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Ford GT40 Mk IV Race Car '67, Siena, Piazza del Campo by Metalsun1, on Flickr

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GT 40 Mk IV 330 P4 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans by Metalsun1, on Flickr​

A funny thing happened on the way to the podium. Sometime after 3:00 am, during the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans, Dan Gurney found himself thinking that they may actually win. This same feeling, that Ford may win, came upon Mike Parkes driving behind Gurney in 2nd place on the #21, Ferrari 330 P4 (still in the coupé configuration). Other than actually crashing into the Ford GT40 Mk. IV, Parkes had a “better” idea to win the race. For the past 4 or 5 laps, Parkes, flashed his high beam lamps in order to distract and make Gurney crash. Gurney recognized that it was taking effect and that he needed to do something. So, after turning on the Mulssane corner, the Ford driver found a clearing and stopped the car! The Ferrari did likewise. This seemed to take forever and was too much pressure for Parkes and so he raced off with Gurney in pursuit. Eventually, Gurney passed Parks, who never flashed the lights again. At the end of the race, the #1 Ford won the race by four laps with the #21 Ferrari 2nd and #24 Ferrari 3rd.