@@el34glo59 I didn't mean that other artists were bad, in fact everyone was good be it Matt or the artists who played racing crew but Bale was outstanding.
Hawaiian Punch "We all knew who won Le Mans that year" Yes, Dan Gurney. He was easily leading the race when he retired with technical issues on his Ford GT40 with only 6 hours to go. It was also Dan Gurney (not Ken Miles) who did the fastest lap in the race, and also in qualifying for that matter. In 1967 Gurney came back to LeMans and won it in great style and managed a (then) record 388 laps compared to the 360 laps of the winners in 1966. Miles inherited the lead when Gurney's radiator started leaking. The movie completely omits this part. And yes Dan Gurney won races in Formula 1, Indycars, Nascar, Can-Am, Trans-Am, LeMans and Daytona.
@@McLarenMercedes Gurney was the fastest but you have to finish the race. McLaren/Amon were worthy winners, after all they were also well ahead when the team orders to finish together were given, which they complied with. Miles ignored the orders and only buttoned off at the end. The race also had finished earlier on the last lap at 4pm....the photo finish being purely a publicity stunt.
That isnt the triple crown. The official Triple crown is Monaco GP or F1 title, LeMans 24h and Indy 500. This is endurance racing triple crown of LeMans 24h, Sebring 12h and Daytona 24h.
At the end of the movie enzo didn’t seem like the bad guy to me. He at least tipped his hat in recognition of ken unlike ford who seemed to forget that ken even existed
enzo ferrari wasnt at the race, nice touch by the filmmaker, ken miles deserved even fake admiration. marketing... they display the 3 cars in the museum in a podium style, with miles car 2nd. if ford had any dignity they would display that differently. going to an iconic race and turning it into a marketing scandal for press, o how multi-national corporate has skewed whats good in the world. fk ford.
That was a nice detail, I mean , to have the legend Enzo Ferrari taking his hat off to Miles performance on the track was very nice to see, Enzo realized the car (FordGT)was ,in his words, impressive but Ford as a company is the shittiest thing there is
@@IsaacRM92 - A nice detail that was absolutely totally fiction! It never frickin happened! Enzo didn't attend races his cars were entered in outside of Italy and relied on his crew to keep him advised as to the status of his cars. You really need to understand the MAJOR difference between a movie, and a documentary, because your comments clearly show that you don't!
Ford didn't know Miles would lose the title. And Miles thought the three car finish actually was a good idea. It was first after they finished that the arrangers of Le Mans declared McLaren the winner.
@@WarnerWrestling Dude. The entire "Ford and the executives disliked miles" story is fake, it never happened. This was included into the movie to add some more drama.
@@WarnerWrestling A team of people made the GT40 successful. Miles was an important part of that team, yes, but to ignore the others involved is unfair
As a Englishman, i'm glad the film popularised Ken Miles for the selfless maverick he really was. Before the film, no one outside the UK knew who he was except for people who really know about the history of motorsport.
@05Rudey - As an American, I have to say that I was very surprised to hear that there is next to nothing in Sutton Coldfield commemorating Ken Mile's achievements in motor racing. He was, however, inducted into The Motorsports Hall of Fame here in America! He has received much more recognition for his talents here in the U.S. than his native country, England! That is shameful in my book!
No one mentioned the British engineer John Wyer who basically perfected the GT40 and getting rid of the bad handling and engineered the car to win Le Mans. He also helped Porsche in building the iconic 917 Porsche car that won their first Le Mans in 1970 and 1971, this victory literally made the company the most successful car manufacturer in Le Mans after being an underdog for 20 years.
@@ramal5708 Actually, Wyer didn't perfect the GT40, but was involved in its early development. He disagreed with Roy Lunn, Ford's Chief Design Engineer for the GT40 in some critical issues including which power plant to be used. The car was "perfected" by Shelby American, Kar Kraft and Holman-Moody and only then did it become a winner.
A man who leaves his homeland, wife and kids for another country is not very nationalist. If he was alive he wouldn't be bragging about being British probably.
Ken miles.......one of the most underrated racing drivers of all times.......had never heard his name before..until i saw the ford vs ferrari documentary by the grand tour.... and then in the movie.
I honestly think someone had Miles killed & made it look like it was accident on a test track. Someone got paid handsomely to tamper his car. Cmon....Mile's knows his car very well. Damn, I been driving for 20 years & if I can feel something's not right just by driving a family car then....200% Miles can tell & know how to drive back in safely as soon as he felt it wasn't right. Even I felt the tyres & brakes wasn't safe in my friend's car once on a freeway & immediately chose gear down & brake slowly on the grass path. Cos if I brake any faster in the middle of a freeway, I can end up in a wall or hurting some other drivers. You just have these instinct & experience. FORD knew he was reckless, dangerous, stubborn after that season. Ford already got what they want. Speed, Reputation & sales. Don't need someone like him to tear it all down the years to follow.
@@ahmadfaizul1343 Why do you say Ford didn't appreciate him? He was paid more money by Ford than he had ever made! Forget the contrived movie on Ford vs Ferrari and try reading factual information on this important time in endurance racing history.
The ending of the movie is heartbreaking , Ken Miles took Ford to one of their greatest achievements and he was robbed of a perfect win based on a technicality , I legit got pissed
well, for what it's worth. Ken knew what he had let himself into. He was well aware of the diabolic nature of the Ford Company which explains his open lack of respect towards any representive of them. Only thing he wanted to, is to race and and overcome his limits. No matter if his dead really was an accident, he died doing what he loved as the kind noble man he was.
