The 1967 Ford Mark IV: Legend of Le Mans

[@cavdragoon]

Ken Miles deserves so much credit for the development of this program and its successes .

[@garywordsworth9302]

Teddy teabag is often forgotten these days, what a man though

[@cavdragoon]

Gary Wordsworth your 100% right.

[@cavdragoon]

Not forgotten by any means. In fact he gets more than his share of attention. That said he did not deserve to have the 66 win, that belongs to Miles and Hulme.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@ZebsFrend - Sorry but the Deuce was motivated by pride.... proud to be a Ford with his name on the building and proud to be an American. Calling him racist for this is very ignorant at best. He didn't want people down the road saying "You only won because you had great foreign drivers." He wanted an All American victory and you can't fault him for that! 🏆🏁 U.S.A. !

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Gary Wordsworth - Teddy Teabag, or Side-bite as Shelby was known to call him, is certainly not forgotten by those of us who were following sports car racing in the sixties. He and Phil Remington probably contributed more than anyone to the GT40 program, not to mention the Cobra and GT350 development. WWII Tank Commander, self taught engineer and outstanding driver, Ken Miles was a great part of the Shelby American enterprise and a very dear friend to Shelby. I believe his loss had a much bigger impact on Carroll than most people realized.

[@orangelion03]

Gurney and Foyt. 1967. Legends. Both built and drove their cars to victories that year...Foyt in his Coyote at Indy, Gurney in his Eagle at Spa. Both win LeMans Hard to imagine that happening today.

[@firefightergoggie]

Ken Miles getting killed was a real travesty. Just think of what else he could have done with his time.

[@inflationbusters]

Sports Car Racing was at a pinnacle for the Time and A lot of things were being Panned out and compensated for For the first Time they were dealing with power exceeding handling capabilities that lead to higer risks on the track for the drivers and pioneers of the sport. And other greats that we lost who I never got to watch race on the track. God Bless The Greats Of Motor Racing. Miles, McDonald, Donahue, Walther, Hall, McClaren and others, we will never forget.my favorite and not famous, (Hal Keck northeast SCCA A Production cobra,a privateer and U.S. Veteran who just drove fearless sometimes going off the track passing people. as I watched as a 8 year old kid.

[@americandadgeek9867]

He was a great man who became victim of bad company politics

[@shinestar2912]

Bandini his mian foe at Ferrari died a year later. Mclaren his teammate died 2 years later. They all could have done a lot of things but that's racing. Surprisingly, Shelby with his myriad of health problems would outlive almost all his contemporaries. Passing away in 2012.

[@thethirdman225]

@@inflationbusters Walther? You mean Salt Walther? Surely not...?

[@addonisryan]

So true! If they spent as much time on stopping as going fast , he would have lived.

[@JackF99]

Mark 4 the best looking American race car ever, Ford was always the only US manufacturer with worldwide respect.

[@allencapps4622]

Vettes had a pretty good run with the 3 and 4 so I'm not so sure about that statement.

[@321gates]

@Allen Capps Almost no one in Europe equates Chevy to racing. Just being honest. ps Ford is getting back into F1.

[@allencapps4622]

@@321gates ford getting back into F1 is a joke. They are buying a team so they can put their name in the car but not supplying the power train where andretti is trying to bring Cadillac and actually use them as the engine manufacturer. I have both Ford and Chevy so I'm not biased from one to the other.

[@thomaswentworth6433]

MkII

[@JackF99]

@@thomaswentworth6433 ?

[@mikecastellon4545]

If Enzo sold Ferrari to ford I’d be driving a Ferrari minivan right now

[@kcsnow9447]

So might Sabine Schmitz! :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIKtfISgjdV6h6M and: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3zMdGNplNyJoMU

[@addonisryan]

Maybe that's why it didn't happen. Enzo foresaw the cheapening if his name and brand.

[@K2edg]

Nar, If Ferrari had sold up Henry ford had such a big ego he would have just slapped Ford badges on everything red and stopped road car production.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@K2edg The Deuce didn't have an ego like Enzo's, no, not even close! Well, OK, maybe close. Oh hell, they were both egotists!

[@K2edg]

@@Loulovesspeed LOL give it a break!! the GT40 is what happens when two big ego's clash. Ford literally could not take No for an Answer...... Ford was a big Childish Bully surrounded by Yes men so had a tantrum when he met an equal sized ego in Enzo Ferrari.

[@joeviking61]

This chokes me up...I was a boy, and these guys were my Superheros. We were so proud to be Americans

[@dixitpatel017]

History!!!!You have to write it. Hats off to Caroll Shelby, Ken Miles and Ford engineers.

[@lightningblue648]

I cannot wait to watch the movie along with my Mustang club. We visited the Henry Ford back in July and loved seeing the GT40 and the new GT together. I was born a Ford guy and will always be a Ford guy. God Bless Detroit!!! (Especially Dearborn)

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Sam Adams - And that's where the similarity begins and ends! Ford and Shelby American, Inc. made the car a winner!

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Sam Adams - I have no problem accepting that the Lola "inspired" the design of the Ford GT. I do have a problem with so many Brits trying to say the Ford was for all intents and purposes, a Lola. That is not reality! Later man.

[@plantfeeder6677]

So were you as disappointed as I was watching that hollywood joke? Absolutely nothing like the book except they got the winner right.

[@SilverSurfer5150]

The champagne shower tradition started thanks to Dan Gurney in ‘67! Wow! :)

[@steveconkey7362]

My uncles best friend until they were 19 when he left Long Island to race cars.

[@williamcharles9480]

As a life long Ford guy I've got to say that this was one of the greatest automotive stories in my lifetime. I can remember how hard it was to find information on Ford's development program and on the races as they would progress. The Ford MkII was a beautiful car and one of my favorites until that MkIV was introduced. I'm so glad that I was alive to witness this amazing story in Ford's racing history. Today's complexities don't allow for stories like this to happen.

