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Nov 12, 2019 · The Ford v Ferrari movie depicts automotive designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and British driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) as mavericks who fight corporate interference, namely from Ford's racing director, Leo Beebe (Josh Lucas). In order to create a more compelling story around its two main characters, Shelby and Miles, the movie largely ...
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Grandson of the founding Ford of Ford Motor, Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts), who really was nicknamed “Hank the Deuce,” is portrayed as both an imposing captain of industry and a neurotic beneficiary of his family’s largesse in Ford v. Ferrari. One factual aspect of the dynamic as portrayed in the film is that Ford II and his subordinate executives—in...
Fact: There really was a company in Italy named Ferrari that made excellent and fast sports cars in a bespoke fashion that contrasted dramatically with Ford’s assembly-line system. And in April 1963, Ford really did attempt to purchase the financially ailing Ferrari over the course of several secret meetings, including a tour for Ford reps through ...
Ken Miles, the human being, does not differ much from Ken Miles, the effervescent and Brummie-accented character played by Christian Bale in Ford v. Ferrari. Miles really did go from driving lumbering tanks for the British Army in World War II to setting records in some of the fastest sports cars produced over the ensuing two decades. He really did...
Matt Damon got a perm to better resemble the legendary Texas-born racer and quite effortlessly fit Iacocca’s recollection of the man as a “good lookin’ son of a bitch.” But the historic Shelby was a little more proactive than the one in the movie. In Ford v. Ferrari,Iacocca shows up to Shelby’s automotive workshop with a life-changing offer and a b...
One of the most surprising things about Ford v Ferrari’s treatment of Le Mans (and other races like Sebring) is how accurate the carnage is. No less than seven cars failed to finish as a result of major accidents, many due to the rain that came in as the 24-hour race hit nightfall. Ferrari racer No. 20 did have an accident that led to a pileup with...
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Nov 17, 2019 · Spoilers for Ford v Ferrari, the 1966 Le Mans and the lives of Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles follow. First, all the things ‘Ford v Ferrari’ got right Give Ford v Ferrari credit where its due.
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Oct 16, 2023 · Although it would prove one of the big hits of 2019, the commercially successful Ford v Ferrari didn’t exactly race to the starting line. The celluloid version of how Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles created a legendary race car had been stalled for almost a decade. Since 2009, a number of stars and directors – including Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise ...
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Jul 8, 2022 · Helmed by ‘Logan’ director James Mangold, ‘Ford v Ferrari’ is a sports drama film based on the real life events at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France. The film focuses in particular on American automotive design virtuoso Carroll Shelby and his British race car driver Ken Miles as they attempt to do the impossible by building a ...
Apr 13, 2022 · Bernard Cahier/Getty Images Ken Miles with Carroll Shelby during the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. For the good of Ford and the Shelby American team, Miles’ continued to be an unsung hero until 1965. Unable to watch another driver compete in the car he helped build, Miles jumped in the driver seat and clinched a victory for Ford at the 1965 ...
