How One Mechanic's "Secret" Oiling System Let a 1964 Ford 427 Run 24 Hours at Le Mans скачать в хорошем качестве

How One Mechanic's "Secret" Oiling System Let a 1964 Ford 427 Run 24 Hours at Le Mans

In the early 1960s, endurance racing pushed engines to their absolute limits—especially at the brutal 24 Hours of Le Mans. This story follows how a single mechanic’s improvised “secret” oiling system helped a 1964 Ford 427 V8 survive sustained high RPMs for an entire day, solving lubrication failures that were destroying engines on the Mulsanne Straight at 24 Hours of Le Mans. We break down how the modified oiling setup worked, why it mattered in endurance racing, and how it gave Ford Motor Company a critical reliability edge during its early Le Mans efforts—long before the legendary GT40 dominance. It’s a little-known piece of racing ingenuity that quietly changed endurance-engine survival forever.