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Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Jun 3 2019, 09:25 PM

Ford V Ferrari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yplCYUkuRGU

Lots of Porsches make cameos, the 904 and 906.

This is going to be cool!



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Posted by: infraredcalvin Jun 3 2019, 09:37 PM

Looks much better than the dog racer movie...

Posted by: Larmo63 Jun 3 2019, 10:19 PM

Ummm, I'm going to the theater to see this and staying for three showings.

I'll hide under the back seats.

Posted by: SKL1 Jun 3 2019, 11:11 PM

Looks promising but I sure don't see Damon as Shelby. Maybe Bale as Miles... now I know why they were waving the green flag at Indy.

Some of the "crashes" on the trailer remind me of "Driven." And that is NOT a good sign!!

Will take a lot to do better than Daniel Bruhl as Niki...

Posted by: Andyrew Jun 3 2019, 11:20 PM

Really looking forward to it. I hope it does well!

Posted by: VaccaRabite Jun 4 2019, 11:23 AM

I'm very much looking forward to this movie. I hope that at elast include SOME of the real history over "let just make it hollywood drama."

But either way, my butt will be in a theater seat for it.

Zach

Posted by: krazykonrad Jun 4 2019, 12:31 PM

I'm now building a time machine to get me from now to whenever this comes to the theater.

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Jun 4 2019, 08:20 PM

If I ever find a time machine, I'm going shopping.


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Posted by: infraredcalvin Jun 4 2019, 11:52 PM

Who doesn’t have that dream...

Posted by: Chris H. Jun 5 2019, 10:53 AM

I'd settle for being able to go back just to NOT SELL all the cars I sold for peanuts over the years.

Also...I'd complain about the 550 Spyder with the Buick V6 in the ad above, but that seems a little hypocritical given my circumstances .

Can't wait for the movie though. Sounds like a good one.

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Jun 5 2019, 01:07 PM

But it "goes like stink!"

Posted by: maf914 Jun 5 2019, 02:06 PM

Apparently this movie is based on "Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans" by A. J. Baime. I read it a few years ago. It tells the story of Fords attempt to acquire Ferrari and its decision to then beat Ferrari at Lemans. Not a bad book.

I finally got around to watching "Rush" last night. I thought it was fairly good.

Hollywood really has a hard time with auto racing.

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Oct 26 2019, 08:03 AM

Checking out the new trailer, a Speedster makes a cameo!



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Posted by: sixnotfour Oct 26 2019, 10:21 AM

I hope The Bourne Identity doesnt ruin it...type cast for sure

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Oct 26 2019, 10:12 PM

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Oct 26 2019, 10:16 PM

Christian Bale as this guy ¿ ... driver Ken Miles

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Oct 26 2019, 10:21 PM

Ken Miles (550 Spyder) showing a Ferrari Monza the quick line through the Pomona road course, circa 1956

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Oct 26 2019, 10:25 PM

Matt Damon as this guy ¿... Carroll Shelby

Posted by: maf914 Oct 27 2019, 07:38 AM

Promo photo:


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Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Oct 27 2019, 08:14 AM

Also Ken Miles in his 550.


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Posted by: Maltese Falcon Oct 27 2019, 10:55 AM

I'll definitely check this one out. The Fast-N-Furious series are always a blockbuster (not a fan) , but for reasons unknown to me... most Hollywood car movies do not make Bank

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Nov 16 2019, 08:19 PM

Did not disappoint!!!!


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Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Nov 16 2019, 08:21 PM

More more!


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Posted by: ConeDodger Nov 16 2019, 08:48 PM

I read 2-3 books a week, and I’ve got to sat, I loved the dog movie!

Posted by: sixnotfour Nov 17 2019, 01:10 AM

Want to see the real Ford GT40 Mark II from ‘Ford v. Ferrari’? It’s in a Utah movie theater lobby.
https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2019/11/1...e-real-ford-gt/




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Posted by: Steve Nov 17 2019, 01:16 AM

I saw the movie tonight. I loved the movie. Best car movie I have seen so far. Rush was also good, but I love Lemans.

Posted by: JamesM Nov 17 2019, 03:05 PM

Saw it late last night. I liked Rush but this was way better. No complaints other than it ended. Will probably see it again.

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Nov 17 2019, 03:09 PM

I think I'm going to see it again, but find an IMAX theater next time.

Posted by: BENBRO02 Nov 17 2019, 06:11 PM

I enjoyed the movie and give it a 7.5 out of 10.

Posted by: gms Nov 17 2019, 06:55 PM

This is such an inspirational story, finally a Goliath beats David movie!

It is exciting to watch Ford spend millions of dollars to show il Commendatore of Maranello who is boss.

When you see the Ford executives at the 1966 running of Le Mans you can’t help but cheer as the 7 liter GT40 outlasts the ugly Ferrari 330P3 with a peashooter 4 liter V12.

