Funny how human it is. The leader of one of the largest most powerful automobile companies on the planet and all he wanted was to show his father what his company had created.
Yes imagine yourself driving or driven in something that goes from 0 to 60 in 2 business days then you try what was probably the ultimate race car of it’s time
@@tigersfan14agreed! He came from a line of men who made nice cars for the working man. To confront in person what the technology that his family helped advance like that must have been an incredible experience.
That didn't happen in real life, but for the story it tells in the movie it works incredibly great. You really get a feeling for the friendship they had not just in the movie but also in reality.
@@Ulteras27 I was thinking exactly the same thing. That very last line was good, but - there’s no way that Carol Shelby would have, in a million years, given him ownership of his company. No way. And no way he would’ve even made that offer. Great scene in a great movie, though.
I had the exact same reaction! I thought it was a big man getting knocked down a few pegs, but it was a man going back to his childhood admiration for his father
Funny how this is *the* scene that shows the true power of the GT. Not the Daytona race, not the Le Mans showdown, but a quick little backyard lap with 200 pounds of extra weight.
I've watched racing my whole life. Loved playing NFS and Forza. My dad had some sports cars while I was growing up, so I knew what it was like to go 115 MPH. I never knew just how fast, powerful, and exhilarating a race car was until I went for a few quick laps during a track warmup one day. Through my job, I got invited to a track for a race a couple of years ago, and I went over a day early to check everything out in the pits. Funnily enough, I kind of knew one of the drivers from the gym (we both worked out late at night and usually among the only ones there, so we recognized one another). He asked if I wanted to ride shotgun with him for a couple of laps, and I happily agreed. I got geared up, and one of the crew members helped strap me in. After he clipped the buckle, he looked up at me and said, "Get ready for the most fun you'll ever have with your clothes on." Gary hit it right then. Oh my goodness. I'm immediately slammed back into the seat from the G forces, and for the next ten minutes, it was pure adrenaline and excitement. 195 mph down the straightaways. 120 mph through the turns. The car is rattling my bones when Gary slams the accelerator. And I'm just grinning like a dumb kid. When I saw this scene, I thought it was perfect because that's what I felt like. I remember being slammed back into the seat and screaming, "OH BABY!!"
What most people seem to forget is that Henry Ford didn't just make a powerful long-lasting brand of motorcars, but he also helped to pioneer the Weekends that most all Businesses have to this very day. Henry's the reason why people can take their Saturdays off from work to rest and relax with their families.
2:00-2:50 And the best part is, even though he's clearly uncomfortable with this, Shelby can't even be mad or that uncomfortable because he understands something of what Henry Ford's going through...
A lot of people think when he says he wishes his father could see this he means Henry ford, Edsel Ford (Henry’s son) was his father and the reason we had stylish fords in the 30s and 40s bc he was very interested in what a car was capable of and how good they can look so yes edsel would absolutely love the gt40
Edsel would've been elated. Along with his son, he'd be crying and laughing too, probably telling Shelby "I've been dreaming of this car for my whole life."
Shelby IS still a name that brought Ford little bit higher on vehicle industry standards :) if Shelby didnt get involved in Fords path we wouldnt see such great machines like GT40 or Cobra
“The name on the center of the wheel should tell you I was born ready, Shelby. Hit it.” “Attaboy.” Even when other details of the film get murky , I always remember this scene.
It's been said before, but it bears repeating this scene makes all of the acting he put in to playing Ford sensational. To be a man riding on the arrogance his family name grants him to be both torn down from on high and lifted beyond hights he even knew existed at the same time, and to take an audience believeably on that roller coaster. Also, real or not the all or nothing bet Shelby lays on the table in this scene is the most subtle best friend energy ever. You don't bet your lifes work on "if." Shelby knows it, and Ford knew it too.
Those who have ridden in with a fantastic driver know... It is an amazing experience beyond words. Everyone should feel unbridled power. Then, and only then, will they appreciate the talent it takes to drive.
so true I grew up watching MOTOGP and F1 but never really experienced how does race bike and race cars feel like Until Recently I drove Kawasaki H2 and all other liter bikes only then I fully understand the guts and the skills those riders have. I really have a new whole appreciation for those guys.
