The Ford That Beat Ferrari

Author : John Allen,Gordon Jones
Publisher : Evro Publishing Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1910505471

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The Ford that Beat Ferrari by John Allen,Gordon Jones Pdf

After Ford unsuccessfully attempted to buy Ferrari, in 1963, the American car giant instead embarked on its own racing programme in a bid to beat the famous Italian marque at the world’s most prestigious race, the Le Mans 24 Hours, as told in the forthcoming Hollywood movie Ford v. Ferrari. This updated edition of The Ford that Beat Ferrari tells the story of how that mission was eventually accomplished. Development of the GT40: how the prototype Ford GT emerged in 1964 from the previous year’s Lola GT programme. The works teams and the GT40: the car’s racing exploits in its earlier years, first with Ford Advanced Vehicles (1964), then Shelby American (1965) and Alan Mann Racing (1966). The big ones: this section of the book covers the GT40’s evolution into the 7-litre monsters that brought enormous success, including the first two Le Mans victories with the Mark II (1966) and Mark IV (1967), before becoming outlawed by new restrictions on engine size. The Gulf years: against all expectations, the venerable GT40, now back to 5-litre power, raced on with John Wyer’s crack JW Automotive Engineering outfit in the iconic blue and orange colours of Gulf, successes including two further Le Mans wins (1968 and 1969). The production line racer: the stories of the 68 privateers, big and small, who raced GT40s. Chassis and drivers: a data section giving resumés of type designations, chassis histories and all drivers who raced GT40s. The magic lives on: the book’s concluding sections show surviving cars at differing stages in their later life and bring the story up to date with developments since the 2005 edition.

Author : Albert J. Baime
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780618822195

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Go Like Hell by Albert J. Baime Pdf

By the early 1960s, the Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind. Young Henry Ford II, who had taken the reins of his grandfather's company with little business experience to speak of, knew he had to do something to shake things up. Baby boomers were taking to the road in droves, looking for speed not safety, style not comfort. Meanwhile, Enzo Ferrari, whose cars epitomized style, lorded it over the European racing scene. He crafted beautiful sports cars, "science fiction on wheels," but was also called "the Assassin" because so many drivers perished while racing them.Go Like Helltells the remarkable story of how Henry Ford II, with the help of a young visionary named Lee Iacocca and a former racing champion turned engineer, Carroll Shelby, concocted a scheme to reinvent the Ford company. They would enter the high-stakes world of European car racing, where an adventurous few threw safety and sanity to the wind. They would design, build, and race a car that could beat Ferrari at his own game at the most prestigious and brutal race in the world, something no American car had ever done.Go Like Helltransports readers to a risk-filled, glorious time in this brilliant portrait of a rivalry between two industrialists, the cars they built, and the "pilots" who would drive them to victory, or doom.

Author : John S. Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1985-08-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0946132240

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Ford That Beat Ferrari by John S. Allen Pdf

Author : Preston Lerner
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780760347874

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Ford GT by Preston Lerner Pdf

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ford's iconic 1966 victory and get the detailed back story leading to that historic win--including the parts played by Enzo Ferrari, Henry Ford II, and Carroll Shelby.

Author : John Allen
Publisher : Haynes Publications
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1844253058

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Ford That Beat Ferrari by John Allen Pdf

When Ford's attempt to buy Ferrari fell through, the US car giant embarked on a program to beat the famous Italian marque at the world's most prestigious race, the Le Mans 24 Hours. It was quite a battle. Ford's challenger was the GT40, which placed 1-2-3 at Le Mans in 1966 and won the next three consecutive years. This classic book about the GT40 "fastest sports racing car of its day" has been redesigned, expanded and updated to meet pent-up demand that has pushed the value of the original 1985 edition higher and higher.

Author : Preston Lerner
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-10
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781627887939

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Ford GT by Preston Lerner Pdf

Get the whole story on the car built to beat the world--Ford's GT. Henry Ford II, "the Deuce," wanted a race car capable of winning top-flight sports car events in Europe. Specifically, he wanted to win Le Mans. Ford learned that Enzo Ferrari would consider selling his company and negotiations quickly ensued. But after Ford spent considerable time and money reviewing Ferrari's operations and negotiating with Enzo, Ferrari abruptly backed out of the talks. The Deuce took Ferrari's actions as a personal insult. Word was sent down from on high: beat Ferrari. Ford settled on UK-based Eric Broadley's Lola GT, a cutting-edge car that featured a mid-engine chassis and small-block Ford V-8 power. The Lola GT would morph into the Ford GT. Carroll Shelby helped shape it into the "Mark II" GT40. The result was one of the most legendary wins in racing history: Ford's 1-2-3 sweep of Le Mans in 1966. Ford GT celebrates the 50th anniversary of Ford's iconic victory, providing the detailed back story leading to that historic win, as well as the follow-up win in 1967. The GT40's last two competitive seasons in 1968 and 1969 are also covered, for a complete view of this remarkable era in racing. Author Preston Lerner details the ups and downs of Ford's GT program, accompanied by Shelby American photographer Dave Friedman's historic images. Come re-live one of the most exciting stories in all of racing history!

