The Road to Victory
by
Graham Scott
How Ford won "The 24 Hours of Le Mans"?
In 1966, Ford beat Ferrari at Le Mans. Everyone knows the story. Few know what it looked like from the inside.
This is the manuscript of Graham Scott (1950–2024), a mechanical engineer who witnessed those races as a young motor enthusiast, was a Ford scholarship recipient, and later worked with racing teams in the UK and North America. In his own words, he describes why Ford won, how the GT40 was developed, and what the team environment was really like.It is the original manuscript by the engineer who lived through the races and who recounts—using technical data, real events, and names—why Ford won at Le Mans.
The Original Manuscript from 1970
©The Road to Victory
(original manuscript)
The original manuscript found in December 2025 is described as follows:
It is a folder with a dark blue leather cover. It contains 26 thick sheets of opalina paper, comprising 41 pages. It begins with a title page bearing the book's title, "The Road to Victory: How Ford Won 'Le Vingt-Quatre Heures du Mans'." This is followed by a table of contents, an introduction, seven chapters, a glossary of motorsport terms, and race tables for 1966–1967—covering both Le Mans and other European circuits where the Ford GT40s raced during that period.
The engineer´s first hand manuscript
©The Road to Victory
(original manuscript)
As a historical archive, well documented with photographs, Illustrations, the original manuscript itself, notes and memorabilia this is a piece of history from the first hand engineer.
The inedit manuscript Includes references to personalities, racing drivers, events, technical details, draws and illustrations.
Written by Graham Scott c. 1970, this book is his manuscript, founded after the author passing in 2024, edited and published by his wife, Graciela Cossío in 2026.
The editor has also included a photographic archive from the author's personal collection—featuring prominent figures from the Canadian and North American competitive motorsport industries of the 1970s and 1980s.
About The Author
Born in 1950 in England, Graham Scott (†) trained in automotive and precision engineering in the United Kingdom, after completing his studies, he worked with Formula 1–related organizations and later moved to the United States, where he joined teams such as Penske, Douglas Shierson Racing, and Morgan Racing, contributing to the development and performance of several iconic drivers of the Can‑Am and open‑wheel era. He subsequently transitioned into the automotive industry, working with Monroe and later with major U.S. manufacturers as a brake specialist and senior engineer, a role he refined during his final years as a technical consultant until 2022. He passed away in Ohio, USA, in 2024 at the age of 74.
Above: G. Scott. Photo: Marc Sproule © 1985
Extra Bonus: images fom the Engineer´s personal archive
The published book includes a photographic archive from the author that captures the very essence of competitive motor racing in North America during the 1970s and 1980s. This includes images of the Penske F1 team and the legends Mark Donohue, as well as historic moments of Gilles Villeneuve, Jacques Villeneuve (Sr.) and F1 champions James Hunt and Emerson Fittipaldi in events.
Above: © Gilles Villeneuve - Trois Rivieres 1976
Published in 2026
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