Carroll is an American race car driver, after being forced to retire due to health problems, he switched to car manufacturing and sales. Ford Motor Company, led by Henry Ford II, was rejected when it talked to the Italian car manufacturer Enzo Ferrari’s Ferrari company for mergers and acquisitions, so Ford decided to undertake a more expensive and ambitious plan at the annual Le Mans in France. In the 24-hour endurance race, it competed head-on with this dominating car company. Henry Ford II asked Carroll to build the project from scratch, and Carroll also enlisted the help of British-born Miles. Miles is an eccentric, extremely talented but somewhat reckless driver, he is pursuing a breakthrough to the limit with a high degree of purity and fate. As Miles continued to chase the limit, his relationship with his wife Molly and his youngest son Peter became tense.
Ford v Ferrari movie plot
2021-10-20 17:21
Extended Reading
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[Henry Ford II reads the newspaper headline of Fiat buying Ferrari before dropping the paper and picking up his glass to pour a drink]
Leo Beebe: He played us. Old Man Enzo had no intention of selling to us. He used us to up his price, embarrass our company and insult your leadership. It was a bad idea from the start.
[Henry II approaches his executives]
Henry Ford II: What exactly did he say?
[pause, as Henry II takes a drink]
Lee Iacocca: He said Ford makes ugly little cars, and we make 'em... in an ugly factory. He said our executives are sons of whores.
[Henry II approaches Iacocca]
Henry Ford II: About me?
Lee Iacocca: He called you fat, sir. Pigheaded.
Henry Ford II: Go on.
Lee Iacocca: He said you're not Henry Ford. You're Henry Ford II.
[Henry II stares at Iacocca before walking back to his desk]
Henry Ford II: I want the best engineers. The best drivers. I don't care what it costs. We're gonna build a race car...
[Henry II finishes his drink and puts down his glass]
Henry Ford II: And we're gonna bury that goddamn greasy wop 100 feet deep under the finish line at Le Mans. And I will be there to watch it.
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Ken Miles: If this were a beauty pageant, we just lost.
Carroll Shelby: Looks aren't everything.