@@jdoctor9476 My dad just said that everything about Walter was correct. Here is something my my posted about Walter. While watching Ford vs Ferrari last night I recall 3 great rides I had with our dear friend SCCA racer NJ ‘s own Walt Hansen ( who is spotlighted I the segment of the movie in the Daytona 500) #1 a wild ride in a DJag through an unfinished housing development in Westfield NJ ! # 2 A breath stopping ride in a D Jag around Lime Rock Raceway and #3 an aggressive ride through NYC in Hansgen’s tow truck out to LI Moments that make this old gal ‘s heart beat fast.
I honestly think someone had Miles killed & made it look like it was accident on a test track. Someone got paid handsomely to tamper his car. Cmon....Mile's knows his car very well. Damn, I been driving for 20 years & if I can feel something's not right just by driving a family car then....200% Miles can tell & know how to drive back in safely as soon as he felt it wasn't right. Even I felt the tyres & brakes wasn't safe in my friend's car once on a freeway & immediately chose gear down & brake slowly on the grass path. Cos if I brake any faster in the middle of a freeway, I can end up in a wall or hurting some other drivers. You just have these instinct & experience. FORD knew he was reckless, dangerous, stubborn after that season. Ford already got what they want. Speed, Reputation & sales. Don't need someone like him to tear it all down the years to follow.
If you're talking about the real Triple Crown of Motor racing, that would be Graham Hill. This is the endurance triple crown, not THE triple crown of Monaco GP (or F1 title), LeMans 24H, and the Indy 500.
@@kadasrichard Phil Hill would be closer to the triple crown title than Ken Miles because an alternative to a Monaco GP win is an F1 title and Phil Hill won the F1 championship in 1961
@@rumblefish9 True that,also he was the first American to win at Le Mans,not Caroll Shelby like the movie says. I always thought that Phil Hill is very underrated,he drove and won with a lot of teams.
It's funny how a huge multimillion dollar company is portrayed as the underdog against a family company where at that time had no more than 12 people...
What even more funny is the family company you've mentioned only made a car for rich people. While the greedy company makes cars at affordable prices for everyone.
Say TheWord the family company made cars because that’s their passion. The corporation made cars because the founder found a gap in the market to strike and earn tons of money. Besides that, I actually dislike Enzo elitist attitude so Le Mans 66 to me is just asshole vs asshole with a passionate and talented staffs competing.
@@blackumbrella6199 Except Ferrari only made those cars to fund his racing teams. If Ford hadn't insisted on taking control of the Ferrari racing teams, then Enzo wouldn't have backed out of the deal. Infact only a couple of years later he would sell Ferrari to Fiat in 69, on the condition that he still controlled all of racing teams. Also Ferrari never insulted Henry Ford II or anything like that(all made up for the movie).
I honestly felt empty inside after watching Ford v Ferrari. That scene where Ken Miles is testing out the Ford J-Car, even during Matt Damon's monologue, I was not expecting him to die there. After watching, I was thinking, they focused so much on the brakes giving out. Then Peter Miles asking Remington about cars exploding, and whether drivers were safe, if they always got out. The signs were there, but you root so much for Ken that you don't even worry about it. I put off watching the movie, big mistake. Absolutely amazing film.
I knew he was gonna die because of what Peter had asked earlier and that some don't get out and thats how they die I knew they meant something by that so when I saw the final lap my thoughts where yeah hes gonna die isn't you could taste the suspense in the air and then boom.
It’s both a devastating and humbling story for Ken Miles to give up the triple crown to slow down for his teammates for the PR photo finish that Ford was wanting. It’s also redeeming to see how Miles let go of his pride and won more self respect than the triple crown could have given him.
I honestly think someone had Miles killed & made it look like it was accident on a test track. Someone got paid handsomely to tamper his car. Cmon....Mile's knows his car very well. Damn, I been driving for 20 years & if I can feel something's not right just by driving a family car then....200% Miles can tell & know how to drive back in safely as soon as he felt it wasn't right. Even I felt the tyres & brakes wasn't safe in my friend's car once on a freeway & immediately chose gear down & brake slowly on the grass path. Cos if I brake any faster in the middle of a freeway, I can end up in a wall or hurting some other drivers. You just have these instinct & experience. FORD knew he was reckless, dangerous, stubborn after that season. Ford already got what they want. Speed, Reputation & sales. Don't need someone like him to tear it all down the years to follow.
@@mr8883 Do you think you'll find Santa at the North Pole too? It was a test drive on a new prototype car. People die testing new race cars all the time, especially back in the day. He knew something wasn't right, but crashed before he could stop the car, and ended up getting ejected. That shit happens
Let's not forget that Carroll Shelby said that one of the best Racers he's ever seen in his lifetime is Ken miles. Carroll Shelby said that there's only a handful of racers that have that Sixth Sense a third eye in racing, Ken miles was one of them. Carroll said you develop this "Gift" in racing where you not only know how to drive but you know the car and what it needs and what it don't that's something ken miles had.
This story is and was common knowledge among most petrol heads who follow international racing. Its great to see Hollywood finally getting around to telling the story. They should tell the story of how Lamborghini got started next.
@@TheTazzietiger Legend has it Lamborgini had problems with his Ferrari's clutch, and ordered some mechanics from his factory to take a look at it, and see if they could fix it. When he saw the clutch, the mechanic shouted out "boss, it's the same we use in our tractors!"
