The Henry Ford Museum will host a 24 Hours of Le Mans watch party over the weekend and show the race live on a 80-by-44-foot screen. The event is free to the public courtesy of Ford Performance.

Weeks before the start at Le Mans, Henry Ford II handed race program boss Leo Beebe a handwritten note: “You better win.” Hayden Stinebaugh The 1966 Superperformance GT40 Mark II ...

In 1966, Henry Ford II engineered a factory team to become the first, and to this day only, American manufacturer to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall, ending Ferrari’s reign at the classic ...

A good chunk of James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari” is devoted to a diligent recreation of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race, and it all leads to a climax that, if you don’t know anything ...

There were several failures prior to the 1966 victory, and it wasn’t until Ford adapted its 427-cubic inch (7.0-liter) V8 to the Le Mans mission that the GT40 prevailed.

You might say that the Ford GT40 was only made possible by one man's obsession -- specifically, Henry Ford II's obsession with taking down Ferrari in a big way at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Nearly 50 years after Ford and Ferrari last clashed for 24 Hours of Le Mans supremacy, the Blue Oval and Prancing Horse will battle once again. Fox News Media Fox Business ...

Edsel added that “I was at Le Mans in 1966,” when he was 17 years old. Edsel, 17, accompanied his father to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966 and met with members of the team, including Ford ...

In 1966, however, the work finally paid off. The 427-powered GT40 Mark II sent the Italians packing at Le Mans, and Ford teams took up the entire podium—with Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon on top.

After a deal to buy Ferrari in the early '60s broke down, Henry Ford II made it his mission to beat the Italians at Le Mans and break their stranglehold on the race.

William Clay Ford Jr. and Edsel Ford II, great-grandsons of Henry Ford, glided into the pavilion with their extended families. They'd flown to France to witness the 24 Hours of Le Mans race debut ...