J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
3/15/25 8:19 a.m.
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What paced the field at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race where Ford dethroned Ferrari? This Ferrari 330 GT 2+2.

Ferrari must have been pushing this car at the time. In addition to serving as the pace car at Le Mans, they also used it earlier at the 1965 Paris Motor Show.

The car today i…

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shadetree30
shadetree30 HalfDork
3/15/25 1:06 p.m.

What would have been the purpose of a "pace car" at Le Mans when they had a, well, Le Mans start?

J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
3/16/25 10:11 p.m.

In reply to shadetree30 :

Any full course cautions. That would necessitate a pace car, aka a control car.

shadetree30
shadetree30 HalfDork
3/22/25 1:28 p.m.

In reply to J.A. Ackley :

They had those that far back? Oh well...

DrJ
DrJ New Reader
3/23/25 4:32 p.m.

Too many taillights!

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