[@brendo7363]

"Today's complexities don't allow for stories like this to happen." Not true, in 2013 Peugeot took a blank cheque to PIkes Peak and smashed the locals. They even built their own car and won first time! And VW did the same thing last year. So huge manufacturers with unlimited funds can still come in and crush the little guys even today. What doesn't really happen so much anymore is the underdogs holding off the giants for a few years like Ferarri did to Ford in the 60's.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@brendo7363 Pike's Peak is racing against time and not other cars.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@sergeantmasson3669 - That's right - totally different venue! Not to mention, The Pikes Peak Hill Climb is hardly on the same level as the most coveted endurance race in the world, the 24 Hrs. of Le Mans! A "blank check" at Pikes Peak is pocket change compared to designing, engineering and testing money Ford spent developing the iconic GT40 and MK IV series cars. 🤠 🏆 🏁

[@321-Gone]

The MkIII was a beauty too.

[@plantfeeder6677]

​@@brendo7363Ferrari was not even close to being an UNDERDOG in the 1960s. Wtf are your braincells?! It was Ford who was David in this story. I don't care how big a company they were. They had absolutely NO experience racing. How can you call them the Giant when they were like a new born baby against a seasoned veteran. That's stupid think on your part and you need to stop it cause it makes you look like a fool!!😐

[@sirjammer]

one of the most beautiful cars ever made.

[@paxwallacejazz]

Wow didn't know that story about Dan Gurney And Michael Parks pulling over in the grass after Arnage turn to wait each other out;10 whole seconds. Legendary. Cool Dan Gurney.

[@mpojr]

They brought this car on tour in 1967 to ford dealerships l was 19 at the time l asked the tour manager if l could set in it and to my surprise he said ok all l could say was wow. What an iconic car and what a great driver Dan Gurany and AJ Foyt were.

[@edcain3676]

Was in the Jungles of Nam While All this was Going on in 66-67,but @ Least I Got to watch the Reruns of It,Lots of Our Guys Did Not.So Proud of Ford' s Victories!!Later in Life,When I Enjoyed my 03 SVT TERMINATOR IN Mid 2000' s Was Glad to be A Ford Owner That All Started from Ford's Dominance in the 66-67 Years!!My First Car after Getting home in Late 67,Was a Mercury Cyclone & Always Drove it Like I Stole It !!

[@ltjjenkins]

Thanks for your service

[@mariacastro7355]

Ford fan for ever.

[@johnnymossville]

Goose bumps. That project was a high point in Ford's history. This is where they showed the world what they were capable of if they set their minds to it. Fantastic.

[@mikegroat7732]

I think the Willow Run bomber plant is the high point in Ford's history. That thing was amazing!

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@mikegroat7732 - Yes it was! The ironic part is that the Ford/Ferrari battle may have started well before 1964. It is quite possible that a B-24 Liberator Bomber made in the Ford Willow Run plant could have bombed Ferrari's factory in WWII ! Something like 56 minutes to completely assemble a bomber and roll it out the doors! Quite amazing.

[@davewalker3561]

I knew most of this but love the way it has been portrayed here. I was 11 years old in ‘66 and my favorite slot car was always the GT-40.

[@bluevalkyrie2517]

Yes, the turquoise T-JET

[@clutch5sp989]

WoW...you just kicked a memory loose in me. I had one of those big slot car tracks dad got for me and never let me play with. I was way too young 6-7? Remember the smell of the oil and the electric contacts getting hot/burning?

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Dave Walker - Am I right in saying you probably had a poster of the GT40 on your bedroom wall?

[@Miatacrosser]

THE Greatest and Prettiest American Built Race Car Ever. I feel so honored and humbled to have been a young racing fan at that time. Between Dan Gurney's(RIP Dan)great victory at the Belgium GP, AJ's win at Indianapolis 500, and the historic win by both of them at Lemans, it was a great time to be an American.

[@fraserrobison8510]

Miatacrosser z

[@humptydombrowski9484]

I was at Nuerbergring in 1968 and watched these cars, i think Porsche won that year but I loved seeing the Fords.

[@PeterMayer]

The chaparral was pretty cool looking as well. Totally innovative. American.

[@wordsshackles441]

It's really based on a British chassis. So, not sure about that statement. It's not like Ford all of sudden developed a spontaneous understanding of how to make a high-performance race car. Just look at the mustang, and even to this day, the Ford cars that perform are all engineered in Germany. I mean, there is a reason why Ford tried to buy Ferrari. The truth is that racing is just not part of American culture.

[@reds7vn644]

Yeah but if we're completely honest about this car it was a British designed car (Lola Mk6) it had Lotus design suspension Italian brakes I believe the only thing "Ford" about it was the engine. Ford basically bought the cars from Lola and then just modified them. So they're not really Ford's cars there's somebody else's cars that Ford modified. Much like if I go out and buy a Ferrari and then I modify and try to say I'll look at the car that I built because it has my badge on it. Sure it has my name on it but I didn't build it

[@donaldremington3737]

Phil Remington was my distant cousin. He worked for Dan Gurney till he was in his 90's Very proud of him.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Donald Remington - You absolutely should be! Everything I've read about this man portrays him as the ultimate fabricator, engineer and incredibly talented solver of problems that would leave many others baffled! That's good blood you're from! Phil was talented enough that he reshaped the various air inlets on the car and picked up the equivalent of 70 HP!

[@rahulboine9907]

Can you tell me some more about that guy? And ken miles? If you know any stories from your personal family

[@ashchaya7676]

I've seen a few GT-40 replicas on the streets in my time. Each time I'm just amazed that there is a human being inside it. They are *SO LOW* to the ground!

[@steverivinius5686]

When founder henry ford was asked when did car racing start.his profound answer was "when they built the second car "

[@mistersmith3986]

Bwuaaahaaahaaa!!! I love it. Thanks!!!

[@deborahchesser7375]

Boy that’s the truth! Love it

[@dododada8147]

They didn’t wait for a second car, they raced against horses🤣

[@MrGaryGG48]

I think the basic premise is based on an idea my grandpa passed along to me about 50 years ago... "It takes two opinions to make a horse race!" After the second horse shows up, or car, or motorcycle, or nearly anything else that moves, the race is on.......

