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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.
As 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.
While 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. Ferrari film.
Ken Miles was a legendary race car driver and engineer who met a tragic end on August 17, 1966. His mysterious death occurred during a test drive at Riverside International Raceway in California.
The fame for Ken Miles after Ford’s victory over Ferrari at Le Mans 1966 was tragically short-lived. Two months later on August 17, 1966, he was killed test driving a Ford J-car at a California raceway.
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...
Ken Miles was a racing legend with a tragic end, testing a Ford GT40. His son Peter carries on his father's legacy in motorsports. Despite not racing like his father, Peter...
Ford v. Ferrari tells the story of Carroll Shelby, Ken Miles and their work to help Ford win Le Mans. We're taking time to appreciate Miles, a motorsport legend.
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.
Kenneth Henry "Ken" Miles (Sutton Coldfield, 1 de novembro de 1918 — Riverside, 17 de agosto de 1966), foi um soldado durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial e automobilista britânico nascido na Inglaterra, vencedor das 24 Horas de Daytona e das 12 Horas de Sebring.