The Ford That Beat Ferrari
by John S. Allen, Gordon J. Jones, Jacky Ickx
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.
Hardcover
English
Brand New
Publisher Description
This new edition of a classic book tells the story of the celebrated Ford GT40 through a remarkable array of over 850 period photographs, many of them in colour. 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. The mission was eventually accomplished: Ford's challenger in this battle, the GT40, finished 1-2-3 at Le Mans in 1966 and won for the next three years as well. This book, originally published in 1985 and redesigned in 2005, is now available again due to popular demand, with further revision to keep the information up-to-date.
Author Biography
John S. Allen and Gordon J. Jones are long-time enthusiasts with an over-riding passion for the Ford GT40 and other great cars from the golden era of endurance racing that inspired them when young. Besides their long-term collaboration on this book, they have independently contributed to numerous magazines over the years, and now, ever indefatigable, both continue to work on new books. Both live in France, respectively in the Deux Sevres and Charente-Maritime areas.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Jacky Ickx Introduction Part I The Development of the Ford GT40 Chapter 1: First Moves Chapter 2: Arrival Part II The Works Teams and the GT40 Chapter 3: Ford Advanced Vehicles Chapter 4: Shelby American Chapter 5: Alan Mann Racing Part III The Big Ones Chapter 6: Prototypes Chapter 7: The Mark II Chapter 8: From J-car to Mark IV Chapter 9: Group 7 Racing Part IV Gulf Chapter 10: Mirage Chapter 11: Return of the GT40 Part V The Production Line Racer Chapter 12: Customer Support Chapter 13: Private Teams Part VI Chassis and Drivers Chapter 14: Chassis Chapter 15: Drivers Part VII The Magic Lives On Chapter 16: Old Racers Never Die Chapter 17: Back to the Future Part VIII And Still the Magic Lives On Chapter 18: Latter-day GT40s Chapter 19: Old Racers Still Never Die Chapter 20: The Ford that Beat Ferrari...Again Acknowledgements
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