[@PatriotPaulUSA]

Its how ford started the company if you read the history

[@mike_oe]

"Last time I was there, I won the race" What a killer statement :)

[@hoatattis7283]

wOW AND HOW MANY TIMES WAS THAT?

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@hoatattis7283 - Keep crying ferrari boy, Enzo would love it!

[@Petidani0330]

"It's the only program I've ever known that didn't have a budget." That's the secret of victory right there, ladies and gentlemen.

[@kcsnow9447]

It didn't hurt the American space program either. :D

[@clockwize]

It's not about the budget. It's about the desire and willingness to do anything humanly possible to achieve a goal. Therein lies the key to all of mans successes.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@clockwize - Very well said! I'm so tired of these clowns that think any company with enough money could do what Ford has done at Le Mans. You and I know that it takes so much more than just money to create a Le Mans winning car.

[@martinmoffitt4702]

You throw enough money at anything and it will go away.."Bye Enzo"!

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@martinmoffitt4702 - Evidently in your eyes, all it takes is plenty of $$$ to make a winner. You couldn't be more wrong if you tried! You have completely denied the incredible knowledge and talent necessary to get the job done, and that is both a shame and a disrespectful slap in the face to the many extremely talented men who worked together to make this car a winner!

[@borginator1493]

Enzo was probably smirkin' his head off at first. But I bet the look on his face was priceless when Ford stomped them 4 times over. That being said, that feud between them, like the feud with Lamborghini, gave way to some of the best competition, innovation, & engineering ever!

[@neutronalchemist3241]

Ford could simply pump in the GT40 development program double the money he offered to acquire the entire Ferrari car company, while Ferrari, while competing in F1 as his primary effort, run in the World Sportscar Championship on a VERY strict budget (see the history of the "P" cars, all the frames not destroyed during the races were modified in the successive iterations The 250P became the 275P and 330P of the subsequent years, the 330 P2 became P3, P4 and 412P, still the 512M was a "P" car). I don't think Ferrari was particularly surprised that someone that could spend "n" times his budget could win a race.

[@theant9821]

@@neutronalchemist3241 exactly, the first of the only 4 Ferrari p4 was a modified p3 hence its name is the p3/4 as technically its a p4 specification p3.

[@thethirdman225]

Borginator You’re pretty good at reading bullshit into something, aren’t you?

[@theant9821]

@@thethirdman225 enzo was an annoying sod though, in cloud cuckoo land pretending Ferrari was the the thoroughbred amongst the mongrels, his powerful friends kept Ferrari afloat when they hadn't won anything for a while and change the rules in his favour, until someone else made a proper job of it and then the rules change again and Ferrari have hope again. Until niki lauda then Gordon murray made them pull their fingers out.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@TheThirdMan - What part of what he said is bullshit?

[@ms.sonshine8878]

98 Ford haters gave this amazing story thumbs down. An American car made history.

[@Loulovesspeed]

Jealousy and ignorance are two terrible traits to possess!

[@dougball328]

Please remember that the '66 1-2-3 victory was using Lola-based cars. So call it an "American" car is a stretch.

[@plantfeeder6677]

​@@dougball328if you knew the truth you would've never said that. The Lola mk6 was only an inspiration for the GT40. They shared nothing after the first two mules were built for testing in England to sort out the engine/trans and suspension components. The body was completely designed in Dearborn with no Lola having ever been seen by the design team. If the GT40 actually were a Lola chassis, Broadley would've sued Ford for sure. But that never happened now did it?

[@Mario_Ramirez]

So cool to see Mr Gurney telling the story and having the eagles in the background.

[@waitaminute-vw9hf]

AJ Foyt is a legendary driver. I turned 16 that year and he was my hero. Cars and girls was everything back then. Considering everything else going on at the time this was the good stuff!

[@scottm9010]

There were some incredible drivers in that time. These men drove the cars. Rpm’s, traction, braking, every input to the controls of the race car came from them. Not to mention the courage it took to race in those days. They were the greats.

[@whelpdog1]

I saw Ford win in 1966 while on leave from the Army in Germany 64-66, standing at the beginning of the ?Mulsanne straight you could hear those cars long after they had disappeared and the wowing harmonics of the engines as they wound them out was the only place I have ever heard that.

[@johns0706]

Such a great video with the "in depth" commentary of what a giant effort it was.

[@Hopefullymarried]

I just watched and HIGHLY recommend, people watch the Netflix special, Shelby. With actual footage and vocal recordings that explain EVERYTHING for this program

[@edwardmylnychuk5774]

two lengendary drives with a legendary car that is still one of the finest ever built.

[@davidthayer6969]

AJ FOYT had never seen the track layout until he arrived in LeMans, just one month after winning the indy 500.......he also got NO practice time and in his first driving rotation it was raining.

[@mctavish199]

Don't post when drunk. You are a dribbling idiot.

[@lourogers8255]

No

[@Loulovesspeed]

@mctavish199 - And what is your reason for saying that??? He's correct!

[@stevefowler2112]

@@mctavish199kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2ivnp6Ja7Onj6M AJ had never seen the track and had a couple laps of practice, he says in his own words he learned the track following the lead car.

[@hugochavez4382]

david thayer he was one of my heroes as a child so when he and Gyrney won at KeMans I was hooked on racing forever !

[@metrichotrods1763]

The guy getting emotional at the end says it all. These guys are the best.

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

Although a lot of the world today is anti American it forgets that this time and the cars it produced were the greatest in the world. The legend of the GT40 was born and continues today. The world should remember just what America has contributed to racing and the world in general. GT40s rule YAH!!

[@theant9821]

Gt40 is a British car mate, sorry. Designed by lola for ford. Only the gt mkIV was American.

[@johncollins8234]

The ANT the body was British but it was reconstructed but the motor which is the heart of the vehicle is American do your facts

[@thethirdman225]

Never mind the engine. The GT40 was a British car conceived by British engineers, developed by them and with the engine tuned by them. Nobody has ever disputed the origins of the engine but that might be the least important factor. Equally, nobody disputes the fact that the Mk IV was all-American, just like its driver team.

