Ken Miles
Sign in to saveKenneth Henry Jarvis Miles was an English sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the U.S. and with American teams on the international scene. He is an inductee to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. As an automotive engineer, he is known for developing, along with driver and designer Carroll Shelby, the Ford GT40, the car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969. Miles and Shelby's efforts at Le Mans were dramatized in the 2019 Oscar-winning film Ford v Ferrari.
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- Born
- 1918-11-01
- Died
- 1966-08-17
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The Frog and the Fly
- Is There More to Life Than Living?
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- Born
- 1 November 1918
- Died
- 17 August 1966
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Miles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Sutton Coldfield
- Place of death
- Riverside International Raceway
- Employer
- Carroll Shelby International
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
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12 Hours of Sebring drivers1918 births1966 deaths20th-century English sportsmen24 Hours of Daytona drivers24 Hours of Le Mans driversBritish Army personnel of World War IIBurials at Hollywood Forever CemeteryEnglish expatriates in the United StatesEnglish racing driversMechanics (people)NASCAR drivers