Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
Jun 2010 · HarperCollins
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The epic story also told in the film FORD V. FERRARI: By the early 1960s, the Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind. Young Henry Ford II, who had taken the reins of his grandfather’s company with little business experience to speak of, knew he had to do something to shake things up. Baby boomers were taking to the road in droves, looking for speed not safety, style not comfort. Meanwhile, Enzo Ferrari, whose cars epitomized style, lorded it over the European racing scene. He crafted beautiful sports cars, "science fiction on wheels," but was also called "the Assassin" because so many drivers perished while racing them.Go Like Hell tells the remarkable story of how Henry Ford II, with the help of a young visionary named Lee Iacocca and a former racing champion turned engineer, Carroll Shelby, concocted a scheme to reinvent the Ford company. They would enter the high-stakes world of European car racing, where an adventurous few threw safety and sanity to the wind. They would design, build, and race a car that could beat Ferrari at his own game at the most prestigious and brutal race in the world, something no American car had ever done. Go Like Hell transports readers to a risk-filled, glorious time in this brilliant portrait of a rivalry between two industrialists, the cars they built, and the "pilots" who would drive them to victory, or doom.
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September 27, 2024
Go Like Hell was such a wild ride! I had no idea that the rivalry between Ford and Ferrari was so intense. It's like a real-life action movie, full of drama, danger, and incredible feats of engineering. I loved learning about the history of racing and the people who risked everything to win. It's definitely a book that will make you appreciate cars and racing in a whole new way. If you're into fast cars and underdog stories, you'll love this one
Leigh Jenkins
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November 29, 2024
Go Like Hell is a really exciting book about the rivalry between Ford and Ferrari in the 1960s. It's full of action, drama, and amazing stories about the cars and the people who raced them. I love how the author brings the history of car racing to life. It's a great read for anyone who loves cars or history.
Dave Shoemaker
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July 6, 2017
Born just a little too late to live through the events, I found the deeper stories to pull together all of the rumors I had heard and read in the past. I often wondered what happened to cause Shelby to leave Ford, go to Chysler, then return to Ford. I'm sure there are more details, but the root of that move is more evident. A friend of mine in high school had an Omni GLH. I find that fitting to mention here
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About the author
A.J. Baime is the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World (2017), The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War (2014), Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans (2009), and Dewey Defeats Truman: The 1948 Election and the Battle for America's Soul (2019). Baime is a longtime regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and numerous other publications.
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