What happened to Ken Miles at the end?
The car broke into pieces and ejected Miles, killing him instantly. After the crash, the aerodynamics of the J-car were greatly modified to correct the rear-end lift generated at race speeds. What has never been made clear is the reason for the fatal crash at Riverside two months later when Miles was testing the J-type (later to become the Mk IV) in preparation for 1967.
What was Ken Miles net worth when he died?
Ken Miles was a British sports car racing engineer and driver who had a net worth of $10 thousand at the time of his death in 1966. That’s the same as around $100,000 in today’s dollars after adjusting for inflation. Ken Miles was portrayed by Christian Bale in the 2019 movie Ford v Ferrari. When Ken Miles tells his wife he’s been offered a salary of $200 a day plus expenses, she is stunned. Adjusted for inflation (using the Consumer Price Index), that would be $1,620 in 2019.