2024年2月28日 · As the overall leader of the Ford team, Leo Beebe understood his mission perfectly – Ford would win at Le Mans. Leo wasn’t told to have a particular driver or pair of …

2024年2月3日 · Leo Beebe, portrayed as the main antagonist in Ford v Ferrari, was actually a respected executive at Ford known for his marketing and motivational skills. The decision to …

2022年12月2日 · Ford and its Director of Special Vehicles, Leo Beebe, were both praised and vilified in the motor sports world and press at the time and, in some ways, nothing has changed.

2022年10月13日 · What did Leo Beebe do at Ford? Leo Beebe’s public service included assignments under Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson. Above, in 1969, …

2019年11月15日 · Leo Beebe, played by Josh Lucas, was Ford's director of special vehicles/PR specialist, and is most remembered for making a controversial decision during the 1966 Le …

Several months later, sharing the drive with Denny Hulme, Miles was leading the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans in the #1 car, but Ford Motor Company executive Leo Beebe, desiring a publicity …

2023年6月6日 · In the 100 years of the Le Mans 24 hour, being celebrated with this year’s centenary, no race had a more controversial finish than the first win by Ford in 1966. What …

2019年11月15日 · Leading this expeditionary force was Ford motorsports commander-in-chief Leo Beebe. A straight arrow and collegiate star athlete, he’d bonded with the Deuce while they …

Leo Beebe was the man in charge. An intelligent, methodical, and also cool-headed American named director of Ford’s special vehicles. From the day Beebe assumed charge until he …

2023年5月30日 · The depiction in the film of Ford’s racing manager Leo Beebe was not just a caricature, but sought to paint him more like a pantomime villain; in essence, when he is on …