Part 2 Hall of Fame.....
Including Shelby, Miles and Remington, nine different MSHFA inductees are portrayed by actors in the movie.

Denis Hulme, Miles’ co-driver in 1966, was played by race car and stunt driver Ben Collins. Hulme joined the Hall of Fame in 1998.
Bruce McLaren was inducted in 1995. Played by Benjamin Rigby in the movie, McLaren, like Miles, was one of Ford’s primary development drivers and won the ’66 race with co-driver Chris Amon. 1991 MSHFA inductee Dan Gurney (center in picture above with Miles at left and Shelby to the right) won pole, set fastest lap and led the 1966 race comfortably before his Shelby American entry broke. He and A.J. Foyt (MSHFA Class of 1989) became the only Americans to win the race in an American-made car in 1967. Alex Gurney, Dan’s youngest son, played his father in “Ford v Ferrari.”

John Holman & Ralph Moody also ran Ford GT40s in the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours. A Holman & Moody entry finished third. Holman, who was inducted into the MSHFA along with his partner in 2005, was played by Christopher Dargah.

Actor Darrin Prescott played 2003 inductee Bob Bondurant. Bondurant and 2013 inductee Masten Gregory drove a North American Racing Team (NART) Ferrari 365 P2 at the 1966 24 Hours (DNF).

Lloyd Ruby, inducted in 2005 and played by Adam Mayfield, won the previous two legs of sports car racing’s triple crown (Daytona, Sebring and Le Mans) with Miles and was slated to drive with him at Le Mans before he crashed his plane two weeks prior to the race. “Hard Luck Lloyd” was sidelined for a month-and-a-half, missing his date with history.

“The success of ‘Ford v Ferrari’ hopefully will inspire other filmmakers to bring the stories of these and other inductees to the screen,” Levy said. “Stories we tell every day to visitors to our museum at Daytona International Speedway and on our website, www.mshf.com.”

The MSHFA’s next induction ceremony will take place March 17, at the Shores Resort and Spa Hotel in Daytona Beach. MSHFA Induction Week also includes the annual Heroes of Horsepower Reception, Monday, March 16, at the MSHFA Museum, and two additional inductee events, including a Monday luncheon and Tuesday breakfast.

Noteworthy

• While honored to see her father featured so prominently in the movie, Blackledge couldn’t help but notice the character portrayed was much different than her dad. Remington — always called “Rem” by his teammates and friends — was in his mid-40s when Ford went to Le Mans and never had a beard, let alone a mustache, in his life. McKinnon’s character portrays a much older Remington with a mustache that answered to both “Phil” and “Pops” in the film. “My mom was the only one who ever called him Phil, and I remember laughing the first time they called him ‘Pops’ in the movie,” Blackledge said. “I could hear in my head my dad saying, ‘You calling me Pops?! I’ll give you a pop!’ and rolling his eyes and walking away. He was really funny and always had this mischievous smirk on his face. He had these ice blue eyes that were very piercing, such a handsome guy, but you knew it when he was shooting you that look.”

Other MSHFA inductees who were involved with the 1966 Le Mans race include:

• Phil Hill (MSHFA Class of 1989) – The American’s three Le Mans victories for Ferrari helped establish the Italian firm’s dominance. He drove Ford GTs in 1964 and ’65, and a Chaparral 2D in 1966 (DNF).

• Jim Hall (MSHFA Class of 1994) – Designed the Chevy-powered Chaparral driven by Hill and Jo Bonnier.

• Richie Ginther (MSHFA Class of 200 – Drove a NART Ferrari 330 P3 (DNF).

• Mario Andretti (MSHFA Class of 1990) – Drove a Holman & Moody Ford GT in the 1966 race (DNF).

• Sam Posey (MSHFA Class of 2016) – Drove a Chevrolet Bizzarrini GT Strada 5300 (DQ) coupe in the 1966 race.

• David Hobbs (MSHFA Class of 2009) – Made 20 starts at Le Mans, including a Ferrari Dino 206 S in 1966 (DNF).

• Mark Donohue (MSHFA Class of 1990) – Drove for Holman & Moody at Le Mans in 1966 (DNF) and Shelby American in 1967 when he finished second in class and fourth overall.

• George Follmer (MSHFA Class of 1999) – Drove a Ferrari Dino 206 S for NART in the 1966 race (DNF).

• Peter Revson (MSHFA Class of 1996) – America’s first Can-Am champion drove an Essex Wire GT40 in 1966 (DNF).

• Jacky Ickx (MSHFA Class of 2020) – Drove an Essex Wire GT40 in 1966 (DNF) and won in a John Wyer GT40 in 1969.

• Masten Gregory (MSHFA Class of 2013) – Won the 1965 race for in a NART Ferrari 250 LM, Enzo Ferrari’s last-ever overall victory in the French classic.

• Leo Mehl (MSHFA Class of 2007) – Oversaw the creation and distribution of Goodyear tires that won the race.

Ford v Ferrari, Hall of Fame, Le Mans, Vintage Motorsport / Historic
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