Go like hell, Ford, Ferrari, and their battle for speed and glory at Le Mans, A.J. Baime
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Go like hell, Ford, Ferrari, and their battle for speed and glory at Le Mans, A.J. Baime
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-283) and index
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Go like hell
Nature of contents
bibliography
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441153166
Responsibility statement
A.J. Baime
Sub title
Ford, Ferrari, and their battle for speed and glory at Le Mans
Summary
By the early 1960s, the Ford Motor Company was falling behind. Young Henry Ford II, who had taken the reins with little business experience, 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, was crafting beautiful sports cars, "science fiction on wheels, " but was also called "the Assassin" because so many drivers perished while racing them. This is the 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 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.--From publisher description
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- Sports cars -- United States -- Design and construction
- Ford Motor Company -- History
- Industrialists -- United States -- History
- Iacocca, Lee A
- Shelby, Carroll, 1923-2012
- Automobile engineers -- United States -- History
- Automobiles -- United States -- Design and construction -- History
- Ferrari automobile + History
- Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987
- Grand Prix racing + History
- Sports cars -- United States -- History
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- Sports cars -- United States -- Design and construction
- Ford Motor Company -- History
- Industrialists -- United States -- History
- Iacocca, Lee A
- Shelby, Carroll, 1923-2012
- Automobile engineers -- United States -- History
- Automobiles -- United States -- Design and construction -- History
- Ferrari automobile + History
- Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987
- Grand Prix racing + History
- Sports cars -- United States -- History
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