Author : John Starkey
Publisher : Veloce Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1787117839

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Lola GT by John Starkey Pdf

Telling the history of Lola Cars Ltd and the story of its groundbreaking Lola Mk VI GT of 1963, used by the Ford Motor Car Company as an inspiration to design the all-conquering Ford GT40.

Author : Trevor Legate
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781903706114

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Ford GT40 by Trevor Legate Pdf

A definitive history of Ford's Ferrari-beating GT40 sports racing car.

Author : Charlie Henry
Publisher : CarTech Inc
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781613252864

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Kar-Kraft by Charlie Henry Pdf

The story of Kar-Kraft began, as did many others in the automotive industry, with an axe to grind. In 1963, Ford was seriously interested in purchasing Ferrari. Ferrari was a legendary brand with considerable success in racing, and Ford saw the acquisition as a great way to be instantly successful in the racing arena. When Enzo Ferrari realized that Ford would not give him complete control of the racing program, he backed out of the deal late in the process. Ford had spent millions in vetting and audits, which then set in motion a vengeful response against Ferrari. The result was the unthinkable: Ford beat Ferrari at Le Mans. Ford wanted to become competitive quickly, but it did not have the race history or resources in house. To remedy the situation, Ford searched the U.K. for an independent company to help accelerate its race car development. It first settled on Lola Cars and set up Ford Advanced Vehicles. Later, Ford brought its LeMans effort to the U.S. and the Kar-Kraft relationship was established. Although Kar-Kraft was technically an independent company, it really only had one customer: Ford Special Vehicles. Kar-Kraft's story doesn't begin and end with the GT 40 that took the win away from Ferrari at Le Mans. Ford expanded upon the program and organized an all-out assault on racing in general. Cars were prepared for Trans-Am, NASCAR, NHRA, and Can-Am competition. Street versions of the Boss 429 were assembled under its roof. And fabled prototypes including the LID Mustang, Boss 302 Maverick, and Mach 2C were all assembled in Ford's contracted race shop. And then, out of the blue, its doors closed for good on a cold day in 1970. History tells us that Ford won Le Mans, the Daytona 500, and the Trans-Am championship. But it doesn't tell us how this was accomplished. Author Charlie Henry (a former Kar-Kraft employee) has enlisted the help of many of his former co-workers to bring you the very first book ever published on Ford's all-encompassing special projects facility, Kar-Kraft. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial}

Author : Tom Cotter,Al Pearce
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0760308756

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Holman Moody by Tom Cotter,Al Pearce Pdf

One of the greatest NASCAR racing teams of all time is vividly chronicled, from the day racer Ralph Moody teamed up with John Holman to create the Holman-Moody team. This stunning volume details the formation, development, and transformation of Holman Moody into a 1960s and early '70s dynasty, and looks at their turn-key racecars and stock car racing innovations. Detailed appendices list HM sponsored cars stats from Winston Cup and Grand National races.

Author : Larry Edsall
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780760319932

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Ford GT by Larry Edsall Pdf

35 years after winning at Le Mans, Ford have decided to put the limited edition GT into production. This book explores both the development and design of the GT, as well as the race history of the car that inspired it - the original GT40.

Author : Brian Winer,Wallace A. Wyss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Ford GT40 automobile
ISBN : 1882256646

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GT40 Photo Archive by Brian Winer,Wallace A. Wyss Pdf

Fascinating photo archives for vintage car and truck enthusiasts

Author : Mark Cole
Publisher : Porter Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1907085645

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Ford GT40 Mk II by Mark Cole Pdf

This book tells the story of Ford GT40 Mark II, chassis no. P/1016, one of the trio of cars that crossed the finishing line together at Le Mans in 1966 to score Ford’s first victory in the 24 Hour race. The Mark II was a development of the original Ford GT with a monstrous 7 litre V8 engine. 1016 made its racing debut at Daytona in January 1966 and was entered at Le Mans by Holman & Moody with a distinctive gold and pink color scheme. Driven by Ronnie Bucknum and Dick Hutcherson, it finished in third place behind the similar cars of Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon and Ken Miles and Denny Hulme.

Author : Basem Wasef
Publisher : MotorBooks International
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781616730451

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Legendary Race Cars by Basem Wasef Pdf

Illustrated profiles of the greatest motorsports pairings of man and machine, from the winner of the first Indy 500 race to the Audi R10 the dominated Le Mans for nearly a decade.

Author : Ray Hutton
Publisher : Porter Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1907085688

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Ford GT40 by Ray Hutton Pdf

This sumptuous book tells the story of one of the world’s most important racing cars. Always raced in Gulf’s iconic blue-and- orange colours, this Ford GT40, known by its chassis number ‘1075’, won the Le Mans 24 Hours not just once but twice, in 1968 and 1969, and the second victory came after the closest fight ever seen at the finish of this great endurance race. Four other championship wins – at Brands Hatch, Spa, Watkins Glen and Sebring – add to this GT40’s distinction as the very best of its breed, driven by ‘greats’ such as Jacky Ickx, Pedro Rodríguez and Brian Redman. The car’s entire competition life is covered in fascinating detail, together with biographies of its drivers and insights into John Wyer’s crack team that ran it, all supported by a fine collection of period photographs.