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But I said, "No, I don't want to sell it." Enzo Ferrari was playing
Henry Ford II so that he could get a sweeter deal
from an Italian company, Fiat, a deal which he would eventually take. My father was extremely disappointed. That's when he decided, "All right, we're gonna beat you,
and we're gonna beat you at your own game, in your backyard." Ford began construction
on a race car with an unlimited budget. The GT40 was being designed
for two reasons: win Le Mans and humble Ferrari. Shelby had not forgotten
about his vendetta with Enzo Ferrari, and he wanted to take him on at Le Mans,
but he knew he didn't have the car. No matter how good it was
for short track racing, it was not gonna be
a suitable car for Europe 'cause it simply didn't have
the top speed
Henry Ford II so that he could get a sweeter deal
from an Italian company, Fiat, a deal which he would eventually take. My father was extremely disappointed. That's when he decided, "All right, we're gonna beat you,
and we're gonna beat you at your own game, in your backyard." Ford began construction
on a race car with an unlimited budget. The GT40 was being designed
for two reasons: win Le Mans and humble Ferrari. Shelby had not forgotten
about his vendetta with Enzo Ferrari, and he wanted to take him on at Le Mans,
but he knew he didn't have the car. No matter how good it was
for short track racing, it was not gonna be
a suitable car for Europe 'cause it simply didn't have
the top speed
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But I said, "No, I don't want to sell it."
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Enzo Ferrari was playing
Henry Ford II
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so that he could get a sweeter deal
from an Italian company, Fiat,
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a deal which he would eventually take.
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My father was extremely disappointed.
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That's when he decided, "All right,
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we're gonna beat you,
and we're gonna beat you
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at your own game, in your backyard."
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Ford began construction
on a race car with an unlimited budget.
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The GT40 was being designed
for two reasons:
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win Le Mans and humble Ferrari.
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Shelby had not forgotten
about his vendetta with Enzo Ferrari,
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and he wanted to take him on at Le Mans,
but he knew he didn't have the car.
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No matter how good it was
for short track racing,
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it was not gonna be
a suitable car for Europe
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'cause it simply didn't have
the top speed.
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Movie Summary
The story of automotive icon Carroll Shelby who started as a chicken farmer and went on to become one of the winningest racing drivers in American motorsports, and the only man in history to win in Le Mans as a driver and a manufa...
