544 60