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We went to see Ferrari and I was a bit disappointed and I think it was because I was expecting something similar to Ford versus Ferrari.
It was about his personal life and the time prior to his achievements and rivalry with Ford during the sixties.
For me I might watch again but not like I have with Ford versus Ferrari.
I am interested to see what others think of the movie.
Of course, Ford v. Ferrari movie was just fictional entertainment. Much of it didn't happen. Shelby had nothing to do with the design of the Ford. After Ford designed and built the car, Shelby, along with two others, was just paid to test it.
The movie was a product of the writer's imagination.
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Of course, Ford v. Ferrari movie was just fictional entertainment. Much of it didn't happen. Shelby had nothing to do with the design of the Ford. After Ford designed and built the car, Shelby, along with two others, was just paid to test it.
The movie was a product of the writer's imagination.
If you're referring to the GT-40, wasn't that pretty much based on the LOLA built by the company headed by Eric Broadley?
If you're referring to the GT-40, wasn't that pretty much based on the LOLA built by the company headed by Eric Broadley?
Yes, Ford set up a subsidiary called Kar-Kraft and hired Broadley to design the basic GT-40. It looks almost exactly like a Lotus. Kar-Kraft designed and built mechanical components such as transmissions and suspension parts. Of course, the engines were based on the well-proven Nascar units.
One of the others who were hired to test and race the cars, Holman-Moody of stock car fame, developed the quick change brakes.
The movie portrayed Ford as obstructionist, they were anything but that. They coordinated the whole thing.
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Yes, Ford set up a subsidiary called Kar-Kraft and hired Broadley to design the basic GT-40. It looks almost exactly like a Lotus. Kar-Kraft designed and built mechanical components such as transmissions and suspension parts. Of course, the engines were based on the well-proven Nascar units.
One of the others who were hired to test and race the cars, Holman-Moody of stock car fame, developed the quick change brakes.
The movie portrayed Ford as obstructionist, they were anything but that. They coordinated the whole thing.
I remember some of the European 'purists' pooh-poohing those engines as crude lumps of iron but hey!, they WON! I say you race to win, if an old flathead V-8 woulda done the job I'd say use it!
Yes, Ford set up a subsidiary called Kar-Kraft and hired Broadley to design the basic GT-40. It looks almost exactly like a Lotus. Kar-Kraft designed and built mechanical components such as transmissions and suspension parts. Of course, the engines were based on the well-proven Nascar units.
One of the others who were hired to test and race the cars, Holman-Moody of stock car fame, developed the quick change brakes.
The movie portrayed Ford as obstructionist, they were anything but that. They coordinated the whole thing.
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Of course, Ford v. Ferrari movie was just fictional entertainment. Much of it didn't happen. Shelby had nothing to do with the design of the Ford. After Ford designed and built the car, Shelby, along with two others, was just paid to test it.
The movie was a product of the writer's imagination.
Thanks for saving me the trouble of tracking down a theater and showtimes.
Shelby had everything to do w/ the GT 40's success, but yes, the Lola race car was the basis for the GT 40, probably one of the most beautiful and successful race cars ever made. Shelby was not the design man for that, but his race experience was invaluable.
He was the mastermind who put a Ford V8 into a little bitty sports car and made a monster Cobra racer out of it. Ford had him involved in all of their racing development except NASCAR which wasn't his thing. Shelby was a no nonsense, revolutionary car genius, which is why Ford named their highest performance Mustang model for him. He was directly involved in that as well. Even today, the aluminum bodied 427 Cobra is STILL one of the kings of the road.
I was expecting more from the movie but the crash scene was one of the most shocking things I’ve seen in a movie in recent years.
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