When I looked at the Pete Brock coupe, I thought,"You know, that thing's gonna be 200,...
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When I looked at the Pete Brock coupe, I thought,
"You know, that thing's gonna be 200, maybe 300 pounds heavier, and it's gonna bog down the engine, and I don't expect it
to be a big success." But he had Shelby on his side, and that's all that--
that's all that really mattered. So I didn't really know
anything about aerodynamics. It looked pretty good to me. Aeronutronic, a Ford defense company, had some really good PhDs and some people
that understood aerodynamics. They came up and looked at it and said,
"Hey, that thing ain't gonna work." Told us if we extend
the tail out about three feet to a point that we'd be much better off. Common acceptance of what
aerodynamic efficiency was was to have this
teardrop-shaped automobile, but it really wasn't very efficient
"You know, that thing's gonna be 200, maybe 300 pounds heavier, and it's gonna bog down the engine, and I don't expect it
to be a big success." But he had Shelby on his side, and that's all that--
that's all that really mattered. So I didn't really know
anything about aerodynamics. It looked pretty good to me. Aeronutronic, a Ford defense company, had some really good PhDs and some people
that understood aerodynamics. They came up and looked at it and said,
"Hey, that thing ain't gonna work." Told us if we extend
the tail out about three feet to a point that we'd be much better off. Common acceptance of what
aerodynamic efficiency was was to have this
teardrop-shaped automobile, but it really wasn't very efficient
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When I looked at the Pete Brock coupe,
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I thought,
"You know, that thing's gonna be
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200, maybe 300 pounds heavier,
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and it's gonna bog down the engine,
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and I don't expect it
to be a big success."
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But he had Shelby on his side,
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and that's all that--
that's all that really mattered.
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So I didn't really know
anything about aerodynamics.
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It looked pretty good to me.
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Aeronutronic, a Ford defense company,
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had some really good PhDs and some people
that understood aerodynamics.
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They came up and looked at it and said,
"Hey, that thing ain't gonna work."
00:00:38.704 --> 00:00:43.417
Told us if we extend
the tail out about three feet to a point
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that we'd be much better off.
00:00:46.254 --> 00:00:50.258
Common acceptance of what
aerodynamic efficiency was
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was to have this
teardrop-shaped automobile,
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but it really wasn't very efficient.
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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...
