Ford v Ferrari races into theaters on Nov. 15.

[snapier]

Just saw the movie, very good, really showed how awful Ford upper brass was and how they didn't think much for Ken Miles...

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Originally Posted by snapier

Just saw the movie, very good, really showed how awful Ford upper brass was and how they didn't think much for Ken Miles...

It’s true that Beebe butted heads with Miles after Daytona and Sebring ‘66 because he felt he was pushing the car too hard, but by all accounts that was the extent of it and Beebe was not the villain he’s portrayed as. In fact here’s an article that suggests the opposite: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.inq...outputType=amp

It is true that Henry Ford II was very unhappy with the ‘64 and ‘65 results, but Shelby American wasn’t involved in the 1964 campaign with the GT40 and in fact was brought in afterwards (with not enough time for proper development work for the 1965 Le Mans) to try and right the ship. Shelby did face pushback throughout from Ford, who also had cars campaigned by FAV and Holman-Moody among others. But I’m really not complaining; you can only make a script so complex before you start to lose audience interest and this isn’t a documentary.

[HTM101]

While at SAAC 44 this summer, I met the owner of this car. Although his car wasn't used for any of the filming, he told me his car was used for all of the sound effects for the GT40.

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Originally Posted by HTM101

While at SAAC 44 this summer, I met the owner of this car. Although his car wasn't used for any of the filming, he told me his car was used for all of the sound effects for the P4.

Nice pics! Top shot is a MkIV, bottom is a different car (MkII).

Jim Glickenhaus—who has become well-known for his eponymous, exotic street and race cars—owns the yellow MkIV that raced at Le Mans ‘67. I got a chance to talk to him at Monterey a few years ago and he showed me the dent in the top of the doorsill, made when Bruce McLaren lost the rear bonnet during the race and smashed his helmet into the sill in frustration. Glickenhaus also owns at least two Ferrari P cars of the 3/4-4 variant, among a lot else. He keeps all of the cars road-registered in New York and has been known to drive them in Manhattan traffic. I wonder if the film producers approached him about using any of his Ferraris, although with Fran Hall building the replicas they didn’t really need to, I guess.

[HTM101]

[quote=snakeeyes;1468690]Nice pics! Top shot is a MkIV, bottom is a different car (MkII).

Thanks for the heads up. The bottom car, #3 on the side, is the car I was referring to. I deleted the Mk IV shot and added another of the Mk II.

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by HTM101

While at SAAC 44 this summer, I met the owner of this car. Although his car wasn't used for any of the filming, he told me his car was used for all of the sound effects for the P4.

Both cars are Superformance MK IIs. The #3 car is owned by Ted Baird and was used for the MK II sound effects in the film.

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Originally Posted by Mark IV

Both cars are Superformance MK IIs. The #3 car is owned by Ted Baird and was used for the MK II sound effects in the film.

That is a gorgeous car.