It’s my life’s dream. I’ve been behind factory power before and got that itch for more and ever since then I’ve wanted to sit in with an experienced driver and let them go balls to the wall. The best roller coaster only a few get to experience.
i was a sports-journalist in the 1980s in austria and had the pleasure to be invited to a press day with niki lauda and the then new mercedes 190 e 2,3-16v on the famous salzburgring racing circuit. niki was driving 3 of us journalists on a quick round: when he approached the famous fahrerlager-kurve flat out at about 240 km/h i thought: "if he doesnt brake now, we are all dead". niki braked about 150 meters later, calmly explaining: "with the fully loaded car i have to brake a bit earlier, because the tires are still cold." since then i know that we normal humans cant really drive a car, we just can keep them on the road
Unfortunately for me, I've never met anyone who has a vehicle like that, who drives it competently. Everyone I know that did have one...well... They don't have anything anymore.
@YernBelfus400 I can appreciate recognizing the difference, but to me, whether fiction or nonfiction, the feelings a man experiences and the emotions that stem from them are the heart of my comment. I may have taken forvgranted that pretty much everyone knows that anything made in Hollywood is a large % fictional, even based on a true story.
I only saw Ken Miles once, before all the Ford excitement. It was at a road race on the grounds of the old California State Fair. He was driving a MG special called the Flying Shingle. I thought he looked kind of odd and wore these shoes that resembled "spinster shoes". I realized that they had no sole beyond the edge of the shoe which allowed his feet to fit into the narrow footwell and he had a very aerodynamic face, a very sharp nose and he was lean. Also there was a driver there with a red Ferrari his name was Phil Hill.
This movie came out right after my dad passed away. This scene made me ball like a child. My dad didn’t like racing or anything like that but I understood it.
I race my car and always wanted to bring my dad along but couldn’t because of his health. Every time I see that part I regret so much not bringing him along, cause I know he would’ve liked the experience of taking some laps. I wanted him to feel that feeling too. R.I.P. dad😢
I love this movie. This scene. The fight on the lawn with the groceries. Leo being a dick to Pete. And the final death of Ken Miles. And thats just off the top of my head. Its one banger scene after another.
To be fair, it was Henry Ford, Sr. that made the Deuce Coupe of 1932, the V-8 powered flathead Ford. He must have liked fast cars, because he gave America the first mass-market V-8 and he gave Hot Rodding it's first great car.
Without Shelby ford wouldn’t have kept rising the way it did, guaranteed. Nobody brags about a plain old mustang, but a Shelby mustang is something you yell about lol
@@YernBelfus400 I’ve been resorting classic mustangs, chargers & Camaros since I could hold the tools dude, I know quite a fucking bit 😂 I was raised in a resto shop.. work in one still, have never done anything but it for work, knowing your shit is a literal job requirement bc the folks bringing in beat up classics know every bolt and panel.. don’t be upset, get educated 😂
@@YernBelfus400 which would make total sense considering I’ve never worked on one 😂 I’m not a fucking hobbyist it’s for work, I don’t go looking into cars just bc I think they’re cool I just look and go about my day, I know what I work on and I know it well I don’t know & don’t want to know shit about anything else dude 😂😂😂😂
This reminds me of the video gag where the profession driver goes driving with the driving instructor and she ends up whooping and hollering and enjoying herself a little too much.
Henry II was so damn impressed with the car he crapped his drawers trying to channel his daddy and Grandpa Ford too. It nearly gave him a heart attack. "Boy you found yourself a winner now get out there to Le Mans and win that damn race and show em all us American boys can win at Le Mans." I can hear the Ford ancestors saying show em and take the checkered flag and bring home the trophy . 💪🏁🏁😎
Lol. This scene never happened in real life. The movie is almost entirely fictional. The 1966 Le Mans win was not an American victory, it was a British victory. In reality, the "Ford GT40" was the British Lola Mk6 with the word "Ford" stuck on it. The team was British. Driver Ken Miles was British. Even the Ford engines were built in Britain.
I really feel like Matt should have been nominated for something for this performance. Its subtle yet, for the first time, I feel as though im watching a different person. I dont normally feel that with him.