[@theant9821]

@@johncollins8234 like an all American lola t70? An all French lotus 97t? An all Italian lotus 102 An all Japanese lotus 99t An all British lotus 25 Lotus is/was British with mostly foreign engines, doesn't make them foreign cars. The 3 times world champion Ferrari stratos? Erm thats not right is it? The 6 times world champion fiat delta integrale? Sounds a bit wrong to me? A formula Yamaha 1600? They used to call them formula fords a few years back, when did that change? Oh it didn't. Them all American airplanes that used rolls Royce engines? They must be British planes not American, obviously. Lets face it, there's not much American in the American people let alone the world, you're made of brits whe betrayed the British, Irish, Italians, germans, french, and a light sprinkle of American bred people. Your country hasn't existed long enough to evolve that far from where you started. (Mostly Europe)

[@theant9821]

@@johncollins8234 and at the circuit de la sarthe the body is as important as as the engine, as the British brakes were too. Being a circuit of long straights and slow corners, low drag is vital as is brakes to cope, the mainreasons jaguar were so successful in the 50s, low drag and far superior brakes dispite the Mercedes arguably better engine.

[@georgemallory797]

I am here BEFORE Ford vs. Ferrari. Just getting myself excited to eventually watch it. Wanted to not be disappointed at the theater or in any of the reviews so I waited to see what others in the comments thought. I saw that Mark IV at the museum and it's gorgeous.

[@missinglink9973]

Great video... I love the GT40 one of my all time favorites

[@captin-crane3324]

That’s Ford’s pride on display

[@eoin1959]

Among his many motorsport accolades Shelby was also a Le Man's 24 Hour winning driver himself in 1959 driving an Aston Martin DBR1. This of course added to his immense depth of knowledge when heading up the GT40 program... something overlooked in 'Ford vs Ferrari'.

[@PV1230]

The intro scene is of Shelby remembering his win at '59 LeMans.

[@plantfeeder6677]

The book was far better than the joke hollywood came up with. What the movie failed to mention was the team manager Shelby took over the Ford GT program from was John Wyer, the team manager for Aston Martin in 1959 when Carroll and Roy Salvadore won for them.

[@johnwilson5743]

Great to hear about the mad Kiwis, Bruce Maclaren and Chris Amon, racing in the Fords. Bruce went on to start his own car brand., of course: Maclaren

[@paulfitzgibbon4110]

Denny Hulme, Miles' co-driver was also from New Zealand, & also the only one of the three to win the F1 World Championship, in 1967.

[@johncorboy2163]

Not to forget Denny Hulme the other flying kiwi

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@johncorboy2163 - AKA, The Bear! Fantastic driver!

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

We had heroes in racing back then , when I was a kid. Gurney , Foyt , Donahue , Follmer and more.

[@kcsnow9447]

Donohue and Follmer are often overlooked. It was Donohue who came up with the way to demonstrate the various accel, decel and cornering forces with his famous "Tire Circle" diagram still used today (for describing overall car performance)...but I'm sure you'll know that. Such a shame he was killed in Austria.

[@hoatattis7283]

buff Barnaby : While the rest of the WORLD had Moss Hawthorne Bell Icyx Loeb Brabham Fangio Collins

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@kcsnow9447 - Mark Donohue earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University and was held in such high regard by Porsche, they had him come to the Porsche plant to help work on developing the most powerful road racing machine ever made - The 917-30 Can Am "Panzer."

[@plantfeeder6677]

​@@kcsnow9447as a Ford fan I have no use for Donohue in my favorites. Parnelli could drive circles around him. Chevy(penske) cheated to win the Trans-Am in '68 and Firestone tires cost Ford the championship in '69. Also Roger talked Mark out of retirement and to his death in F-1 so I have no respect for that man to this day. Even if he does campaign Fords in nascar

[@plantfeeder6677]

​@@LoulovesspeedPorsche gave up on their Can-Am program when Jo Siffert was killed at Brands Hatch. They then handed the thing over to Roger to ruin that series permanently.

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

Back in the 60's Ford won championships in every form of racing. No other car company has ever done that, before or since.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

? In the '60s Ferrari won Le Mans six times in a row, two pilot's and two constructor's F1 titles, and some Sport-Prototype and GT-Class world championships, that was practically all he was committed in.

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

@@neutronalchemist3241 Ford won Championships in NASCAR - NHRA - AAR ( plus other organized road racing) and Ford power won at INDY. I can't think of any other manufacturer that accomplished all of that.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

@@SuspenseESCAPEremastered Those are American manufacturers' playgrounds. The competitor for Indy 500 in the '60 was Offenhauser, an engine designed in the '30s, and still only the engine was Ford, not the chassis. At least, in the '60s Targa Florio races, Ferrari cars competed with Porsche cars

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

@@neutronalchemist3241 Who cares about foreign cars? I sure don't. BTW: It was the Ford/Lotus that won at Indy. The car & engine are legendary. No other manufacturer won at evey one of "America's playgrounds," foriegn or domestic.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

@@SuspenseESCAPEremastered Then you was saying that Ford won at every form of racing it was competing alone. Ok.

[@Datsun510zen]

Growing up in the late 60s early 70s my entire neighborhood was Ford. Their victory over Ferrari was why. I remain Ford guy to this day for three reasons. AC Cobra, Daytona Coupe, and the Mach IV.

[@kcsnow9447]

I'm a Porsche guy myself (as was raised, as a youngster on the passenger side floor of a 356 (where spent my time building "Lincoln Logs"))...but I get it. You are raised in your own time and era, and you are lucky to have experienced it. Props to you, sir!

[@Loulovesspeed]

@K C Snow - I'm a Ford guy of many years, but a car guy at heart! My favorite road racing machine of all is the incredible and completely awesome (a word way over used by today's youth, but very appropriate when describing this car) Porsche 917/30 KL Can Am 'Panzer' car. I'm also proud that a famous American driver and graduate Engineer, Mark Donohue, was asked by Porsche to work with them on developing this car. Albert Einstein had little over Dr. Ferdinand Porsche in my book!

[@plantfeeder6677]

​@@Loulovesspeedthe car that ruined Can-Am. Penske only got that program because of the death of Jo Siffert.

