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When Ford went racing. The story of the 1966 Le Mans.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 10/9/19 at 12:06 pm
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It all started with a business deal gone bad. In 1963, Henry Ford II, "the Deuce," decided he wanted Ford Motor Company to go racing. The only problem: Ford didn't have a sports car in its portfolio. The quickest way to acquire a sports car, the Deuce thought, was to buy Ferrari, then a race car company that only sold street-legal machines to fund its track exploits.
Ford sent an envoy to Modena, Italy, to hash out a deal with Enzo Ferrari. The Americans offered $10 million, but as the negotiations neared their conclusion, Ferrari balked at a clause in the contract that said Ford would control the budget (and thus, the decisions) for his race team. Ferrari, known otherwise as “Il Commendatore,” couldn’t stomach the surrender of autonomy, so he bailed, sending Henry Ford II a message the Deuce didn’t often hear: There was something his money couldn’t buy.
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Over the span of a few years, Ford had unveiled the Mustang, won at Le Mans, and vanquished its fuddy-duddy image.
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This post was edited on 10/9/19 at 12:07 pm
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Posted on 10/9/19 at 12:07 pm to TejasHorn
It would be cool if they could make this into a movie
Posted on 10/9/19 at 12:07 pm to TejasHorn
Looking forward to the movie. I think Matt Damon gets punched in it.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 12:07 pm to TejasHorn
if only a movie had been made about this...
Posted on 10/9/19 at 12:08 pm to CAD703X
at all 3 of our responses at the same tim
Posted on 10/9/19 at 12:09 pm to member12
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I think Matt Damon gets punched in it.
This alone will get me into a theater.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 12:09 pm to TejasHorn
If they ever do make a movie out if this story, Christian Bale needs to have a role to play.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 12:18 pm to TejasHorn
There's a really good documentary about this called the "24 Hour War", which dives into the whole Ford-Ferrari rivalry. I think Adam Carolla produced it.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 12:49 pm to TejasHorn
I found out yesterday that Ford owned Aston Martin and Land Rover up until 2007. I love Ford but to think they owned the legendary and timeless Aston Martin blew my damned mind.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 1:25 pm to member12
quote:Maybe right in one of his numerous dick holes?
Looking forward to the movie. I think Matt Damon gets punched in it.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 1:55 pm to TejasHorn
Posted on 10/9/19 at 2:58 pm to TejasHorn
Posted on 10/9/19 at 3:55 pm to TejasHorn
The 24 Hour War is a great documentary on it.
Ford needs his arse whipped for torpedoing his own driver though.
Ford needs his arse whipped for torpedoing his own driver though.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 4:00 pm to TejasHorn
Obligatory
Posted on 10/9/19 at 4:21 pm to TejasHorn
Wasn’t the mustang
Posted on 10/9/19 at 5:09 pm to TejasHorn
I absolutely love that ford did this. Ferrari said no to ford buying them, so ford decided to beat them at their own game. Love it!
Posted on 10/9/19 at 5:10 pm to jlovel7
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I found out yesterday that Ford owned Aston Martin and Land Rover up until 2007. I love Ford but to think they owned the legendary and timeless Aston Martin blew my damned mind.
They also owned part of Volvo and Mazda at one point.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 5:42 pm to jnethe1
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ford decided to beat them at their own game
Not only did they beat them at their own game, they rubbed Ferrari's nose in shite. Finished 1-2-3, and beat Ferrari's vaunted V12, with a modified Galaxy 500 V8, which only modification was Westlake cylinder heads.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 5:49 pm to TejasHorn
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Over the span of a few years, Ford had unveiled the Mustang, won at Le Mans, and vanquished its fuddy-duddy image.
Another factor in Ford's image makeover (in Europe, certainly) was backing the Cosworth F1 engine.
Posted on 10/9/19 at 5:57 pm to OchoDedos
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modified Galaxy 500 V8, which only modification was Westlake cylinder heads.
The 427's did not use Weslake heads.
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