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Nov 17 2019, 07:30 PM

Year's ago I interviewed Dr. David Helmick for a story and as an aside he told me he was the team Dr for the GT40 team. Ford was spending sooooo much money that he convinced them to rent a copter to have him in the air and shadowing the cars as they raced, that way if they wrecked he could land and be on site in seconds. Never landed but he said he had the best seat in the house!

Posted by: 914sgofast2 Nov 17 2019, 08:22 PM

Great movie. Saw it last Thursday night. Poor Ken Miles got screwed by Ford, Shelby, and the LeMans organizers.

Posted by: SteveL Nov 17 2019, 08:49 PM

Great movie.

Posted by: jkb944t Nov 17 2019, 09:05 PM

I saw it last Thursday with some friends and we really enjoyed it! We are taking our wives to see it again this week! Great story.

Jeff B

Posted by: oldschool Nov 18 2019, 01:21 AM

Just saw it today.. I really liked it.

Posted by: dan10101 Nov 21 2019, 08:17 PM

Saw this today with the Wife.
We both loved it. There were a couple funny Faux pas that made me go, "how did they miss that..." Most of the people there wouldn't have caught them, but it didn't hurt the movie.

Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Nov 22 2019, 07:05 AM

There was one thing that they did that wasn't accurate. From my reading the word was that Enzo never went to the track but listened by radio from the Factory in Modena. It made for better movie magic to have him watching at Le Mans but I don't think it happened that way.

Posted by: mountainroads Nov 22 2019, 10:45 AM

Saw yesterday on IMAX. The 3 of us probably comprised a third of the total viewing audience in the theater for a midweek, midday showing. Almost like a private viewing

As mentioned, a couple of minor inaccuracies and it got slow in a couple of the human interest scenes, but didn't detract from the overall great story and really well executed movie. Lot's of shots included Porsches.

Only true petrol heads or those who boned up on their history in advance will anticipate the ending. On par with "Rush" and "Senna". "Le Mans" is still the gold standard, IMO. Two thumbs up and would definitely see again.

Posted by: dr.tim Nov 22 2019, 10:46 AM

I cringed at the outside pass at Willow turn 9.. I was waiting on the grid when this happened:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcnXsfUiCDY



Then a crewman grabbed a wheel knockoff bare-handed on a pitstop.

Posted by: rhodyguy Nov 22 2019, 11:35 AM

Given the tire marks I would venture the Audi mishap is not uncommon.

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Nov 22 2019, 12:51 PM

...went off of #9 WSIR in the days of narrow-body biturbo / 7" steelies +slicks . The L/rear slick blew while powering into the turn so my exit into the dirt was immediate left (driver side) tarmac. Wild ride indeed...lucky just several flat spins...this was prior to the updated widened turn 9.

Posted by: dr.tim Nov 22 2019, 06:06 PM

It is a known hazard.

Posted by: Gint Nov 24 2019, 10:14 PM

We saw the movie today. Shar and I both enjoyed it. Probably more than Rush. The CGI wasn't a huge distraction. And I didn't have any trouble with Damon as Shelby. Worth watching for sure.

Posted by: infraredcalvin Nov 25 2019, 12:41 AM

Saw it last night with the whole fam. Took my dad, he likes cars but not as much as a gearhead as I am. He recalled the story of Ford trying to purchase Ferrari back in the day, but knew nothing of the result and implications. Wife and my two girls enjoyed it too..

Posted by: KSCarrera Nov 25 2019, 01:21 AM

Good film, but I wish film makers wouldn't get sucked into the 'fast and furious' gear changes, close-ups of speedometer needles heading off the scale and drivers staring at each other at 200+mph on the Mulsanne... Also, the '90 days to build it' was the timescale for the Daytona Cobra, not the GT40.

But as car films go, not bad at all. However, watch 'The 24 hour war' on Netflix for the real deal...

Posted by: shelby/914 Nov 25 2019, 10:57 PM

Saw it yesterday with my daughter. We both thought it was great. Here's a couple of pix from the Shelby American Collection in Boulder.

Posted by: shelby/914 Nov 25 2019, 11:00 PM

pix #2

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Jan 26 2020, 09:17 PM

Over at the Petersen Museum today for a Sunday Cruise-in, they were celebrating the Ford, Cobra and Mustang marque. Also a panel discussion by several top notch Ford people like; Pete Brock, Peter Miles, Bruce Meyers, Aaron Shelby, Allan Grant, Charlie Agapiou, Lenny Shabes, and A. J. Baime.
They also displayed some of the Movie cars, the faux GT40s, a very cool green Porsche (906 long tail). They only used a real GT40 for the celebrity up close shots...the action cars were mostly Superformance tributes, or Hollywood studio stunt cars, with LS1 Chev v8 power. Sound tracks were dubbed in studio. The paint on the faux Porsche was perfect.

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Jan 26 2020, 09:18 PM

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