This makes for a good movie scene, but it is just plain silly, no Ford executive had to be convinced of anything. The idea of entering Le Mans was their idea to begin with. Here is what Ford through their racing division actually did: They went to England and hired Eric Broadly to design and build the first cars. (Shelby did not design them.) He based them on his design for the Lola Mk6 GT. They did all the wind tunnel work and engine development, including extensive durability testing on sophisticated dynamometer equipment. They set up a small but well-funded subsidiary, Kar-Kraft, to develop many parts such as transmissions and other mechanical parts, continue the design of the car, assemble it, and do many other things. Kar-Kraft adapted the final engine choice, the big stock car based engine, to the chassis. They gave cars to Shelby AND Holman-Moody AND Allan-Mann Racing (England) for on-track testing and development. Holman-Moody, of stock care fame, was barely mentioned in the movie and Allan Mann never was. The quick-change brakes (they showed it as an entire suspension change in the movie) were a Holman-Moody development. Ford coordinated the best efforts of these three so the resulting cars were the same. All three teams raced them. It doesn't seem that Ford hindered the effort in any way. They coordinated the whole thing. They were the ones who made it happen.
Interesting in this clip of the film that has Damon, playing Carroll Shelby going through the gears with his left hand firmly on the steering wheel. Since that car was right hand drive, he would have been shifting the car with that hand and been steering with the right.
I like how you hear the sound of a transmission shifting but you never see Matt Damon's left hand (the one he would shift with) come off the steering wheel, lolol
God I HATE this character. Such a fucking little bitch who kissed ass and wanted his ass kissed which why he constant fucked Ken Miles over. Ken wouldn’t do that. I wanted to see him really get his ass beat when he screwed him out of winning the race at the end.
That's what I felt every time (and even much more) when I gave full throttle on my Yamaha V- max in the 1990s. 3.1 seconds till 100km/h but especially monstrous torque. Even at giving full throttle while already "cruising" along with 190km/h. Always a kick in the back like being hit by a wrecking ball.
A fantastic movie I enjoyed every second I worked in the Automotive industry. Shelby was a bit of a snake oil salesmen but they got the win in the end. 😎🇦🇺👍
It’s hard to say no when the other person is literally putting EVERYTHING on the line to do what he feels is best for YOUR own self interests. It was a character play and Leo couldn’t top that offer.
“I wish my daddy were alive to see this… to feel this.”
What an incredible line.
That line hit everyone like Ford GT
Family.
Funny how human it is. The leader of one of the largest most powerful automobile companies on the planet and all he wanted was to show his father what his company had created.
Yes imagine yourself driving or driven in something that goes from 0 to 60 in 2 business days then you try what was probably the ultimate race car of it’s time
@@tigersfan14agreed! He came from a line of men who made nice cars for the working man. To confront in person what the technology that his family helped advance like that must have been an incredible experience.
Shelby put all of his life's work in the hands of Ken Miles. Respect.
That didn't happen in real life, but for the story it tells in the movie it works incredibly great. You really get a feeling for the friendship they had not just in the movie but also in reality.
@@Ulteras27 I was thinking exactly the same thing. That very last line was good, but - there’s no way that Carol Shelby would have, in a million years, given him ownership of his company. No way. And no way he would’ve even made that offer. Great scene in a great movie, though.
That’s cause Shelby knew that the GT-40 MK2 427 with Ken Miles could do it
Period. Full Stop.
Semicolon
When I saw him first cry: 🤣
When he explained why: 😢
same here dude, I felt so guilty afterwards :(
Nope, still funny.
You're a menace@@dividedstatesofamerica2520
I had the exact same reaction! I thought it was a big man getting knocked down a few pegs, but it was a man going back to his childhood admiration for his father
came to say this omg!!!
Funny how this is *the* scene that shows the true power of the GT. Not the Daytona race, not the Le Mans showdown, but a quick little backyard lap with 200 pounds of extra weight.
It's like watching the olympics, you have zero clue how fast they are until you have a good comparison against a normal person.
I was thinking the same thing bro.
250 lbs. But who cares😂😂😂😂
I've watched racing my whole life. Loved playing NFS and Forza. My dad had some sports cars while I was growing up, so I knew what it was like to go 115 MPH.
I never knew just how fast, powerful, and exhilarating a race car was until I went for a few quick laps during a track warmup one day. Through my job, I got invited to a track for a race a couple of years ago, and I went over a day early to check everything out in the pits. Funnily enough, I kind of knew one of the drivers from the gym (we both worked out late at night and usually among the only ones there, so we recognized one another). He asked if I wanted to ride shotgun with him for a couple of laps, and I happily agreed.
I got geared up, and one of the crew members helped strap me in. After he clipped the buckle, he looked up at me and said, "Get ready for the most fun you'll ever have with your clothes on."