[@SYKOMORF]

Sat in 'vince woodmans' . Was kept at jonathan buncombes garage in highbridge for a while. In the showroom . Really enjoyed cleaning it. Truly amazing ... and ridiculously low... easiest roof i ever polished.

[@SArtisto1]

12:37 you can tell he's reliving cherished memories AAH ;w;

[@steveconkey7362]

Gurney grew up in Manhasset, Long Island. He was my uncles best friend until he left to race at 19..

[@donaldparlettjr3295]

One of the prettiest vehicles ever conceived and driven by some of the best American drivers of the time.

[@reds7vn644]

The car was bald from Lola it was a Lola Mark 6 in Ford just modified it you know I already had a Ford engine in it as for the drivers nearly every driver of that car was European with the exception of two or three I think other than that they were all European drivers. Every Ford GT that has ever been put out has been designed by Europeans and for the most part raced by Europeans. As a whole Americans don't have a knack for anything outside of circle or oval track. Now I'm not saying all American Racers can't do road courses I'm just saying as a whole that Europeans are much much better. As an American and driver I can say that honestly.

[@Loulovesspeed]

RED S7VN - The GT40 wasn't a Lola at all! The GT40 design was "loosely" based on the Lola Mark 6. Not "every" Ford GT was designed by Europeans - they had no involvement at all in the GT MKIV - total American design and won with American drivers. I have read more stories about the exaggerated British opinions saying they were all but totally responsible for the Ford GT successes. That is pure bull! Finally, there have been far more than just a few great American road racers - not oval or circle track, but real road courses. Drivers like Jim Hall, Mark Donohue, Parnelli Jones, Mario Andretti, Phil Hill - 1961 F1 Champion. Obviously road racing was created in Europe and it was the very first type of auto racing in the world, so Europeans have been at it longer and embrace it more strongly than Americans. That said, don't be so quick to downplay American involvement and successes in traditional road racing.

[@reds7vn644]

@@Loulovesspeed that's where you're completely 100% wrong see what happened was the Lola Mark 6 was already a established race car in Ford ordered six of them 6 total and that is what the GT40 was built on an already existing car. For didn't know development no research know nothing they just bought the cars and then modified them. In fact the car is didn't even do well to begin with and then once they went to Shelby they were modified some more but at the heart of the car it was still a Lola chassis and for the most part the Lola body. you can kid yourself all you want you can believe all the BS hype that people talk about how Ford develop this and for develop that but the 1-2-3 finish at Lemans was a modified Lola Mark 6 nothing more nothing less. It's no different then what Hennessy did with the Lotus Elise they extended it ramped up the motor and called it a Venom. It's still not their car it's a Lotus Elise that's been modified. It's no different than what Lingenfelter did to Corvette. They take an existing car and modify it. Yes the last rendition of the Ford GT was it the Mark 6 I think was about as close as Ford got to developing their own car 80% of that car was Ford development.

[@Loulovesspeed]

The last rendition of the Ford GT was the MKIV, not mark 6 and Ford designed and built 100% of it. Henry Ford II being the proud American that he was and having his name on the vehicle, wanted it to be a complete American victory, so he had Shelby and others come up with two of the best American drivers, Dan Gurney and A J Foyt to drive it. The last thing he wanted to hear was your American car won because it was piloted by superior European drivers! The margin of victory over Ferrari was 4 laps, or over 32 miles. The #1 GT also covered more miles in 24 hrs than any car previously. You are entitled to your own thoughts, but you can't argue with written history!

[@reds7vn644]

@@Loulovesspeed I stand corrected it was the Mark 4 when I was thinking about it I got it twisted up in my head with the Roman numerals I do apologize. Ask for the mark for no it was not 100% completely American designed it still had earlier GT in it they only did about 80% of the car now that's a lot but only 80% of that car was new design so that meant 20% of the car still had old Lola/GT in it. All 4 GTS Mark 1 through 3 were built in England. The Mk IV wasn't even built by Ford the entire car minus the drivetrain was built by Kar Kraft. now before anyone jumps up and down and raises her hand and says but Kar Kraft is a Ford Company.... No it wasn't at the time it was an independent company.

[@FOH3663]

These two designed and built their own cars ... excelling at the highest level in their creations. Gurney's Eagles Foyt's Coyotes Foyt won Indy, won LeMans with Gurney a week later ... the next week Gurney wins Spa F1 race. Extraordinary Racing's greatest generation. racing

[@jamesmiller3663]

How sweet it is & so clean-- onward - Ford!

[@josephbradshaw3294]

Even Bruce from new Zealand was there.. awesome 😁

[@shimshonbendan8730]

This is a great video. I hope people take note of the fact that the Mk IV is NOT a GT40! The GT40 evolved from the Lola Mk 6 GT. The Mk IV was a clean sheet of paper design and created and built in Dearborn by Ford and Kar Kraft. Its aluminum honeycomb monocoque was Ford Aerospace technology. In fact, the Mk IV was about 1" lower than the GT40/MK II. This video should put to rest the idea that the MK IV is a GT40.

[@plantfeeder6677]

Inspired, not evolved from. Big difference.

[@richditlevsen4225]

Thx Ford Motor Co. And thanks for my 2005 black silver Big Bill

[@bradmartin3666]

Ken MIles may have been stripped of that win on B.S. We all know that he won in reality. No one could beat him that day. #RipKen

[@darkgael0]

My wife is not at all interested in cars or racing. She did, however, go to Ford vs. Ferrari with me. During the sequence about the Daytona win, when Miles was pressing the GT40 toward the win, she was grabbing my arm and squeezing “go, go, go, Miles, go”. It was/is a great movie. The racing world lost a lot when Miles died.

[@RutroAstro]

I learned about sitting proper in a race car from Dan, and he explained handling dynamics and how to respond to them. Also had the pleasure to ride with Heinz Bade from Porsche.

[@kcsnow9447]

Wow!

[@stevenclarke5606]

As a kid from the 60’s , I had a GT 40 model car Dinky or Corgi, and it’s been my favourite car of all time, absolutely beautiful.

