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Miles was born on 1 November 1918 in Sutton Coldfield, then in Warwickshire, now in the city of Birmingham. [1] He was the son of Eric Miles and Clarice Jarvis. [2] After a failed attempt to run away to the United States, [3] Miles left school at the age of 15 to work as an apprentice at Wolseley Motors, [2] who sent him to a technical school to broaden his knowledge of vehicle construction. [3]
Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur.. Best known as a designer for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, he also developed the Ford GT40 with racing legend Ken Miles, the car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969.
The plot follows a determined team of American and English engineers and designers, led by automotive designer Carroll Shelby and his English driver, Ken Miles, who are hired by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca to build a race car to defeat the perennially dominant Italian racing team Scuderia Ferrari at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France.
The Carroll Shelby Story is a memoir by Carroll Shelby published in 1967 by Pocket Books. [1] The book is a revised and enlarged version of The Cobra Story , covering the Cobra's successes in 1965 and 1966, as well as including technical specifications for the 289 and 427 Cobras.
Ford v Ferrari (known as Le Mans '66 in the UK and other territories) is a sports drama film distributed by 20th Century Fox, based on the rivalry between Ford and Ferrari for dominance at Le Mans. Directed by James Mangold, starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale in the roles of Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles, respectively. The film was released ...
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Delve into Ken’s long life on the toy shelf, from his origins as beach-loving Kenneth Carson to his break-up with Barbie in 2004, as well as his present-day portrayal by Ryan Gosling.
"Earring Magic Ken," who debuted in 1993, was Mattel's attempt to jazz up Ken's squeaky-clean image, allegedly in response to girls requesting a "cooler" version of the character.