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The Lounge / Re: Ford v Ferrari zero impact to our Shelbys
« on: December 04, 2019, 06:30:52 PM »
The secret society has been exposed.-
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I'm in agreement on the hood scoop
Here's another pic of the car, I'm not sure of the gender of the person leaning on the car
Mike
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When the leader of the pack is a TALL- TALE -TELLER and tells a lie, and all those around him swear to it as well, that's how these things get started. It gets to the point when truth and fiction get blurred and takes someone to read thru those statements to form a conclusion.
I’m only going by the documentary on Netflix produced by Shelby American, Shelby’s son and grandchildren. So you can’t blame ‘Urban Legends’ if the info is coming straight from the company and family itself.
Ok, so we'll call them 'tall-tales'. Like the tale told in this video about the first 100 Cobras being built using beer cans by the biggest teller. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xXTeQ-vsQI&t=10s
Thank you for the historical perspective. I have nothing but comtempt for the villification of Leo Beebe's character in the film. But you have to have a corporate villian in films today.It was a mutual admiration society- They both needed each other to accomplish their goals. The suits said they were hooligans, skirt chasers ,drunkards, insubordinates , a fine bunch of guys to create the fastest cars in the world. In the end FORD needed them more then the racers needed FORD. Now a days if you don't understand racing you wont be allowed 5 miles from the race shop no matter their education credentials.
Here's a quote from Leo Beebe, on page 112 of Shelby GT40 by Dave Friedman:
".....When Henry Ford saw me at the starting line before the race, he handed me a card that said, "You better win, HFII."
Not much pressure there.
Out of 7 Mk. ll's entered (4 Shelby American and 3 Holman Moody) only three finished. Imagine Beebe's mindset if they hadn't.
As for the US verus THEM, Ford funded the racing effort, so I don't think managment was all bad.
PS: I know: FvF isn't a documentary.