[@beagle7622]

The P4 was a beautiful car, the Ford GT Mk11 was probably the best looking spots cars ever.

[@schannel1409]

Hat Off to Legend Ken Miles

[@amoghavarshamurthy]

Never knew about the origin of the champagne celebration. Great story.. 🙂

[@Loulovesspeed]

I was 17 when Gurney pulled the champagne sharing stunt. The sad part is, I'll bet there are more than a few young racers today who haven't a clue that he started the tradition!

[@kcsnow9447]

@@Loulovesspeed True, I'm sure. But forerunners are often overlooked and then forgotten. Doesn't matter though, because that's what WE (all of us here) get to share.

[@karanmhatre-e8o]

One minute for the one and only legend KEN MILES

[@deadanimalgarage9232]

I had the honor of working with Moses Nowland back in the early 2000's while he was part of Ford Racing. We did some NASCAR work that was pretty interesting. But nothing like this program.

[@monsieurcommissaire1628]

The Mark IV is gorgeous.

[@KenCostlow]

RIP, Dan Gurney. Three of the greatest drivers the world has ever seen: Dan Gurney, A.J. Foyt and Phil Hill.

[@104thDIVTimberwolf]

Along with Jim Clark, Mark Donohue, and, the greatest ever, Juan Manuel Fangio.

[@subconscious.com_usa6691]

All the Gt40 drivers were top class perhaps the greatest team of drivers ever brought together to race for a team, but Jim Clark, Schumacher, and Juan Manuel Fangio are the top three greatest drivers the world has ever seen without a doubt.

[@dukecraig2402]

Sir Sterling Moss?

[@Loulovesspeed]

Tazio Nuvolari, "The greatest racer of the past, present and future." A quote from Dr. Ferdinand Porsche! Nuvolari won races in cars that weren't fit to race, or were down on horsepower to their competitors. He won the German Grand Prix of 1935 in an outdated Alfa Romeo, beating the best Germany had to offer. The German crowd loved it while the Third Reich was incensed!

[@chrisboren6361]

Amen.

[@ronaldreagan5535]

Been to Le Mans races for years and loved each one of them. Huge circuit, tons of racing fans from all over the world, lots of drinking 👍🏻 and a carnival atmosphere with tons of food/booze/clothing/racing gadget kiosks and a giant Ferris wheel! Fun times. My mom’s side of the family is from Normandy so the drive south to the city of Le Mans isn’t too bad. If ever in 🇫🇷, definitely check it out. Worth it.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Ronald Reagan - My sister took me to Le Mans for my 60th birthday in 2009, when Peugeot finally logged a win. Great history there for sure, but I have to say it was a big disappointment to find out you were not allowed on the Mulsanne Straight. The museum was very cool.

[@enerrivers4392]

AWESOME, FORD- First-On-Race-Day☝️

[@FrankWebber-n4b]

Gurney was meeting and greeting at "The Point" one year, with that car, and a few others. Notice the bump in the roof, to accommodate for his height. Only his car had that feature. What a great, and humble guy, a true American icon and Patriot.🇺🇸

[@throwout1483]

I wish Ford still made cars as beautiful as the GT40s. The new GT is okay, but the GT40 is a beautiful car.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

hi dere No problem, Superformace still builds them, not really replicas, they are fully licensed real continuation production with serial numbers in sequence with the originals. Other companies like Race Car Replicas build an excellent replicar, the Mk1, Mk2 and the US built Mk4. RCR built the GT40s used in the Fast and Furious movie.

[@dynjarren7523]

Jennifer WhiteWolf Yeah, replicas not anything new! What happened to the American designers like Carol Shelby? All made their contributions but there are no new people following their footsteps now. Our Car culture is gone apparently it’s all in the past. With the exception of Tesla but Elon Musk although an American citizen now he’s really from South Africa. Where are the American born designers and styles? Gone with the Wind!

[@guybrushthreepwood3002]

@@dynjarren7523 I wouldn't call Shelby a car designer, more a car modifier. Most of what he did was take other cars and put bigger engines in them. The Cobra and Gt40 mkii being prime examples

[@Loulovesspeed]

Guybrush Threepwood - True, Shelby American was essentially a "modifier", but the famous Daytona Cobra Coupe was their own (Peter Brock's) design and it remains the only American built car to win the World Manufacturers Championship! 🏆🏅 🏁

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

hi dere _____ That's because it was a Lola - British design. Ever wondered why the US has never produced a successful supercar?

[@marstondavis]

Don't you just love it when a man says 'balls to the wall' and pours money into a project and wins it? Henry Clay Ford did this and everyone said he couldn't. The Ferrari Company was so dominant that most teams at that time were content with 2nd, 3rd, or 10th! They were SATISFIED WITH LOSING! Can you even imagine that? This is why this was so unbelievable. You had to be watching ABC sports at that time. The network used to broadcast these races and nobody really cared. The cars that were racing weren't American cars. Ford changed that in a nano- second! When Ford won the 24hrs at Le Mon everyone in America stood up and took notice. So did all of the racing teams in Europe! This was a huge event in the racing world. The best thing is that now they have made a film about it.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Marston Davis - Henry Ford and Henry Ford II didn't have a middle name. Henry Ford II Mother was Eleanor Clay Ford.

[@dougball328]

The MkIIs were mostly Lolas with a Ford powertrain.

[@plantfeeder6677]

​@@dougball328again not true otherwise Broadley sues Ford which didn't happen. You're believing a lie....like climate change, it's a made up story to make people feel better about themselves

[@plantfeeder6677]

​@@dougball328wrong otherwise Broadley would've sued Ford for calling his lola a Ford. Lola mk6 inspired the GT40. But that's all it did. The body and suspension was completely designed and built in Dearborn, Michigan. The chassis was built in Slough England by Phil Remmington and Ford of England engineers. Stop spreading lies please. You're sullying history.

[@dougball328]

@@plantfeeder6677 Believe all the BS you want. Putting lipstick on a pig doesn't change its pedigree. And no, I don't think the Lola was a pig. You might be surprised to know that the GT40 is one of my favorite cars. The fact that the majority of its roots are British doesn't bother me one bit. What's your problem?