Gary hit it right then. Oh my goodness. I'm immediately slammed back into the seat from the G forces, and for the next ten minutes, it was pure adrenaline and excitement. 195 mph down the straightaways. 120 mph through the turns. The car is rattling my bones when Gary slams the accelerator. And I'm just grinning like a dumb kid.
When I saw this scene, I thought it was perfect because that's what I felt like. I remember being slammed back into the seat and screaming, "OH BABY!!"
155-160mph on a sport bike will give you a rush.
This moment supposed to ridicule a CEO from big corporation, instead, You get the most emotional moment that most masculine male can get into it.
1:25
Damn what a true comment!! Nicely done!!
What most people seem to forget is that Henry Ford didn't just make a powerful long-lasting brand of motorcars, but he also helped to pioneer the Weekends that most all Businesses have to this very day. Henry's the reason why people can take their Saturdays off from work to rest and relax with their families.
The moment he says he wished his dad was alive to see it is most touching and a humble homage to Edsel.
2:00-2:50
And the best part is, even though he's clearly uncomfortable with this, Shelby can't even be mad or that uncomfortable because he understands something of what Henry Ford's going through...
That deal Shelby made with Mr. Ford was a win/win for him. That’s an offer that can’t be turned down
Only if Miles wins Daytona
Which is never a guarantee
@@georgedanilov8898 "he" there refers to mr. Ford.
This did not happen in real life.
A lot of people think when he says he wishes his father could see this he means Henry ford, Edsel Ford (Henry’s son) was his father and the reason we had stylish fords in the 30s and 40s bc he was very interested in what a car was capable of and how good they can look so yes edsel would absolutely love the gt40
If you think it was Henry ford you’re stupid and didn’t watch the movie lol
Edsel gave us the absolutely beautiful Lincoln Continental. The first generation is one of the most beautiful cars I've ever seen.
Yes. Edsel was a closet hot rodder. Henry was the grandfather who said engines don't need more cylinders than a cow has teats.
I'm sure if Edsel would have seen GT40, would been all joy.
Edsel would've been elated. Along with his son, he'd be crying and laughing too, probably telling Shelby "I've been dreaming of this car for my whole life."
Moral of the story don't sit on your nuts
LOL
Shelby IS still a name that brought Ford little bit higher on vehicle industry standards :) if Shelby didnt get involved in Fords path we wouldnt see such great machines like GT40 or Cobra
Or the GT350 or GT500
Absolutely LOVE my 2018 Shelby GT350!
@@98tharmorcavbeautiful machine
We would still have the Cobra. It was the AC Cobra before it was the Shelby Cobra
“The name on the center of the wheel should tell you I was born ready, Shelby. Hit it.”
“Attaboy.”
Even when other details of the film get murky , I always remember this scene.
Do you realize the incident depicted in this scene never happened. Almost the entire movie is fiction.
@@YernBelfus400I don’t care.
@@colingreen5553 I don't care that you don't care.
@@colingreen5553 Agreed. I don't care either. Real or not, that was a badass fucking line.
@@YernBelfus400 you must be fun at parties
That man should have won an Oscar for his role as Mr. Ford
When my Dad died, this scene became so painful real. Nothings stronger than the bond of a son and an awesome Dad.
It's been said before, but it bears repeating this scene makes all of the acting he put in to playing Ford sensational. To be a man riding on the arrogance his family name grants him to be both torn down from on high and lifted beyond hights he even knew existed at the same time, and to take an audience believeably on that roller coaster.
Also, real or not the all or nothing bet Shelby lays on the table in this scene is the most subtle best friend energy ever. You don't bet your lifes work on "if." Shelby knows it, and Ford knew it too.
Those who have ridden in with a fantastic driver know...
It is an amazing experience beyond words.
Everyone should feel unbridled power. Then, and only then, will they appreciate the talent it takes to drive.
so true I grew up watching MOTOGP and F1 but never really experienced how does race bike and race cars feel like Until Recently I drove Kawasaki H2 and all other liter bikes only then I fully understand the guts and the skills those riders have. I really have a new whole appreciation for those guys.
Talent to drive, lol. Almost any redneck with two eyes and four limbs can do it.
