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This reprint of the long outofprint 1968 classic covers seven decades of ford s pioneering and illustrious activities in auto racing. The airbrushed racing history of ford v ferrari the new yorker. Inside the ford gts road to le mans fifty years ago, ford battled its way to le mans, took down the europeans, and landed a. Ford motor company would go on to become one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, as well as being one of the few to survive the great depression. The high performance team included fords roy lunn, who already developed a preliminary design in the. Heres the real story behind the le manswinning ford gt40.

He began racing fords new gt40 cars, winning the 1966 daytona 24 hours race among a collection of other top spots. Its been six years since ford stopped making the gt, and forty four since they last won at le mans with a car so low most of us wouldnt even fit in it. Racing puma is a dedicated enthusiasts website for the ford racing puma or frp, detailed specifications, history, development and information. A photographic history of ford motorsports larry edsall on. The real history of ford isnt housed in some corporate museum its stored in your garages. Find out more about where we came from and where were headed. Ken miles christian bale, the other half of ford v ferraris motorsport bromance, was an english race car driver who became the winning man. A brief history of ford in motorsport foray news foray motor group. Despite setbacks and the lackluster performance in 64 and 65, ford was still determined to tame ferraris prancing horse, enlisting the expertise of former racing driver and automotive. October 10th, 2016 marks the 115th anniversary of the start of fords racing program.

Momentaufnahmen eine zeitreise durch 75 jahre ford motorsport in. Based in dearborn, michigan, a suburb of detroit, the automaker was founded by henry ford, on june 16, 1903. Unfollow nascar backpacks to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. To ford, that meant beating ferrari in the worlds most prestigious car race, the 24 hours of le mans, which the prancing horse had historically. But ford s historic 1966 le mans win changed the company and auto racing in fundamental ways. Like it or loathe it, the nascar ford mustang is part of a long history of mustang racing. Ford performance formerly ford racing is the high performance division of ford motor company and the multinational name used for its. Here you can explore the rich history of ford racing. Since 1901, ford performance has accumulated an illustrious history of toptier performance and innovative design. History history early ford fourbanger racing engines discussion in the hokey ass message board started by mart3406, jan 15, 2010. The note was from jacque passino, who had preserved the piece of history for more than 40 years. Philco computer history transac 2000 transistor mainframe. By may 1963, a deal was on the table, bringing the us behemoth.

The real story behind ford v ferrari ford v ferrari is a racing inspired buddy movie. Though based on a true story and rooted in the quasidocumentary details of auto racing, the films franchiselike tailoring of emotion and action. In 1896, henry ford reached a record speed of 20 mph in his very first car the quadricycle. History history early ford fourbanger racing engines. It was a thankyou note, and a piece of history that someone wanted returned to its rightful place. Ferrari the new racing movie plays fast and loose with the facts, but some of its most unbelievable details are straight from the record books.

Kevin kennedy has been a mainstay in the ford racing program for more than 30 years, and currently serves as director of ford performance public affairs. The old man, as wily as he was, knew he needed some major investment, and ford wanted to go endurance racing. Since 1903, ford motor company has put the world on wheels. A ford gt40 racing at the 1964 24 hours of le mans. The ford motor company is an american automaker and the worlds fifth largest automaker based on worldwide vehicle sales. Five years later, in 1901, henry ford bested alexander winton, an accomplished racer and automobile builder of the time, in a 10lap race at the detroit driving club in grosse pointe, michigan. Prototype chassis gt 104, which finished third at the daytona 2000 in 1965. This rich history begins with the 1901 race in which henry.

Fact is, many owners of classic fords know more about their cars than even many historians. He overcame his rivals more powerful car in sweepstakes, a racing car of his own design. The short track portion of the 2017 monster energy nascar cup series season continues this weekend at richmond international raceway, where ford will. These racing parts are built from quality materials and most are tracktested on nascar series, world rally, and nhra vehicles to guarantee the ultimate in ford. Most of us just use our cars as a mode of getting from a to b. Classic motorsportsthis oversized book is a photodriven look at ford s voluminous racing history in america. A brief history of ford racing anderson ford motorsport.