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Bookmark or Share- Ken Miles And The True Story Behind 'Ford V Ferrari'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. Discover the true story of the race car champion played by Christian Bale in "Ford v Ferrari" and his triumph at the historic Le Mans '66 grand prix.
- How Did Ken Miles Die in Real Life? The Driver Died Back in 1966While driving it at 200 miles per hour the Riverside International Raceway in California, Ken flipped the car over. It caught on fire, and Ken was immediately ejected and killed. His death took place just two months after the race that served as the subject of the Ford v.
- Ken Miles - WikipediaKenneth 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.
- How Ken Miles Really Died (& Why Ford v Ferrari Changes It) - Screen RantAs the film sadly depicts, just a few months after Ford defeated Ferrari in the 1966 Le Mans, Ken Miles was killed while testing out a new Ford vehicle (the J-car) at California's Riverside International Raceway. Miles' Ford test car suddenly flipped, crashed, and caught fire.
- Ken Miles - Motorsports Hall of Fame of AmericaKen 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.
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