It’s my life’s dream. I’ve been behind factory power before and got that itch for more and ever since then I’ve wanted to sit in with an experienced driver and let them go balls to the wall. The best roller coaster only a few get to experience.
i was a sports-journalist in the 1980s in austria and had the pleasure to be invited to a press day with niki lauda and the then new mercedes 190 e 2,3-16v on the famous salzburgring racing circuit. niki was driving 3 of us journalists on a quick round: when he approached the famous fahrerlager-kurve flat out at about 240 km/h i thought: "if he doesnt brake now, we are all dead". niki braked about 150 meters later, calmly explaining: "with the fully loaded car i have to brake a bit earlier, because the tires are still cold." since then i know that we normal humans cant really drive a car, we just can keep them on the road
Unfortunately for me, I've never met anyone who has a vehicle like that, who drives it competently.
Everyone I know that did have one...well... They don't have anything anymore.
$9M during that time would now be $84M in 2024.
This scene.... yep....the absolute understanding from every man what those tears mean. So good it's perfect.
Sitting on your nuts is indeed painful
This scene is fiction- it never happened. Almost the entire movie is fiction.
@YernBelfus400 I can appreciate recognizing the difference, but to me, whether fiction or nonfiction, the feelings a man experiences and the emotions that stem from them are the heart of my comment. I may have taken forvgranted that pretty much everyone knows that anything made in Hollywood is a large % fictional, even based on a true story.
"thatta boy"
that gets me every time!
attaboy
Christian Bale's interpretation of Ken Miles was brilliant. You don't see much of him in this clip, but it's my all time favorite Bale performance.
Proper method acting, didn't even know it was Bale for like the first 30 minutes lmao
I only saw Ken Miles once, before all the Ford excitement. It was at a road race on the grounds of the old California State Fair. He was driving a MG special called the Flying Shingle. I thought he looked kind of odd and wore these shoes that resembled "spinster shoes".
I realized that they had no sole beyond the edge of the shoe which allowed his feet to fit into the narrow footwell and he had a very aerodynamic face, a very sharp nose and he was lean. Also there was a driver there with a red Ferrari his name was Phil Hill.
Shelby and Henry have a talk at the big boys table.
One on one time. In private. Where no one can see you or hear you, but the person you need to talk to.
Rare footage of moistcritikal’s dad yelling the first “yeah baby”:
Tracy Letts who acted ford here, wrote the screenplay "killer Joe" what a great film that is
God rest Carroll Shelby. 🙏🏻
This movie came out right after my dad passed away. This scene made me ball like a child. My dad didn’t like racing or anything like that but I understood it.
I race my car and always wanted to bring my dad along but couldn’t because of his health. Every time I see that part I regret so much not bringing him along, cause I know he would’ve liked the experience of taking some laps. I wanted him to feel that feeling too. R.I.P. dad😢
1:54 Itsuki and Iketani after Takumi driving their cars.
Oh god now you've got Night Fever stuck in my head
If only he said " you want to drive it back? Just go slow the boss would get upset if you wrecked it."
i love how Ford gets in all confident and ends up broken apart trying to collect himself
I love this movie. This scene. The fight on the lawn with the groceries. Leo being a dick to Pete. And the final death of Ken Miles. And thats just off the top of my head. Its one banger scene after another.
A beautiful reminder of when UK and US run together too.
The Ford team in this movie does such a fantastic job at looking like cartoon characters. From Ford's crying to Beebe's scowls.
2:27 when a muscle car owner tries to race that turbo civic on the highway 😂
1:35 Great camera work!
When you see a man cry for entirely non-selfish reasons, now thats when you know he's open as a book and all thats left is truth.
1:40 "see for yourself, what $9million feels like!"
"yyeeeaaahhhh baby! Yeah baby!"... Gets me Everytime 😂😂
I joke with myself, asking how many pills did Shelby have to take in order to do this short bit of driving. Haha
Handshake deal no lawyers involved guarantee
“Just see what 9 million dollars feel like.” 😂 lol money well invested that’s for sure
Thats 100,000,000 in 2024 dollars
Love Matt damon’s reaction to him crying like “alright this is getting awkward”
To be fair, it was Henry Ford, Sr. that made the Deuce Coupe of 1932, the V-8 powered flathead Ford. He must have liked fast cars, because he gave America the first mass-market V-8 and he gave Hot Rodding it's first great car.
This thing of "Beebe the villain" and "slow down for the photo" were extremely silly.
