Ken Miles should have won LeMans for Ford at LeMans 1966. He had defied an order to drive conservatively, pushing the speedy Ford GT40 to the limit and opening up a lead. However, Ford bosses wanted a final photo of all three cars crossing the finish line together. So they ordered Ken Miles to slow down, robbing him of a more than deserved win.
Ken Miles’s wife, Mollie, was a runner and author who supported his career.
It is unclear when Ken and Mollie Miles got married. However, the two runners were committed to each other. Mollie left her life in the north of England to accompany Ken to the US, where she earned a reputation as a fast driver.
Mollie was the quintessential wife of the mid-20th century: she stayed home while her husband worked. Unlike other women of the time, however, she Mollie was a racer, comfortable behind the wheel of a fast car.
Unfortunately, Mollie had to put aside her ambitions to become a housewife. “A lot of women at that time had to suppress a lot of themselves professionally just to make things easier for their families,” said Caitriona Balfe, Mollie in Ford v Ferrari. Stylist.
He knew of the dangers of racing during that time, but he was supportive of Ken’s career. Balfe told him Stylist that Mollie was the glue that held the Miles family together:
“So I think it was really important to show the teamwork of Mollie and Ken’s marriage. Although, in many ways, this is a story about Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby, Mollie was the backbone of that family and that marriage.”
After Ken was killed in a car accident, Mollie became a writer for car magazines. She did not remarry and she raised the couple’s son, Peter Miles, alone.
It is not clear if Mollie is still alive. Some posts say that she is still alive, but the reports are unverified. Peter revealed that he spoke to Caitriona Balfe and described Mollie to the best of her ability. He said le mans:
“I gave Christian Bale information about my father from press clippings and magazine articles, and showed him personal photos and shared audio recordings with him. Bale wanted to be as faithful as possible to my father. I also met Caitriona Balfe and gave her photos of my mother and described her to the best of my ability.”
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