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Ken Miles
Ken Miles
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Henry Jarvis Miles

(1918-11-01)1 November 1918
Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
Died17 August 1966(1966-08-17) (aged 47)
Riverside International Raceway, California, U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Forever, Hollywood, California, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceKen Miles British Army
Years of service1939–1946
RankStaff sergeant
Battles/warsWorld War II
Ken Miles stepping into Dolphin Mk.2, March 1961.

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. As an automotive engineer, he is known for developing the Ford GT40 along with driver and designer Carroll Shelby, which won at Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969. His and Shelby's efforts at Le Mans were dramatized in the 2019 Oscar-winning film Ford v Ferrari.

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February 2010. "Crash kills ace driver Ken Miles". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). UPI. 18 August 1966. p. 1C. "Miles dies in crash". Daytona Beach Morning...

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designer, he is known for developing the Ford GT40 along with racing legend Ken Miles, which won at Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969. As of 2024, it remains...

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Ford v Ferrari

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Christian Bale as Ken Miles, British race car driver Jon Bernthal as Lee Iacocca, vice president of Ford Caitríona Balfe as Mollie Miles, Miles' wife Tracy...

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1966 24 Hours of Le Mans

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rev-limit setting for the 24h race. The new year started with promise with Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby winning both the inaugural 24 Hours of Daytona and then...

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Ford GT

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car was designed by Carroll Shelby, Phil Remington, and race car driver Ken Miles. The Ford GT began life as a concept car designed in anticipation of the...

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Christian Bale

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His performances as politician Dick Cheney in Vice and race car driver Ken Miles in the sports drama Ford v Ferrari (2019) earned him a second win and...

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Bruce McLaren

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races. In two races, they finished 1–2–3. In 1965, McLaren and co-driver Ken Miles raced a Ford GT40 in the 24 Hour Race at Le Mans. The car was leading...

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Shelby American

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management the GT40 driven by Lloyd Ruby and Ken Miles won the first race of the 1965 season at Daytona, and Miles and Bruce McLaren finished first in the...

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Shelby Daytona

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alignment of where he felt that they should be. He then placed driver Ken Miles in the car, and using scrap wood and gaffer tape, designed the windscreen...

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Triple Crown of endurance racing

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to do so in 2010. No driver has won the three events in the same year. Ken Miles lost the chance to win all three events in the same year when a problem...

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Ken Leung

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January 21, 1970) is an American actor. His roles include Sang in Rush Hour, Miles Straume in Lost, Admiral Statura in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Eric...

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24 Hours of Daytona

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24-hour length as Le Mans. The first 24 Hour event in 1966 was won by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby driving a Ford Mk. II. Motor Sport reported: "For their...

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Triple Crown of Motorsport

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winning the crown with second-place finishes in the third event, such as Ken Miles (1966 24 Hours of Le Mans), Mario Andretti (Le Mans 1995) and Allan McNish...

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Riverside International Raceway

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top drivers of the day, including Carroll Shelby, Masten Gregory and Ken Miles. Another driver entered was an inexperienced local youngster named Dan...

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1961 USAC Road Racing Championship

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It began June 25, 1961, and ended October 22, 1961, after four races. Ken Miles won the season championship. World Sports Racing Prototypes: 1961 USAC...

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1965 24 Hours of Le Mans

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time for Le Mans, two cars would be raced by Phil Hill/Chris Amon and Ken Miles/Bruce McLaren. Meanwhile, FAV was tasked with production of the requisite...

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12 Hours of Sebring

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near the end. Gurney pushed his car over the finish line, beaten only by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby. However, his actions were ultimately determined to be...

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Denny Hulme

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with Ken Miles in the lead. In the lead half-hour of the race, the Fords bunched up together in a pre-arranged plan for Bruce McLaren and Miles to cross...

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Porsche 906

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1966, it achieved numerous victories. American-British race car driver Ken Miles took the 2.0-liter class in the Las Vegas Stardust and Laguna Seca USRRC...

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Sunbeam Tiger

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commissioned racing driver and fabricator Ken Miles to build another prototype as quickly as he could. Miles was provided with a budget of $800, a Series...

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The Carroll Shelby Story

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Shelby discusses his life changing win at Le Mans in 1966 with driver Ken Miles against rival car manufacturer, Ferrari. He also describes his days as...

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Ken Curtis

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Ken Curtis (born Curtis Wain Gates; July 2, 1916 – April 28, 1991) was an American actor and singer best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the western...

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Miles Ocampo

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THE SPOTLIGHT: Miles Ocampo's moment has come". Retrieved August 2, 2023. "Miles Ocampo waging Best Supporting Actress sa MMFF 2023" [Miles Ocampo won Best...

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Dan Gurney

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of a car was very fast, but even top drivers like Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles had found it difficult to handle. He finished second in the inaugural...

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Miles Straume

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Miles Straume is a fictional character played by Ken Leung on the ABC television series Lost. Miles is introduced early in the fourth season as a hotheaded...

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The Wrekin

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"The Wroeken".[citation needed] Christian Bale (playing racing driver Ken Miles, from Sutton Coldfield) uses the phrase “It’s just a quick ride round...

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Jack Nethercutt II

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Lovely finished 2nd in class and 3rd overall behind Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles. He won the 1960 3 Hours of Westwood. In 1961 he sold his Ferrari for...

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