Without Shelby ford wouldn’t have kept rising the way it did, guaranteed. Nobody brags about a plain old mustang, but a Shelby mustang is something you yell about lol
Lol, no. You obviously know nothing about Shelby or Ford.
@@YernBelfus400 I’ve been resorting classic mustangs, chargers & Camaros since I could hold the tools dude, I know quite a fucking bit 😂 I was raised in a resto shop.. work in one still, have never done anything but it for work, knowing your shit is a literal job requirement bc the folks bringing in beat up classics know every bolt and panel.. don’t be upset, get educated 😂
@@nicholasiacono5227 You've been "resorting" them? You probably don't even know the first model year of the original GTO.
@@YernBelfus400 which would make total sense considering I’ve never worked on one 😂 I’m not a fucking hobbyist it’s for work, I don’t go looking into cars just bc I think they’re cool I just look and go about my day, I know what I work on and I know it well I don’t know & don’t want to know shit about anything else dude 😂😂😂😂
This reminds me of the video gag where the profession driver goes driving with the driving instructor and she ends up whooping and hollering and enjoying herself a little too much.
Petrolheads be one😂
Henry II was so damn impressed with the car he crapped his drawers trying to channel his daddy and Grandpa Ford too. It nearly gave him a heart attack. "Boy you found yourself a winner now get out there to Le Mans and win that damn race and show em all us American boys can win at Le Mans." I can hear the Ford ancestors saying show em and take the checkered flag and bring home the trophy . 💪🏁🏁😎
Lol. This scene never happened in real life. The movie is almost entirely fictional. The 1966 Le Mans win was not an American victory, it was a British victory. In reality, the "Ford GT40" was the British Lola Mk6 with the word "Ford" stuck on it. The team was British. Driver Ken Miles was British. Even the Ford engines were built in Britain.
Henry II hates his grandaddy for bullying his daddy to death.
The best kind of tears Joy
Tracy Letts and Matt Damon absolutely killed it in this scene.
That was the most bad ass CEO decision i ever seen. He put everything on Risk.😮😮😮
Carroll Shelby never bet Shelby American. The scene was pure fiction.
Can anyone verify if Shelby actually put his entire company on the line over one race?? I feel like this was invented for the film.
I think it was said during an interview as kind of a throwaway comment but I don't think it was this serious
It never happened. And, Ken Miles never punched Carrol Shelby.
I've watched this movie about 5 times now and not getting tired of it
Nor will you ever.
Do you realize it's almost entirely fiction?
@@YernBelfus400 - Mostly fiction - it's Hollywood after all.
@@chrispile3878 I have to laugh when people watch this fictional movie and come away thinking the "Ford GT40" was an American car.
@@YernBelfus400 Well, it was. That part is true.
I think Mr ford regrets asking Mr shelby to erm hit it. Clean up in seat two. .
Nope. That's not what happened here.
0:40 that’s how the GT350 was made!
no one wants to let their parents down 😢 🎉 😮
Edsel Ford, Ford Jr daddy, even got cancer from trying to get Ford Sr approval😢
Someone once told me you only remember your first, your last and your best. Somtething tells me that was all 3
Just saw Old Yeller the other day...still as stunning as ever...even better when it passed by me at Big Willow...Magic.
I really feel like Matt should have been nominated for something for this performance. Its subtle yet, for the first time, I feel as though im watching a different person. I dont normally feel that with him.
1:35 I can hear this unlimited times 😌😌
I guess Jason Bourne got a drivers license.
Best scene in the whole movie, in my opinion. The writing was amazing
Hard to beat the sound of straight cut gears!
Pulling some G's there!!!
Now this is real friendship Shelby putting his whole company on the line because he believes this much in his friend. Wow
He was so confident that he said he will give him Shelby American lock, stock, and brand…
He had no doubt at all
That awkward break up moment
One flat tire at Daytona and Shelby would have lost everything.
This never happened.
This makes for a good movie scene, but it is just plain silly, no Ford executive had to be convinced of anything. The idea of entering Le Mans was their idea to begin with.
Here is what Ford through their racing division actually did:
They went to England and hired Eric Broadly to design and build the first cars. (Shelby did not design them.) He based them on his design for the Lola Mk6 GT. They did all the wind tunnel work and engine development, including extensive durability testing on sophisticated dynamometer equipment.
