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Kenneth Henry Jarvis Miles (1 November 1918 – 17 August 1966) was an English sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the U.S. and with American teams on the international scene. He is an inductee to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
Mar 20, 2024 · The Ken Miles death scene in Ford v Ferrari is a heartbreaking moment, but also changes several details of the true story. Directed by James Mangold, Ford v Ferrari shows Ford's triumph over the Ferrari at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
Apr 13, 2022 · After leading Ford to victory over Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1966, Ken Miles died just two months later while testing race cars in Riverside, California.
Ken Miles. Until Ford v Ferrari, Ken Miles was the unsung mastermind of Ford's 1966 Le Mans victory. Here's the full story of the World War II veteran turned legendary race driver and car developer who lost his life too soon
Jun 6, 2023 · Ken Miles, left, talks with Carroll Shelby during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Miles, in the eyes of many, had a win stolen from him that year. The winning assault of the...
Jun 21, 2023 · Ken Miles – unseen buttress to the Carroll Shelby operation, and most famous for not winning Le Mans.
Oct 16, 2023 · Meet Ken Miles: The man behind the legend in Le Mans '66. A Hollywood film with an English hero? Gordon Cruickshank profiles the remarkable Ken Miles, who laid the groundwork for Le Mans glory – only to see it snatched away. Author. Gordon Cruickshank. He was known as Teddy Teabag, says Charlie Agapiou.
Nov 14, 2019 · Ferrari, focuses on British driver Ken Miles, an unsung motorsports hero. In honor of Miles, we're republishing James T. Crow's obituary of the driver from the November, 1966 issue of Road &...
Nov 15, 2019 · Ken Miles (Christian Bale), the other half of Ford v Ferrari’s motorsport bromance, was an English race car driver who became the winning man for an American automobile giant.
Ken Miles survived World War II at the controls of a British Army tank only to perish behind the wheel of a prototype race car, but not before winning the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring and many other sports car races in a variety of machines. He also played a key role in turning Carroll Shelby's Cobra into a race-worthy machine.
