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It was Michael Kranefuss, the director of special vehicles
operation of Ford Motor Company. "If you want, we are very interested in
you to come to Detroit because we would like to put you in a car.
I have Edsel Ford on the line." And then Edsel came on
and he says, "You can be Willy T. Ribbs
operation of Ford Motor Company. "If you want, we are very interested in
you to come to Detroit because we would like to put you in a car.
I have Edsel Ford on the line." And then Edsel came on
and he says, "You can be Willy T. Ribbs
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It was Michael Kranefuss,
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the director of special vehicles
operation of Ford Motor Company.
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"If you want,
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we are very interested in
you to come to Detroit
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because we would like to put you in a car.
I have Edsel Ford on the line."
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And then Edsel came on
and he says,
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"You can be Willy T. Ribbs.
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Movie Summary
An in-depth profile of the life and career of Willy T. Ribbs - the controversial Black driver who shattered the color barrier of professional auto-racing and became the first Black qualifier in the storied history of the Indy 500.
