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Grand Prix History in Scale Models

1967, AJ Foyt, Dan Gurney, Ford, IXO, Le Mans, Le Mans Winners

1967 Ford GT40 Gurney / Foyt

The 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans marked the climax of the Ford-Ferrari duel, begun in 1964. Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt, driving a Ford Mk IV, won the race after leading from the second hour, becoming the first and only all-American victors (car, team, and drivers) of the race. Ferraris were second and third.

Anthony Joseph “A.J.” Foyt, 32 years old at that time, became the only driver to win in the same year (10 days apart) the Indianapolis 500 (May 31st) and the 24 Hours of Le Mans (June 11th), the two oldest circuit races in the history of motorsports begun in 1911 and 1923, respectively. One week after starting the first podium champagne shower at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Dan Gurney won at the Spa-Francorchamps the Grand Prix of Belgium. That fourth and final victory in Formula 1 was also the first at the wheel of his own car, called the Eagle, and he remains today the only American driver to win in F1 in his own car.

SeasonSeriesEvent
1967Le Mans24 Hours of Le Mans
DriversNo.Entrant
Dan Gurney / AJ Foyt1Ford Motor Company / Shelby-American Inc.
ClassPositionNote
P +5.01
Scale ManufacturerCollection
1:43IXOLe Mans Winners
Cat. No.QualityRarity
LM1967

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