Bruce McLaren went with it anyway, not really giving kudos to Miles, and went on to make supercars in [McLaren's] name after Bruce also died on a track.
I heard Carroll Shelby himself say that it was his decision to have the 3 Ford cars finish the race together because he wanted to "stick it to old man Ferrari". He further said he deeply regretted it, especially since ken Miles was killed shortly there after.
No we can't just realize that.........because it isn't true! The Ford GT won 4 consecutive times in the sixties and most recently in the GTLM Class in 2017. Shelby beats who most of the time??
@@starbeekbeek3179 OK, a Ford GT sponsored by Ford won it a couple times, and a Ford GT under John Wyer/Gulf Oil won it 2 more times. However, Ford did indeed win again 50 years after its first win in the GTLM Class. Do you know what he means by Shelby beats them most of the time? Beats who? With what?
Christian Bale was anything but under rated in the movie. Virtually all the comments I've read agreed he did an outstanding job as Ken Miles. Miles' own son, Peter, spent a good deal of time on the set coaching Bale on his father's style.
Buggati had named one of its car after a racer called as Chiron ,thats called gratitude ,with all respect now it s the fastest car now ... Every company has their sweet achievement..👍❤️ We d love it ,if ford does this ,car named after miles ....❤️
If you realize previous generation of chiron which is bugatti veyron is named after pierre veyron,and chiron limited edition one of them divo was named after albert divo and Mclaren also with senna and Mercedes mclaren also with slr stirling moss.
Important correction: Ferrari entered only 2 factory cars in '66 Le Mans not because confident to win, only because that's what Ferrari had at the time to race at Le Mans. That's the reason Enzo wanted to sell production area to Ford, racing both in F1 and prototypes was beyond Ferrari budget, that's why they had a very limited production of the P-serie models, recycling when possible chassis and body parts. This movie is about an underdog trying to beat a giant, but the underdog wasn't Ford.
Never heard of Ken Miles till I watched this movie. What a beautiful story and American triumph. Well done by all literally everyone involved in making this. Made me proud to be an American again and reignited my hatred for Ford.
If you are truly proud to be an American, then you should try reading the truth as to what transpired in that famous finish line fiasco. It was the governing body, The A.C.O. that screwed Miles - not Ford. While you can take issue with Ford's idea for the 3 car finish, they were smart enough to get approval from the ACO before proceeding with it. The ACO initially said "no problem". Unfortunately, they changed their mind at the end of the race, and that is what screwed Miles out of his deserved win. Put the blame where it belongs!
Read Bout this in a Shelby book and this story stands out. Miles had that seat of the pants feel for driving, power and most Important, the handling of the car. Shelbys other talent was his crew, The right people ,the right time and the will to succeed
Shelby, Miles, McLaren, Bandini have all passed on. I really hope they're racing in the afterlife, no pressure, no hostilities and no screwing them, only pure racing for fun and sportsmanship.
@Micro My Blood - And your ignorance of the event shows even stronger now too. Take time out from distorted movies and try reading written documentation of the events - it will serve you much better!
@@ashok47098 Great advice that I too have suggested to these kids that think movies are like the gospel! A.J Baime's book, "Go Like Hell" is fantastic - have read it twice in recent years.
So in general, Ferrari is very arrogant. Wasn't it the same company that insulted an owner of a business to stick with just building Tractors. Annoyed business man built Lamborghini Super Cars to spite.
If you knew the real situation then you would have known that it all started by Ferrari needing to sell because they were basically bankrupt, Ford offerd to buy, Enzo was happy with selling the comapany but he wanted to retain control of Ferrari’s racing team, however the contract handed to him basically meant that he would lose control of the racing team, he highlighted the section that stated that with a large NO and them stormed out of the room, this video doesn’t picture the whole story
@Flame Resistant Troll - You're 100% right! I'm a Senior and can't help but notice this disturbing trend with the younger set. When I was their age, you only had books to get information from. Now it seems they are just too lazy to do anything that sounds like research, or would rather relate their own, unfounded feelings about history or take whatever their friends say as gospel. It's a very scary happening!
@@Loulovesspeed I agree with you too! Learning from books, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and other printed reliable materials was better. I had to go to the National Library just to be able to photocopy contents of books which I needed. You are right to say that some young people "lost the ability to think for themselves." They are called SHEEPLE because they are easily "herded." I was always trained to question the facts. Most of those young ones can't even spell without SPELL CHECK or GRAMMARLY. A girl from work does not even know when to use Apostrophe S. She thought it was for Plural Form. Anybody and Everybody can edit WIKIPEDIA. I don't use that because some of the information is not accurate. God bless you! They think that being ale to Google information is a skill. In a few more years, that generation will lead different countries. This is very alarming.
@bluzshadez - From that standpoint, I don't feel bad about being in my later years of life. I embrace the time period I grew up in that much more as I look at the many disturbing trends present today.
@@Loulovesspeed Advancements in everything made the rest of humanity into Zombies. They are out of the house but are so glued to their Smart Phone screens and they do not know what is happening.
The triple crown of motorsports is actually Monaco, Indy 500, and Le Mans, and the only man to this day to own it is Graham Hill. The triple crown of Motorsports is often confused with the triple crown of endurance racing.
Just watched this movie, such a great yet sad story. Was pissed ken got robbed at the end, because of a technicality!!! Ken and Shelby did so much for ford, glad they are getting recognition now!!!!! Side note, im from NZ so was pritty cool to find out the other drivers with them were kiwi.
