Originally Posted by 2bikemike:
If you don't know the story Ken Miles who drove the Ford GT had a chance to win the all 3 endurance races. (Daytona, Sebring and LeMans) After winning the first 2 he had a considrable lead at LeMans with his Ford Team mates in 2nd and 3rd.
Ownership wanted to get a pictrure of all 3 Fords crossing the line together. Miles slowed to let the others catch up. Bruce McClaren was driving one of the other cars. McClaren guns it and crosses the line first robbing Miles of the win.
Miles is killed in an accident at Riverside a few months later.
Originally Posted by 2bikemike:
If you don't know the story Ken Miles who drove the Ford GT had a chance to win the all 3 endurance races. (Daytona, Sebring and LeMans) After winning the first 2 he had a considrable lead at LeMans with his Ford Team mates in 2nd and 3rd.
Ownership wanted to get a pictrure of all 3 Fords crossing the line together. Miles slowed to let the others catch up. Bruce McClaren was driving one of the other cars. McClaren guns it and crosses the line first robbing Miles of the win.
Miles is killed in an accident at Riverside a few months later.
Originally Posted by ShiftyEyedWaterboy:
Looks good. Makes me think of my uncle's original '63 Shelby Cobra. I think it was a '63, anyway. Sold it a few years ago. Got 7 digits for it. He offered to let me drive it once. I didn't have the nerve. Had visions of some chick running a red and t-boning me. Kinda regret it
Originally Posted by chinaski:
Wow! I remember when I was a kid, there was a Corvette Dealer in Raytown not too far from Fox Drug and Raytown Jewelry. They had an original AC in the parking lot for sale. I rode up there on my bicycle and asked the man how much the car was, and he said 75k. I remember thinking, jeez 75 thousand dollars! This was the early to mid 80's.
That one, and an original 289 AC Cobra that I have seen few times at the Fabulous Ford's show in Buena Park, CA, are the only "real" ones I have ever seen. I've toyed with the idea of building a Factory Five Kit, but I'm getting old and achy now.
Cosby might be tarnished, but his stories are still entertaining
Look up the CSX 3303. Bill probably had the smart end of it, since the subsequent owner drove the car off a cliff into the Pacific Ocean.
I'm not even a big race fan, but I'm down to the last 23 minutes of this and loving every damn second of it... just a great cast, script, cinematography
If the true story played out anywhere close to the movie, its an incredible story [Reply]
Originally Posted by Demonpenz:
There is a documentary called 24 about it. I guess Ford spent millions and Ferrari didnt spend as much so it wasn't much of an upset
Originally Posted by srvy:
Loved that movie and same as Frazod. I wish I'd seen it in a theater. I hope it comes to Armour Screenland soon. I put in a request.
I wish that place had existed when I lived at N. Oak and 112th Terrace. [Reply]
Absolutely great movie! I’m in the same boat where I finally watched it about a year ago, and wished I had seen it in the theater. I remember being on vacation in Sanibel when it was in the theater, and they had it showing there. [Reply]
