This car took second place overall ( all three top finishers were Ford GT40s ) in the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona.

The Ford GT40 is a high performance British-American sports car and winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans four consecutive times, from 1966 to 1969 ( 1966 being the Mk II, 1967 the Mk IV, and 1968-1969 the oldest chassis design, the Mk I ).

With this car Ford became in 1966 the first and so far the only American constructor to win overall at Le Mans.

* John Joseph Ford ( 1907 – 1982 ), American jurist who served on Los Angeles County Courts ( 1943 – 59 ) and California Second District Court of Appeal ( 1959 – 77 ); elevated to Presiding Justice in 1966

* John Ford ( wide receiver ) ( born 1966 ), American football player in NFL who attended University of Virginia and was with Detroit Lions during 1989 season

** Wallace Ford, British actor ( d. 1966 )

These were followed by the more ' modern ' Jeep Wagoneer ( 1963 ), International Harvester Scout II ( 1971 ), Ford Bronco ( 1966 ), Toyota Land Cruiser FJ-55 ( 1968 ), the Chevrolet Blazer / GMC Jimmy ( 1969 ), and the Land Rover Range Rover ( 1970 ).

The 12 Hours of Sebring, 24 Hours of Daytona, and 24 Hours of Le Mans were once widely considered to be the trifecta of sports car racing ; driver Ken Miles would have been the only driver to win all three in the same year, but an error in the team orders of the Ford GT40 team at Le Mans in 1966 took the win from him, although he finished first.

McGeorge " Mac " Bundy ( March 30, 1919 – September 16, 1996 ) was United States National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson from 1961 through 1966, and president of the Ford Foundation from 1966 through 1979.

He left government in 1966 to take over as president of the Ford Foundation, a position he held until 1979.

* McGeorge Bundy headed the Ford Foundation from 1966 – 1979

In September 1965, Ford Motor Company introduced factory-installed and dealer-installed eight-track tape players as an option on three of its 1966 models ( Mustang, Thunderbird and Lincoln ), and RCA Victor introduced 175 Stereo-8 Cartridges from its RCA Victor & RCA Camden artist's catalogs.

The two head out in Louise's 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible for a two-day vacation in the mountains that quickly turns into a nightmare before they reach their destination.

Recreation in Winchester received a significant boost when the Tennessee Valley Authority started construction of the Tims Ford Dam along the Elk River in 1966.

After determining a crteria for inductees, Bill Dick Parker, Joel Dorsey, and Neal Henigan were chosen as the 1963 indutees, In the preceding years, the following former athletes from Hallsville have been inducted into the Hall of Fame: 1964, Ross " Larry " Parker, Perry " Peck " Bunt, Barney Oliver ; 1965, Clayton " Shag " Coon, Hulon Blalock, Edd Young ; 1966, Clyde Kinsy, Murray Know, Brad Horner ; 1967, Dick Hays ; 1968, James Greer ; 1969, Votto Gaddis, Ed Ferges, Corky Ford ; 1970.

In its grounds are a butterfly house, the Milner K. Ford Observatory ( built in 1966 and home to the Batley & Spenborough Astronomical Society ) and Bagshaw Museum.

* Ford, Thomas W. 1966.

In 1966, Colin Chapman ( Lotus Cars founder and principal of Team Lotus ) persuaded Ford to bankroll Keith Duckworth's design for a new lightweight Formula One engine.

1966 Ford Anglia 123E Super in Wales

* Lotus 28 ( 1963 – 1966 ): Lotus version of the Ford Cortina street / racer

In response to the " pony car " market dominated by the wildly-successful Ford Mustang, DeLorean turned to the 14th Floor for permission to offer a smaller version of the Pontiac Banshee Show car for 1966.

In September 1965, RCA and Lear Jet Corp. teamed up to release the first stereo 8-track tape music Cartridges ( Stereo 8 ) which were first used in the 1966 line of Ford automobiles and were popular throughout the late 1960s and 1970s.

* Wallace Ford ( 1898 – 1966 ), actor

As early as 1966, resolutions were introduced to the United Nations charging that the U. S. was violating the 1925 Geneva Protocol, which regulated the use of chemical and biological weapons.

A more dramatic upgrade to the PDP-1 series was introduced in August 1966, the PDP-9.

The European Pro Electron coding system for active components was introduced in 1966 and comprises two letters followed by the part code.

The support for state autonomy grew when Awami League introduced the Six point movement in 1966, and participated with full force in the 1970 general elections in which the Awami League had won and secured the exclusive mandate of East-Pakistan.

which were introduced by the FIA in 1966.

Several days later, he came out to a group of friends at a party held at his home in Belsize Park, where he officially introduced them to his partner, David Sherlock, whom he had met in Ibiza in 1966.

The Beatles introduced audiences to many of the major elements of the psychedelic sound during this period, with guitar feedback in " I Feel Fine " ( 1964 ), " Norwegian Wood " from their 1965 Rubber Soul album using a sitar, and the employment of reversed audio tapes on their 1966 B-side " Rain ".

Category: Fictional characters introduced in 1966

Category: Fictional characters introduced in 1966

* 1966 – The Chevrolet Camaro, originally named Panther, is introduced.

In 1966, Sturm, Ruger introduced their first true rifle.

In 1966 C. A. R. Hoare introduced the concept of record class construct, which Dahl and Nygaard extended with the concept of prefixing and other features to meet their requirements for a generalized process concept.

The " girl " was first introduced during " The Moonglow Affair " ( February 25, 1966 ) an episode of The Man From U. N. C. L. E.

Later in Fantastic Four # 53 ( August 1966 ), by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, a newly debuted variation of vibranium was introduced in the isolated nation of Wakanda.

According to the first, on 9 November 1966 Lennon went to the Indica Gallery in London, where Ono was preparing her conceptual art exhibit, and they were introduced by gallery owner John Dunbar.

E. A. Guggenheim introduced the symbol G for the Gibbs free energy in 1933, and the same symbol was used also by Dirk ter Haar in 1966.

The term was introduced to rock music and popularized by the 13th Floor Elevators 1966 album The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators.

Category: Fictional characters introduced in 1966

TTL became popular with electronic systems designers after Texas Instruments introduced the 5400 series of ICs, with military temperature range, in 1964 and the later 7400 series, specified over a narrower range, and with inexpensive plastic packages in 1966.

In 1966 Per Martin-Löf introduced a new notion which is now generally considered the most satisfactory notion of algorithmic randomness.

In 1966, the Ceaușescu regime, in an attempt to boost the country's population, made abortion illegal, and introduced other policies to reverse the very low birth rate and fertility rate.

In 1966, Sega introduced an electro-mechanical game called Periscope.

In 1966 a top-line Cutlass Supreme was introduced as a four-door hardtop sedan with a more powerful 330 CID Jetfire Rocket V8 than the regular F-85 / Cutlass models, a more luxurious interior and other trimmings.

* Oldsmobile Toronado ( 1966 – 1992 )-a front-wheel drive coupe in the personal luxury car category, introduced in 1966.