What’s sad is how many of those ‘66 le mans racers died in crashes not long after. McLaren, Miles, Bandini, Hulme and I’m sure many more. Really reminds you that it truly was a daredevil sport back then.
Without looking them up, I suspected a few of these things never happened, like the Shelby plane scene, locking up Beebe, joyride with Ford II, and the fistfight on the yard.
@@Loulovesspeed I didn't know that one, but Shelby was pretty famous for the last several decades of his life, and my thinking was, if this had really happened, wouldn't I have heard these anecdotes over and over again for the past 50 years?
@@75aces97 - Exactly right! Enzo, for reasons only known to him, did not attend races in which his cars were entered outside of Italy. Hollywood is Hollywood, and all movie makers create, distort or outright change events purely to draw as big an audience as possible. It disturbs me that so many, particularly young people, believe 100% of whatever they see in a movie as fact! That's downright scary when you think of the ramifications involving that error in thinking!
@Redwan Kabir - Actually, the GT40 didn't have a "Shelby" engine as you say, but rather a NASCAR engine that was slightly de tuned and reworked for endurance racing by the other major contributor to the car's success - Holman-Moody.
Loulovesspeed The MkII and MkIIII did have a NASCAR type of motor that was detuned. It was an Aluminum block and heads. The NASCAR motor was iron. Phil Remington was in the wind tunnel 3 months before the 67 LeMans race making changes to the MkIIII body and developed the brake change system of replacing the disk and calipers in a minute and a half. Yes Miles did most of the testing and recognized what needed to be changed but it was Rems fabrication skills and talents that made the GT40 program successful. Ford vs Ferrari is a good movie. It just is not about racing as much as the Ford Machine and how Miles was robbed of the triple crown of endurance racing. All Shelby engines were basic American hot rod motors. This is what makes this story so interesting. A bunch of hot Rod mechanics took a car that was basically hacked by the British, given to Shelby and his hot rod crew, completely rebuilt it and won the 24 hour of LeMans 66 and 67.
Nice to see someone giving Remington his due. I've a second cousin that is married to Phil's only daughter, Kati. Sadly, I never met Phil, but I've been in his home, and I made it to his huge Memorial Service at the Riverside International Raceway Museum. Talk about a who's who of motorsport folks in attendance.
Justicia para Ken Miles con este film. Un tremendo piloto e ingenio "tuerca" Excelente pelicula y actuaciones, especialmente las de Damon y Bale. Este último recreando al personaje magistralmente. Shelby no se equivocó con Miles. Miles el mejor en Le Mans el número 1...el sitial que le corresponde.👏👏👏👏
thank you for making a summary of the movie, and the clickbaity title and thumbnail combo that suggested the movie actually got it wrong. Well done business insider!!!
After seeing this great story on film and commentary on what’s real vs. fiction, I wish Ken Burns would tackle this and the evolution of automobiles more broadly! Any friend or relative please convey… or if you have dirt on this great filmmaker 😀
Bruce McLaren drove the #2 GT40 car in NZ colours (black/white stripes), he was a prodigious driver, engineer and businessman, but also a Ford 'YES' man. 1966 was also McLarens inaugural year as a F1 constructor, but it was a disaster. This LM '66 'win' was the best thing to happen to McLaren that year at his 6th Le Mans attempt (3rd attempt with Ford). He was quoted as having no regrets about this win that cost Ken Miles the unprecedented triple crown, a driver he knew well and shared drives with at LM '65 and others. McLaren was more complicit in Fords PR and political scheming at LM '66 than I first realised, his sucking up to Ford also helped keep his McLaren F1 team business alive.
This shows that behind every successful business there are different brilliant minds who work hard and give that success to companies who use them and never give the real price and anything in return from the real profits..... Many of us would have never known the real success of ford and the contribution of Ken miles and Shelby
I will remember the "Ken Miles" and respect it as the one who lost because of shity rules but DOMINATED the race track like a TRUE KING would at le mans race at that time :)
Why bog down the short video?? I'm being sarcastic, and as I posted a few minutes ago in a reply, I've a cousin that is married to Phil's daughter. I never got the chance to meet and talk with Phil though.
As much of a Ford fan as I am, I absolutely agree with you! Those 2 companies couldn't be more different if they tried, and in hindsight, it's a blessing that the sale never happened!
I'm a Mopar guy, and love Ferrari. Ford was my grandfather's brand. I've driven his trucks, mustangs, etc......unimpressed. He brought me up on Hondas as well, so I've got an S2000 and an '18 NSX pictured left. There's two cars in the Ford lineup I'd have in their place: new GT500 and GT.......the 350R is kinda cool too. I can't totally hate on the brand, but for the most part, it's unimaginative.
I was never into racing and did not look up the events of the race before watching the film. Having said that, the ending of this film has got to be one of the most heart wrenching endings of any film I've ever seen. Just knowing that the douchbags that ran Ford got all the credit despite trying to stop Miles/Shelby at every turn (pun not intended lol) totally kills me. I did actually love the film though and think Christian Bale's performance here was an all out masterpiece of acting. It would have been interesting to see who would have won had both the Ferrari cars still been on the road to finish the race.
I think that ken slowed down because he knew that the ford team didn’t like him that much already and that him not slowing down would result in him losing his job so I think that he realized that putting food on the table for his family was more important than a la ma win but it would have been even more amazing if he did win la ma as well
StankAlert Ferrari were gonna have John Certes driving for them (arguebly the best driver in the world at the time) But he pulled out at the last minute, had he driven the outcome could have changed durastically
I would argue that surviving the great depression was Ford's greatest challenge as it was for most companies in that era. It is blatantly obvious that this was Miles and Shelby's achievement and they could have pulled it off a year sooner had big business not tried to micro manage the effort.
