I saw this Ford GT the other day...

Interesting bit of trivia...

Something that we take for granted today is the ceremonial spraying of Champagne after a victory. The very first time Champagne was sprayed after a race was by Dan Gurney after he and A.J. won the '66 24 hours of LeMans.

Quote from AMT4SWA:

1966 24 Hours of Le Mans winners,

1st Place - Car #2 Ford MKII Gurney/Foyt

1967 winners,

1st Place - Car #1 Ford MKIV McLaren/Amon

1968 winners,

1st Place - Car #9 Ford GT 40 Rodriguez/Bianchi

1969 winners,

1st Place - Car #6 Ford GT 40 Oliver/Ickx

This was an impressive 4 year run for the Ford Motor Company's racing efforts as they beat the best in one of the toughest races in the world.
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