[@andrewward1887]

Ford also won the Monty Carlo rally in 63 and 64 in special built Ford falcons very little info about those events

[@vojkotravner6413]

correction: Monte Carlo, :)

[@PeterMayer]

Finally saw this at the Henry Ford museum. Very cool.

[@OehlJim]

My favorite car AT the Henry Ford Museum, among many, rare and significant others! Sad I cannot get there anymore. Is it even safe to go to Dearborn?

[@Loulovesspeed]

In the early eighties it wasn't safe to drive any Japanese or other foreign cars in Dearborn. I'm serious about that!

[@davidrollins4272]

Dearborn is very safe unless you are out past midnight looking for a drug deal.

[@plantfeeder6677]

Safer than Detroit

[@andreking7138]

I finally saw Ford v. Ferrari, I absolutely loved 🥰 it.👍👍👍

[@plantfeeder6677]

Read the book it was based on, Go Like Hell. You'll hate the movie that they got so much of the story wrong and left out so much.

[@stevefowler2112]

Ford winning Le Mans in '66 and '67 with an unlimited budget has always reminded me of the Apollo moon space program...there were several years in the late 60's where the Apollo program had an unlimited budget...and of course with the backing of the U.S. Govt., it literally was unlimited (an old Ford guy and recently retired multi degreed Engineer with America's largest defense contractor).

[@neutronalchemist3241]

Ford pumped in the GT40 development program double the money he offered to acquire the entire Ferrari car company, while Ferrari, while competing in F1 as his primary effort, run in the World Sportscar Championship on a VERY strict budget (see the history of the "P" cars, all the frames not destroyed during the races were modified in the successive iterations The 250P became the 275P and 330P of the subsequent years, the 330 P2 became P3, P4 and 412P, still the 512M, that would have smoked any GT40, was a "P" car). It was impossible for Ferrari to think to develop a completely new chassis to run in just two races, like Ford did for the Mk IV.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Womb Raider - You quite obviously weren't alive to experience Ford's effort to win Le Mans in the 60s. You could, however, read about it before you make such a strong, uneducated comment as that. When the Deuce's efforts to buy Ferrari failed he was bound and determined to win that historic event at any cost. That was the first time in history that a major manufacturer made a monumental financial commitment with NO COST CONSTRAINTS. Ford's decision cost the company over $1 billion in today's money. No other company at that time spent anything even remotely close to that. Read :Go Like Hell" by A.J. Baime and you'll have a much clearer and realistic idea of just what Ford sacrificed to win the greatest endurance race in the world and beat his foe, Enzo Ferrari.

[@stevefowler2112]

@@LoulovesspeedThanks...I wasn't going to bother to reply as to quote Mark Twain; Never argue with a fool, the passerby's may not know the difference.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Steve Fowler - Great quote and most appropriate!

[@stevefowler2112]

@@neutronalchemist3241Well said...

[@kemosabegt350geuss6]

The Mk IV was the first 427 to use the Tunnel Port I believe. Were the Mk II,s the medium or high rise version?

[@Loulovesspeed]

@KemosabeGT350 - Actually, the 427 MK IIs that won in '66 had tunnel port heads too.

[@radioguy1620]

Dam Gurney 302 cylinder heads went on to help the later GT's win with 302 motors if I'm not mistaken.

[@arttafil6792]

radioguy1620 , yep, the Gurney/Westlake heads.

[@traingp7]

"CRISIS AVERTED" I just love the way he said that.

[@adg1017]

I had no idea it was Dan Gurney who started the champagne bath tradition. How cool. 🇺🇸

[@DDS029]

An American Formula 1 and Indy car builder and driver starts a worldwide, not only an auto racing tradition in the most famous SPORTS CAR race, but one of the biggest tradition in all of sports. Then, Dale Jarrett, a STOCK CAR driver starts the kissing of the bricks at the the track that holds the most prestigious Indy Car race. And of course for the real American performance automaker. The last all-American, Family owned auto maker, FORD.

[@adg1017]

DDS029 Didn’t know that about Dale Jarrett. He was my favorite NASCAR driver. I grew up two miles away from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. You could hear the cars on race day. Got to see Rick Mears win in the 80’s. Don’t recall the year.

[@iamrichrocker]

still a sculpture today..a rolling masterpiece of engineering beauty..

[@jacksmith3189]

Beautiful car

[@BleedForTheWorld]

I have this car in GT Sport, exclusively on the Sony Playstation 4. And it drives like a dream. An animal if pushed too hard but yet still restrained. Going through the shifts is smooth and the driving visibility is great. Going through up to 6500 RPM and the car is singing. Pure V8 and a true Ford GT. The only other car in its class that gives it a proper competitive edge is that pesky red Ferrari but this car wins and when it does it wins in pure style and power.

[@104thDIVTimberwolf]

The 330P4 did not have a 330 cubic inch engine. Its V-12 carried a displacement of 330 cc's per cylinder, equaling 4 liters or 244 cubic inches.

[@branon6565]

104thDIVTimberwolf ....ummmmm, you might want to rewatch the vid, cuz they clearly state the V12 motor as being a 244 cubic inch powerplant.....

[@104thDIVTimberwolf]

@@branon6565 I rewatched it and stand corrected. Thank you.

[@Jigsaw_knows]

After watching ford vs Ferrari movie this utube video is a winner

[@bhavanyadav9866]

Who came here after watching Ford vs Ferrari tariler thumps up 👍🏻👍🏻

[@RexApplegate]

I did see it, but I've also regularly visited the MK4 at the museum since I was a baby. I now take my infant niece and nephew to see it. I'm quite looking forward to watching the new movie at the museum's imax.

[@itachi-m9981]

I came here after watching the movie.

[@gowen_places_5471]

@@itachi-m9981 jeez was it good

[@davidrollins4272]

The movie was as good as they come, even if you’re not a racing fan. If you are one, it’s even better.

[@itachi-m9981]

@@gowen_places_5471 It was awesome !!