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With due respect to each and every artist in the movie, Christian Bale literally nailed it.
I thought Damon was dam good man. Idk. It was close
@@el34glo59 I didn't mean that other artists were bad, in fact everyone was good be it Matt or the artists who played racing crew but Bale was outstanding.
Christian Bale; Hey I got a role in a new movie!!!
Christian Bale's body; Oh crap.
Except he didnt talk out the side of his mouth. Ken's most famous trait. Shows how much you know
@@chrisreid5745 that's because people are sheep and dont care about actual history. I dought this dork has ever herd miles speak.
You know... We all knew who won Le Mans that year. Ken Miles is the Triple Crown King.
Exactly.
Hawaiian Punch "We all knew who won Le Mans that year"
Yes, Dan Gurney. He was easily leading the race when he retired with technical issues on his Ford GT40 with only 6 hours to go. It was also Dan Gurney (not Ken Miles) who did the fastest lap in the race, and also in qualifying for that matter. In 1967 Gurney came back to LeMans and won it in great style and managed a (then) record 388 laps compared to the 360 laps of the winners in 1966. Miles inherited the lead when Gurney's radiator started leaking. The movie completely omits this part.
And yes Dan Gurney won races in Formula 1, Indycars, Nascar, Can-Am, Trans-Am, LeMans and Daytona.
@@McLarenMercedes Gurney was the fastest but you have to finish the race. McLaren/Amon were worthy winners, after all they were also well ahead when the team orders to finish together were given, which they complied with. Miles ignored the orders and only buttoned off at the end. The race also had finished earlier on the last lap at 4pm....the photo finish being purely a publicity stunt.
That isnt the triple crown. The official Triple crown is Monaco GP or F1 title, LeMans 24h and Indy 500. This is endurance racing triple crown of LeMans 24h, Sebring 12h and Daytona 24h.
@Flame Resistant Troll here to spread the hate again
Now I think Ferrari's owner was right about the boss.
It was leo beebee
It was his idea
(Yes ford accepted the idea ik but it was beebees fault)
If wasnt the owner of ford it was the head of pr
@Dauda András I heard they called him the assassin cause so many of his test drivers died
Ferrari's onwer lol it was Enzo Ferrari himself
@@dralfi7081 Ford jsut used beebee as an escape goat, to make them look good
At the end of the movie enzo didn’t seem like the bad guy to me. He at least tipped his hat in recognition of ken unlike ford who seemed to forget that ken even existed
He respects true race becoz he himself was a racer not like fat ass ford owner who depended on Henry ford
enzo ferrari wasnt at the race, nice touch by the filmmaker, ken miles deserved even fake admiration. marketing... they display the 3 cars in the museum in a podium style, with miles car 2nd. if ford had any dignity they would display that differently. going to an iconic race and turning it into a marketing scandal for press, o how multi-national corporate has skewed whats good in the world. fk ford.
That was a nice detail, I mean , to have the legend Enzo Ferrari taking his hat off to Miles performance on the track was very nice to see, Enzo realized the car (FordGT)was ,in his words, impressive but Ford as a company is the shittiest thing there is
Fun fact, real Enzo didn't appear in the race.
@@IsaacRM92 - A nice detail that was absolutely totally fiction! It never frickin happened! Enzo didn't attend races his cars were entered in outside of Italy and relied on his crew to keep him advised as to the status of his cars. You really need to understand the MAJOR difference between a movie, and a documentary, because your comments clearly show that you don't!
This makes me hate Ford so much.. that movie is heartbreaking if you're a Miles fan
Ford didn't know Miles would lose the title. And Miles thought the three car finish actually was a good idea. It was first after they finished that the arrangers of Le Mans declared McLaren the winner.
@@FabledGentleman ford knew. They didn't care at all. All ford wanted was that photo, they could care less about Miles. That's corporations m8
@@FabledGentleman if it wasn't for Miles. Ford wouldn't have even finished the race. Miles was the soul reason that GT car was as good as it was.
@@WarnerWrestling Dude. The entire "Ford and the executives disliked miles" story is fake, it never happened. This was included into the movie to add some more drama.
@@WarnerWrestling A team of people made the GT40 successful. Miles was an important part of that team, yes, but to ignore the others involved is unfair
As a Englishman, i'm glad the film popularised Ken Miles for the selfless maverick he really was. Before the film, no one outside the UK knew who he was except for people who really know about the history of motorsport.
@05Rudey - As an American, I have to say that I was very surprised to hear that there is next to nothing in Sutton Coldfield commemorating Ken Mile's achievements in motor racing. He was, however, inducted into The Motorsports Hall of Fame here in America! He has received much more recognition for his talents here in the U.S. than his native country, England! That is shameful in my book!
No one mentioned the British engineer John Wyer who basically perfected the GT40 and getting rid of the bad handling and engineered the car to win Le Mans.
He also helped Porsche in building the iconic 917 Porsche car that won their first Le Mans in 1970 and 1971, this victory literally made the company the most successful car manufacturer in Le Mans after being an underdog for 20 years.
@@ramal5708 Actually, Wyer didn't perfect the GT40, but was involved in its early development. He disagreed with Roy Lunn, Ford's Chief Design Engineer for the GT40 in some critical issues including which power plant to be used. The car was "perfected" by Shelby American, Kar Kraft and Holman-Moody and only then did it become a winner.