They set up a small but well-funded subsidiary, Kar-Kraft, to develop many parts such as transmissions and other mechanical parts, continue the design of the car, assemble it, and do many other things. Kar-Kraft adapted the final engine choice, the big stock car based engine, to the chassis.
They gave cars to Shelby AND Holman-Moody AND Allan-Mann Racing (England) for on-track testing and development. Holman-Moody, of stock care fame, was barely mentioned in the movie and Allan Mann never was. The quick-change brakes (they showed it as an entire suspension change in the movie) were a Holman-Moody development. Ford coordinated the best efforts of these three so the resulting cars were the same. All three teams raced them.
It doesn't seem that Ford hindered the effort in any way. They coordinated the whole thing. They were the ones who made it happen.
Oh I guess Management doesn't like that one do they... 😁🖤💙
0:59 Save Me momento
"Memento"?
I would give up my $$ to ride like that in that car !!! 🚨🚨
That moment when you go so fast it takes a minute for your emotions to catch up
Interesting in this clip of the film that has Damon, playing Carroll Shelby going through the gears with his left hand firmly on the steering wheel. Since that car was right hand drive, he would have been shifting the car with that hand and been steering with the right.
Shelby the man that built the modern mustang in my opinion
Lol, no. Lee Iacocca is the father of the Mustang.
Man I wish I could take a ride in that car....
That’s what I believe stands behind his company to bet it all
2:35 after watching a recent history series on Henry ford this hits alot different
The ford in this movie is Henry ford II, whose father was Edsel Ford. His grandfather was Henry Ford
@odysseus1660 I'm fully aware hence why edsel not being able to see it hit diffrent.
I like how you hear the sound of a transmission shifting but you never see Matt Damon's left hand (the one he would shift with) come off the steering wheel, lolol
GT40s have the shifter mounted down to the driver's right, between the seat and the door :)
You know… This never happened… But it easily could have.
Nearly the entire movie is fictional.
Every sons dream ❤ : i wish my father can see & feel this...
Rock on with your bad self I watch this in Sam's Town Las Vegas Nevada
That is some damn fine acting right there.
When you remember why you fell in love with your passion.
Funny how all these years have passed since Bullitt and directors STILL don't know how a transmission works.
1:35 this shot is cool 😎 🏎
Turns out Leo Beebe was as much scum and a worm in real life as he was in this film
God I HATE this character. Such a fucking little bitch who kissed ass and wanted his ass kissed which why he constant fucked Ken Miles over. Ken wouldn’t do that. I wanted to see him really get his ass beat when he screwed him out of winning the race at the end.
Indeed he was. And Iococoa and Shelby were such good friends that when Ford fired Ioccoa and he went to Chrysler, Shelby came followed.
That's what I felt every time (and even much more) when I gave full throttle on my Yamaha V- max in the 1990s. 3.1 seconds till 100km/h but especially monstrous torque. Even at giving full throttle while already "cruising" along with 190km/h. Always a kick in the back like being hit by a wrecking ball.
Love the shift sound ... 🎵😌
He was sitting on something else at the end
Carol himself could have driven the race at Le Mans !! He was superb
They address that in the beginning, heart issues. Otherwise, well he'd already won there so could have done it again.
you gotta admit shelby was a real one. put his entire business on the line all for ken to have a shot at driving in le mans
If I was Mr Ford I would’ve pulled the plug on the program after that stunt.
I doubt the middle manager would have dared to let him know that he got duped. Ego and all that.
"It's about right now the uninitiated have a tendency to soil themselves"
cuts to Bane
"But we are initiated, aren't we Bruce?"
A fantastic movie I enjoyed every second I worked in the Automotive industry.
Shelby was a bit of a snake oil salesmen but they got the win in the end.
😎🇦🇺👍
It’s hard to say no when the other person is literally putting EVERYTHING on the line to do what he feels is best for YOUR own self interests. It was a character play and Leo couldn’t top that offer.
Those are tears of pure joy.
Made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. 💪👍
Carroll Shelby learned from Vito Corleone...
He made Ford an offer he couldn't refuse.
Cries of Happiness?
Yea, its something he even never expected to feel go that fast , his dad and grandfather would be so proud
Crying bc he wishes his daddy could experience it gives me a lump in my throat every time
Straight cut gears🤤
This movie is so dope 😅
Really liked this one!
He's right. Edsel Byant would have loved the GT40. So would Henry.
A poet. They should have sent a poet.