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Jun 21, 2023 · In contrast, Alex Gurney (Dan’s son) and Jeff Bucknum (Ronnie’s son) both have their fathers featured on screen. Alex had a couple of lines in the movie, playing Dan, so he was considered ‘an actor’. Jeff, whose father co-drove the third- place car, was ever vigilant to see his father was fairly depicted.
- Ford vs. Ferrari
- Full Freedom
- GT40 Problems
- 1967 24 Hours of Daytona
- Proving Their Point
- The 1-2-3 Cars
- Aftermath
The year was 1966 and the motorsport community was convinced that Ferrari’s dominance in endurance racing was coming to an end after Ford crushed the Prancing Horse by winning the Triple Crown of endurance racing – 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring. But Ferrari was determined to make a comeback. As Stirling Moss famou...
At the time, Ferrari was also focusing on other ventures such as Formula 1, Formula 2, and production cars like the Dino 206 and V12 Grand Tourers. As one of the smallest auto manufacturers in the world with limited resources, it was already an achievement for Ferrari to appear at these races. Mauro Forghieri, Ferrari’s Technical Director at the ti...
Though the paddock area was closed to the public, the grandstands were not. Some lucky Americans got to enjoy the Italians working on their cars – including a few Ford employees equipped with stopwatches, binoculars and long-lens cameras. Of course, they gave all of this information to Ford executives. Ferrari broke the track record previously set ...
Photo: Ford Media Archives At the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona, Ford decided to enter as many cars as possible to spread out their winning chances. There were six Ford Mark II GT40s, but also three private entry GT40s, a Cobra, six Mustang GT-350s, several Cortinas and two Falcons spread out over several categories. Ford managed to take pole position, ...
Ferrari 330 P4 #0856 Around 9:00 PM, the Chaparrals were both out of the race and the issues at Ford were only getting worse. Ferrari was running 1-2-3-4 and the Parkes/Scarfiotti 330 P4 was running an average speed of 176 kph (109.5 mph). At this point, it was almost certain Ferrari would take victory in theover-2-litercategory. Ferrari was domina...
Available inthe store. By 8:00 AM, Ferrari drivers were comfortably in the lead and slowed their pace to prevent issues. Amon/Bandini were 17.5 km (11 miles) ahead of Parkes/Scarfiotti and 161 km (100 miles) from Rodriguez/Guichet in the third place 412 P. With 30 minutes to go, the three Ferraris paraded around the track (nose to tail) at a relaxe...
Ferrari decided not to race at the 12 Hours of Sebring in April of that year. Various excuses were given by the company, such as its proximity to the Le Mans test day, Ferrari’s dislike of the track or the fact it was not in their agenda. Most likely, though, Ferrari was afraid of legal action. The year prior, a Ferrari 365 P2 piloted by Mario Andr...
Nov 14, 2019 · Alex Gurney portrays his own father, the late and immortal Dan Gurney, and multi-disciplinary pro driver Tanner Foust plays Ronnie Bucknum, who finished third at Le Mans in 1966. Bucknum’s son Jeff was among the stunt drivers. Race car driver and designer Carroll Shelby (right) will be played by Matt Damon in Ford v Ferrari.
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Nov 13, 2019 · A.J. Foyt and Dan Gurney Reminisce on Le mans the Year After Ford vs Ferrari. WALLER, Texas - The film Ford v Ferrari chronicling Ford’s podium sweep of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966 will be released nationwide this Friday. A.J. Foyt was originally scheduled to compete in that 1966 race, but he was badly injured at the Milwaukee Mile when ...
Ford v Ferrari grossed $117.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $107.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $225.5 million. In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Charlie's Angels and The Good Liar, and was projected to gross $23–30 million from 3,528 theaters in its opening weekend.
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Dec 4, 2023 · Ford vs. Ferrari: Victory at every lap by Rich MacDonald. NOVEMBER 4, 2019. I’m standing behind the historic El Capitan Theater in downtown Hollywood and I’m getting ready to hand over Randall Shelby’s Cobra keys to Christian Bale. But this is no back-alley deal: I’ve just handed my friend Aaron Shelby’s Cobra keys to Matt Damon, and ...
Nov 15, 2019 · Ford v Ferrari (Le Mans ’66 in Europe) charts the fight between two automotive giants at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ahead of the film’s release, Sportscar365 attended a screening presented by ...