A man who leaves his homeland, wife and kids for another country is not very nationalist. If he was alive he wouldn't be bragging about being British probably.
It only underlined how unscrupulous American executives can go to boost image. The award was a sham as most American executives are.
Ken miles.......one of the most underrated racing drivers of all times.......had never heard his name before..until i saw the ford vs ferrari documentary by the grand tour.... and then in the movie.
Sad to know Ford never appreciate and reward him towards what he has sacrificed for the company’s success
I honestly think someone had Miles killed & made it look like it was accident on a test track. Someone got paid handsomely to tamper his car. Cmon....Mile's knows his car very well. Damn, I been driving for 20 years & if I can feel something's not right just by driving a family car then....200% Miles can tell & know how to drive back in safely as soon as he felt it wasn't right. Even I felt the tyres & brakes wasn't safe in my friend's car once on a freeway & immediately chose gear down & brake slowly on the grass path. Cos if I brake any faster in the middle of a freeway, I can end up in a wall or hurting some other drivers. You just have these instinct & experience.
FORD knew he was reckless, dangerous, stubborn after that season. Ford already got what they want. Speed, Reputation & sales. Don't need someone like him to tear it all down the years to follow.
@@mr8883 oh my god. I think you are right
@@ahmadfaizul1343 Why do you say Ford didn't appreciate him? He was paid more money by Ford than he had ever made! Forget the contrived movie on Ford vs Ferrari and try reading factual information on this important time in endurance racing history.
@@mr8883 I think your right there’s no way that he just didn’t know
The ending of the movie is heartbreaking , Ken Miles took Ford to one of their greatest achievements and he was robbed of a perfect win based on a technicality , I legit got pissed
Me too!!!! i was hoping the suit atleast got knocked out in the end of the race . Hahhaa
@@Loulovesspeed Sorry to have offended you, My apologies. My comment removed.
He got Enzo Ferrari's respect. That's better than winning anything.
well, for what it's worth. Ken knew what he had let himself into. He was well aware of the diabolic nature of the Ford Company which explains his open lack of respect towards any representive of them. Only thing he wanted to, is to race and and overcome his limits. No matter if his dead really was an accident, he died doing what he loved as the kind noble man he was.
@@hariharbelhekar8524enzo wasn't even at the race, that scene was fictional
My father was working for Ford at the time. He also knew Walt Hansgen and said the movie is pretty accurate.
Would you please share more detail on it? Thank you very much.
@@jdoctor9476 My dad just said that everything about Walter was correct. Here is something my my posted about Walter. While watching Ford vs Ferrari last night I recall 3 great rides I had with our dear friend SCCA racer NJ ‘s own Walt Hansen ( who is spotlighted I the segment of the movie in the Daytona 500) #1 a wild ride in a DJag through an unfinished housing development in Westfield NJ ! # 2 A breath stopping ride in a D Jag around Lime Rock Raceway and #3 an aggressive ride through NYC in Hansgen’s tow truck out to LI Moments that make this old gal ‘s heart beat fast.
How old is your father??
I honestly think someone had Miles killed & made it look like it was accident on a test track. Someone got paid handsomely to tamper his car. Cmon....Mile's knows his car very well. Damn, I been driving for 20 years & if I can feel something's not right just by driving a family car then....200% Miles can tell & know how to drive back in safely as soon as he felt it wasn't right. Even I felt the tyres & brakes wasn't safe in my friend's car once on a freeway & immediately chose gear down & brake slowly on the grass path. Cos if I brake any faster in the middle of a freeway, I can end up in a wall or hurting some other drivers. You just have these instinct & experience.
FORD knew he was reckless, dangerous, stubborn after that season. Ford already got what they want. Speed, Reputation & sales. Don't need someone like him to tear it all down the years to follow.
Bruh
Great movie but should have been called "Ford Fucks Ken Miles"
Ferrari hardly existed in this film
I agree. "Le Mans '66" is a much better title.
damag3plan however it wasn’t Ford, it was his Marketing Manager who suggested it.
@@rtyler1869 well Ford as in the corporation
🤣🤣🤣🤣
And you should produce it with your money
Ken Miles is the first person to ever win the triple crown and it’s not debatable.
If you're talking about the real Triple Crown of Motor racing, that would be Graham Hill. This is the endurance triple crown, not THE triple crown of Monaco GP (or F1 title), LeMans 24H, and the Indy 500.
It'completely debatable, he wasn't even close. Phil Hill completed the Endurance racing triple crown in 1964.
@@kadasrichard Phil Hill would be closer to the triple crown title than Ken Miles because an alternative to a Monaco GP win is an F1 title and Phil Hill won the F1 championship in 1961
@@rumblefish9 True that,also he was the first American to win at Le Mans,not Caroll Shelby like the movie says. I always thought that Phil Hill is very underrated,he drove and won with a lot of teams.
Well, let me see. Who has the trophy and who cashed the checks? Oh, yeah,, BRUCE McLaren and Chris Amon.
It's funny how a huge multimillion dollar company is portrayed as the underdog against a family company where at that time had no more than 12 people...
He knew how to build cars. Motor was shelby's and car was from dude from GM
What even more funny is the family company you've mentioned only made a car for rich people. While the greedy company makes cars at affordable prices for everyone.
@@blackumbrella6199 Yes everyone who understands CAGR will take the later any time.
