Few have as detailed a information about car-related arcana as Frankel, or are as beneficiant in sharing it each Christmas. Here is this yr’s nuggets of knowledge.
Factual inaccuracies in Le Mans ’66
1 Carroll Shelby didn’t catch hearth at Le Mans in 1959.
2 Enzo Ferrari didn’t attend Le Mans in 1966.
3 There was no significant battle between Ford and Ferrari within the closing stage of the race.
4 There’s no proof that Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles ever had a bodily battle.
5 Fiat didn’t purchase Ferrari in 1965.
6 Lee Iacocca had nothing to do with Ford’s tried buy of Ferrari.
7 Carroll Shelby wasn’t the primary American to win Le Mans. Phil Hill received in 1958 and Luigi Chinetti had already utilized for US citizenship when he received in 1949; it was granted the next yr.
8 Ken Miles wasn’t left behind at Le Mans in 1965.
Automobiles which have additionally been planes
Ambassador (Austin and Airspeed)
Aztek (Pontiac and Piper)
Caravan (Dodge and Cessna)
Caravelle (Volkswagen and Sud Aviation)
Comet (Mercury and De Havilland)
Concorde (Chrysler and Aerospatiale/BAC)
Cutlass (Oldsmobile and Vought)
Electra (Buick and Lockheed)
Metro (Austin and Swearingen)
Mustang (Ford and North American)
Spitfiire (Triumph and Supermarine)
Valiant (Chrysler and Vickers)
Victor (Vauxhall and Handley Web page)
Viggen (Saab and Saab)
Each producer to have equipped tyres in Formulation 1
Pirelli
