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Author Baime, A. J. (Albert J.)

Title Go like hell : Ford, Ferrari, and their battle for speed and glory at Le Mans / A.J. Baime.

Publication Info. Boston : Mariner Books, 2010.

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Location Call No. Status
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  796.72 BAIME    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  796.72 BAI    Check Shelf
Edition First Mariner Books edition.
Description xix, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-283) and index.
Summary By the early 1960s, the Ford Motor Company was falling behind. Young Henry Ford II, who had taken the reins with little business experience, 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, was crafting beautiful sports cars, "science fiction on wheels," but was also called "the Assassin" because so many drivers perished while racing them. This is the 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 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.--From publisher description.
Subject Grand Prix racing -- History.
Sports cars -- United States -- History.
Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987.
Iacocca, Lee A.
Shelby, Carroll, 1923-2012.
Industrialists -- United States -- History.
Automobile engineers -- United States -- History.
Automobiles -- United States -- Design and construction -- History.
Sports cars -- United States -- Design and construction.
Ford Motor Company -- History.
Ferrari automobile -- History.
Ford, Henry, II, 1917-1987. (OCoLC)fst01898018
Iacocca, Lee A. (OCoLC)fst00096573
Shelby, Carroll, 1923-2012. (OCoLC)fst01799799
Ford Motor Company. (OCoLC)fst00546509
Automobile engineers. (OCoLC)fst00822955
Automobiles -- Design and construction. (OCoLC)fst00823374
Ferrari automobile. (OCoLC)fst00923036
Grand Prix racing. (OCoLC)fst00946328
Industrialists. (OCoLC)fst00971815
Sports cars. (OCoLC)fst01130584
Sports cars -- Design and construction. (OCoLC)fst01130588
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9780547336053
0547336055
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