Ford v Ferrari races into theaters on Nov. 15.

[Bearwolf]

When I first heard about this movie I was thrilled. When I found put Matt Damon is Carroll Shelby, I found it to be a stretch but realized that it still has the potential to be my all time favorite movie. I mean, Bale might still make a good Ken Miles. When I started seeing on set pictures of the Cobras in this film, including the LAX set with a line of Cobras sporting 17" wheels, I realized the strong possibility that I might actually come to hate this movie.

[ALF]

Originally Posted by Bearwolf

including the LAX set with a line of Cobras sporting 17" wheels, I realized the strong possibility that I might actually come to hate this movie.

We're all not perfect

[Bearwolf]

Originally Posted by ALF

We're all not perfect

I'm not necessarily after absolute perfection, but with the GT40s and Cobras playing such a heavy part in the film I thought they'd put at least a little time into having somewhat accurate cars. I can forgive things like the side vents in the 260 cars, but for the LAX shop to have a line of Cobras with 17" wheels makes me think that no effort will be made on period correctness and makes me realize that the effort put into the actual story might follow suit. Who knows, maybe the film won't pan low enough to catch the 17" wheels, but part of a films job is to transport you back to the timeframe of the film. The Godfather wasn't filmed with hotrodded out cars, because it wouldn't have been accurate. You didn't see a restomodded, big wheel car in Walk the Line because it wouldn't have been able to place you in the right time frame.

There is a good chance that the director / editors know exactly what they are doing and we will not see modern cues such as 17" wheels in the actual film. That being said I am definitely still looking forward to the film and glad they are making it. My statement still stands though. If they don't take effort to stay true to era correct examples of the cars then how much effort will be put into keeping the story accurate instead of Hollywooding it up for ticket sales? Though it could possibly end up being my favorite film of all time, when I see inaccuracies in pics from the sets, I realize that the stories of two of my heros may be mistold or not accurately portrayed . . . in which case I would end up hating the film.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Bearwolf

There is a good chance that the director / editors know exactly what they are doing and we will not see modern cues such as 17" wheels in the actual film. That being said I am definitely still looking forward to the film and glad they are making it. My statement still stands though. If they don't take effort to stay true to era correct examples of the cars then how much effort will be put into keeping the story accurate instead of Hollywooding it up for ticket sales? Though it could possibly end up being my favorite film of all time, when I see inaccuracies in pics from the sets, I realize that the stories of two of my heros may be mistold or not accurately portrayed . . . in which case I would end up hating the film.

The producers / director don't know much about cars, or even care about being true to history. They are clueless about cars, or car history. They are "artsy" people, not car guys. Their purpose is to entertain the general public, and make money doing it. They are not making a movie to specifically entertain the cobra crowd. I know, I own a movie car.