Say TheWord the family company made cars because that’s their passion. The corporation made cars because the founder found a gap in the market to strike and earn tons of money. Besides that, I actually dislike Enzo elitist attitude so Le Mans 66 to me is just asshole vs asshole with a passionate and talented staffs competing.
@@blackumbrella6199 Except Ferrari only made those cars to fund his racing teams.
If Ford hadn't insisted on taking control of the Ferrari racing teams, then Enzo wouldn't have backed out of the deal.
Infact only a couple of years later he would sell Ferrari to Fiat in 69, on the condition that he still controlled all of racing teams.
Also Ferrari never insulted Henry Ford II or anything like that(all made up for the movie).
Miles was a WW2 war veteran who drove tank on the beach of Normandy on D-Day and survived.
From a Sherman Tank to a Ford GT40
@@alistairdiren5790 imagine ford had ended up building the exact Sherman he was in too as most companies did during ww2
And Shelby was a military pilot. Those two were powerhouses combined in motorsport.
YES He Did .... A War Hero as well as the BEST Sports Car Driver in the world at that Time ! CHEERS to KEN !
I honestly felt empty inside after watching Ford v Ferrari. That scene where Ken Miles is testing out the Ford J-Car, even during Matt Damon's monologue, I was not expecting him to die there. After watching, I was thinking, they focused so much on the brakes giving out. Then Peter Miles asking Remington about cars exploding, and whether drivers were safe, if they always got out. The signs were there, but you root so much for Ken that you don't even worry about it. I put off watching the movie, big mistake. Absolutely amazing film.
ALERT: Spoiler alert. Please do a warning to us that are just about to watch it.
I knew he was gonna die because of what Peter had asked earlier and that some don't get out and thats how they die I knew they meant something by that so when I saw the final lap my thoughts where yeah hes gonna die isn't you could taste the suspense in the air and then boom.
@@melkormorgothbauglir.4848 yeah, boom 💥 like boom de Yada 🎉
Of couse, Miles wasn't trapped in the wreckage, he was thrown clear of the wreck, so "getting out" is not always a solution.
I KNEW Ken Miles Story YEARS ago .... I will Never Forget , Who He WAS and WHAT He Accomplished...
No wonder Bale looks really skinny in the movie...he literally transform into Ken Miles
Ultimately Ken won people's heart which was more valuable than just a trophy
and he had a deep love for his wife and son. it came out cleary in the movie.
Christian Bale is magnificent. He’s a treasure and he did Ken Miles proud.
It’s both a devastating and humbling story for Ken Miles to give up the triple crown to slow down for his teammates for the PR photo finish that Ford was wanting. It’s also redeeming to see how Miles let go of his pride and won more self respect than the triple crown could have given him.
Scott Lang don’t believe everything you see in movies
When Miles went to Daytona he actually won by 5 laps ahead... Everyone was racing to get the 2nd place...
Miles was a legend.
Was?!.....WAS?! HES STILL A LEGEND GOD DARN IT
I honestly think someone had Miles killed & made it look like it was accident on a test track. Someone got paid handsomely to tamper his car. Cmon....Mile's knows his car very well. Damn, I been driving for 20 years & if I can feel something's not right just by driving a family car then....200% Miles can tell & know how to drive back in safely as soon as he felt it wasn't right. Even I felt the tyres & brakes wasn't safe in my friend's car once on a freeway & immediately chose gear down & brake slowly on the grass path. Cos if I brake any faster in the middle of a freeway, I can end up in a wall or hurting some other drivers. You just have these instinct & experience.
FORD knew he was reckless, dangerous, stubborn after that season. Ford already got what they want. Speed, Reputation & sales. Don't need someone like him to tear it all down the years to follow.
@@mr8883 Do you think you'll find Santa at the North Pole too? It was a test drive on a new prototype car. People die testing new race cars all the time, especially back in the day. He knew something wasn't right, but crashed before he could stop the car, and ended up getting ejected. That shit happens
He STILL IS !!! : ))
@@Wilett614yeah 😢😭
Let's not forget that Carroll Shelby said that one of the best Racers he's ever seen in his lifetime is Ken miles. Carroll Shelby said that there's only a handful of racers that have that Sixth Sense a third eye in racing, Ken miles was one of them. Carroll said you develop this "Gift" in racing where you not only know how to drive but you know the car and what it needs and what it don't that's something ken miles had.
Was just talking about the soundtrack for this movie with some friends of mine. I love this movie. Soundtrack is awesome!
Bale should get an oscar for every movie he does . Extraordinary actor.
Always remember what Shelby said, “we can’t win the race with committe”
This story is and was common knowledge among most petrol heads who follow international racing. Its great to see Hollywood finally getting around to telling the story. They should tell the story of how Lamborghini got started next.
@@TheTazzietiger Legend has it Lamborgini had problems with his Ferrari's clutch, and ordered some mechanics from his factory to take a look at it, and see if they could fix it. When he saw the clutch, the mechanic shouted out "boss, it's the same we use in our tractors!"
I would have felt dirty being the second guy yet taking the trophy after they slowed down for me
Bruce McLaren went with it anyway, not really giving kudos to Miles, and went on to make supercars in [McLaren's] name after Bruce also died on a track.
McLaren actually tried to claim he won, saying he was always leading in the race
lookup the interview with chris amon on you tube
Bale can transformed his body to be anyone, great actor indeed.
Matt just used a cowboy hat. That's some reach for an actor.
@@bill2953 hey stop, they were both great!