[@user-rl9mn6cy9s]

Watched this just now at work in Waller, Texas inside Foyt's race shop.

[@ericanderson4801]

The Gulf won the race two years in a row DRIVING THE SAME FORD. Absolutely ridiculous. Then, of course, Porsche said, "ENOUGH!" And that was that.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Eric Anderson - Only two makers have portions of The Circuit de la Sarthe track named for them......The Porsche Curves and The Ford Chicane!

[@neutronalchemist3241]

It was racing alone in its class, since none had the budget to build 50 5 litres mid engined "sportscars". Prototypes not only were limited to 3 litres but had fuel limitations too.

[@plantfeeder6677]

Ford beat Porsche those last two years. The rule change in '68 was designed to finally give Poesche the outright victory they had been taking baby steps to achieve for over a decade. In 1969 Ford beat the 917 too but that was its first year so unlike everyone bashing Ford about losing their first try, I give Porsche a pass on that one.

[@peach495]

As a kid, I had a white Ford GT Matchbox die-cast from late 60's early 70's (I'm 63). I wish I still had it. It's probably worth something.

[@plantfeeder6677]

I am looking at mine as I write this. Bought a collection years ago and sold all but the Ford GT.😊

[@NeilLB7]

It had to be nice to walk into the board of directors room and see one rule written on the chalkboard....WIN. No discussion of budgets or constraints. Just win.

[@stevefowler2112]

Yeah an Engineer's nirvana...as I said in my post above it always reminded me of the Apollo moon project...the last two years leading up to Apollo XI the budget was literally UNLIMITED.

[@dj4monie]

Ford Total Performance has never been equalled. Winning at Indy with a Ford designed and built engine (Jim Clark, AJ Foyt and Mario Andretti), F1 several times over with it's Ford funded Cosworth engines, Le Mans overall: 4 times with the GT40, once with John Weir again and a young Derek Bell in the id 70's, Frenchman Jean Rondeu in a car of his own designed powered by a Ford/Cosworth engine and Hand/Muller/Seabass class win in 2016. Casey Luna fielded the only Ford powered Winged Sprint Car and won a championship with it. Not to mention giving Shirley Muldowney's first Funny Car victory. WRC titles from the Ford Falcon to the Ford Focus. Ford rules period.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Anthony Thomas - Well said! Add Off Road Baja racing, NASCAR - in 1965 Holman-Moody prepped Ford 427 engines won a record 48 out of 53 races, a record that stands today and most likely will never be broken. Formula Ford - entry level, open wheel, single seater Formula road racers. A major player and winner in the 60s Trans Am series and several other SCCA sportscar classes. Carroll Shelby's GT 350s locked down the SCCA B Production National Championship over the larger engine, 327 Corvette 3 straight years, '65,'66 and '67. Never mind other American companies, none come close to Fords' involvement and successes in more types of racing, on an international basis - including European companies! My favorite sign at a car show introducing Shelby's Cobra roadster. It simply said....Ford -" Improving the breed through open competition". Hell, for that matter, Ford was founded on a racing machine, the 1902 "999" beat a Winton Six in a race in Michigan and Henry Ford started The Ford Motor Co. 2 weeks later. GM and Chrysler, eat your hearts out!

[@plantfeeder6677]

​@@dj4monieCasey Luna won two WoO championships. One in 1989 with Bobby Davis Jr. and one in 1995 with Dave Raney. Then WoO banned canted valve engines and they were gone Till 4 years ago with #15 Donny Schatz running a Ford powerplant.

[@athhar3643]

10:50 - Just for reference, Vancouver BC to Boston MA is 3190 miles.

[@craigclarke3298]

Ford proved that Americans can do anything if they want 🇺🇸

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Sam Adams Actually you're wrong, as Fords' racing history goes back to before Lola Cars was even a thought! Fords' racing history goes back to 1902, and the racer that he and another engineer designed and built themselves was "999". He even built the 18 liter 4 cylinder race engine himself! LOL!

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Sam Adams Sorry, must be losing my mind.........Did you not say "Do you realize Ford's racing history is based on Lola's?" Poor wording on your part. If you want to think the Ford GTs were a complete copy of the Lola, well, that's entirely your prerogative! You could say Lola wasn't very successful in making the MK VI a winner, but Ford Motor Co turned the MKVI into a Le Mans 24 Hour winner. Enough B.S.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Sam Adams Not a problem, all's forgiven. Thanks for being civil about it, it's appreciated. Happy holidays to you and your family!

[@Redlinesixtynine]

Besides giving all the history, this vid does a great job going through the Ford GT 40 - Ford Mk cars, evolutions and revisions.

[@utcnc7mm]

Great story!

[@walterlabauve9331]

Ford IS an American ICON!

[@mikebtrfld1705]

60's were awesome..

[@traxiii]

A.J. & Dan's Ford GT40 Mk. IV is my favorite car of all time!

[@sequentialed]

Who's here after ford vs ferrari

[@1anre]

Ford vs Ferrari 2020 movie would awaken alot of these useful KZbin videos

[@Loulovesspeed]

Ford vs Ferrari movie is due out in Nov 15 of this year.

[@sdushdiu]

The GT40 remains the paradigm of elegant body design.....

[@jaxxbrat2634]

Yeah 👌

[@hoatattis7283]

sdushdiu: Is that right ? Well how is it that the Old DType with a 3.6 Lire Straight Six was only 10 mph behind the GT40 with V8s Gt40 205 mph down Mulsanne Jag 195 mph , Source Piccolo Press

[@sdushdiu]

Hoa Tattis blah blah blah. What does that have to fo with the aesthetics of elegant design, you dimwit?

[@hoatattis7283]

@@sdushdiu hahaha I think you should have a look at the Ferraris of that era/

[@hoatattis7283]

@@sdushdiu I apologise Yes it was an elegant design

[@CristianFRPires]

Ken Miles its that real Triple Crown owner! #R.I.P.

[@alainbelanger752]

It didn’t stop there Ford Cosworth Motor long list of winners

[@klausphx]

Great Story Love the GT40/427 Engine. AJ Foyt had a Great Career every Race Car Drivers Dream