Ken Miles
Ken Miles | |
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Ken Miles | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Henry Jarvis Miles 1 November 1918 Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 17 August 1966 (aged 47) Riverside International Raceway, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever, Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1946 |
| Rank | Staff sergeant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Kenneth Henry Jarvis Miles (1 November 1918 – 17 August 1966) 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.