@@sabirasolaiman I guess, it was all too Hollywood for my taste. Curse of the McQueen era.::))
@@bill2953 lmao
I heard Carroll Shelby himself say that it was his decision to have the 3 Ford cars finish the race together because he wanted to "stick it to old man Ferrari". He further said he deeply regretted it, especially since ken Miles was killed shortly there after.
Also can we just realize that after a couple wins with the Ford GT, Ford never won a Le Mans race again, and Shelby beats them most of the time
No we can't just realize that.........because it isn't true! The Ford GT won 4 consecutive times in the sixties and most recently in the GTLM Class in 2017. Shelby beats who most of the time??
Loulovesspeed lol learn to read. He said “a couple of wins with the ford gt”
@@starbeekbeek3179 OK, a Ford GT sponsored by Ford won it a couple times, and a Ford GT under John Wyer/Gulf Oil won it 2 more times. However, Ford did indeed win again 50 years after its first win in the GTLM Class. Do you know what he means by Shelby beats them most of the time? Beats who? With what?
It's worth noting, neither has Ferrari.
Rest in peace, Ken Miles.. thank you for your contribution in ford motorsports
I feel so sad for both miles and bale both got underrated one through race and another through movie but still both are legends in everyone heart ❤️
Christian Bale was anything but under rated in the movie. Virtually all the comments I've read agreed he did an outstanding job as Ken Miles. Miles' own son, Peter, spent a good deal of time on the set coaching Bale on his father's style.
Buggati had named one of its car after a racer called as Chiron ,thats called gratitude ,with all respect now it s the fastest car now ...
Every company has their sweet achievement..👍❤️
We d love it ,if ford does this ,car named after miles ....❤️
If you realize previous generation of chiron which is bugatti veyron is named after pierre veyron,and chiron limited edition one of them divo was named after albert divo and Mclaren also with senna and Mercedes mclaren also with slr stirling moss.
After seeing the film i learned that Ken Miles was a legend
Important correction: Ferrari entered only 2 factory cars in '66 Le Mans not because confident to win, only because that's what Ferrari had at the time to race at Le Mans. That's the reason Enzo wanted to sell production area to Ford, racing both in F1 and prototypes was beyond Ferrari budget, that's why they had a very limited production of the P-serie models, recycling when possible chassis and body parts. This movie is about an underdog trying to beat a giant, but the underdog wasn't Ford.
Never heard of Ken Miles till I watched this movie. What a beautiful story and American triumph. Well done by all literally everyone involved in making this. Made me proud to be an American again and reignited my hatred for Ford.
If you are truly proud to be an American, then you should try reading the truth as to what transpired in that famous finish line fiasco. It was the governing body, The A.C.O. that screwed Miles - not Ford. While you can take issue with Ford's idea for the 3 car finish, they were smart enough to get approval from the ACO before proceeding with it. The ACO initially said "no problem". Unfortunately, they changed their mind at the end of the race, and that is what screwed Miles out of his deserved win. Put the blame where it belongs!
Read Bout this in a Shelby book and this story stands out. Miles had that seat of the pants feel for driving, power and most Important, the handling of the car. Shelbys other talent was his crew,
The right people ,the right time and the will to succeed
Ford should name a supercar after Ken Miles
They wouldn't as they're still in denial of betraying Miles
@@johncarlofernandez2698 But they did make a livery that ken miles drive in the 24hr of daytona in the ford gt
@@kevinnguyen9445 I'm talking about le mans, not Daytona
Ok I see
You know the rule back at le man was bs as the one in second would be the first u can find it at “up to speed ken miles”
Shelby, Miles, McLaren, Bandini have all passed on. I really hope they're racing in the afterlife, no pressure, no hostilities and no screwing them, only pure racing for fun and sportsmanship.
when you put the batmobile driver into a race car
My decision to never buy a Ford stands even stronger now!
Saw a short wth Carroll Shelby he nailed it as Matt Damon.
@G hrvyck Ford = Fix Or Repair Daily
Very far from the "best" car really.
@Micro My Blood - And your ignorance of the event shows even stronger now too. Take time out from distorted movies and try reading written documentation of the events - it will serve you much better!
Go read the book "go like hell" and take a decision. Watching movies and deciding over it makes you ignorant.
@@ashok47098 Great advice that I too have suggested to these kids that think movies are like the gospel! A.J Baime's book, "Go Like Hell" is fantastic - have read it twice in recent years.
Christian Bale: *gets movie role*
Bale's Body: "Ahh Sh*t, here we go again.."
Why every ford vs ferrari videos ur always comment this....
I really feel sad for ken miles .. Respect 🙏🙏
Rest in peace ..
So in general, Ferrari is very arrogant. Wasn't it the same company that insulted an owner of a business to stick with just building Tractors. Annoyed business man built Lamborghini Super Cars to spite.
If you knew the real situation then you would have known that it all started by Ferrari needing to sell because they were basically bankrupt, Ford offerd to buy, Enzo was happy with selling the comapany but he wanted to retain control of Ferrari’s racing team, however the contract handed to him basically meant that he would lose control of the racing team, he highlighted the section that stated that with a large NO and them stormed out of the room, this video doesn’t picture the whole story
@Flame Resistant Troll - You're 100% right! I'm a Senior and can't help but notice this disturbing trend with the younger set. When I was their age, you only had books to get information from. Now it seems they are just too lazy to do anything that sounds like research, or would rather relate their own, unfounded feelings about history or take whatever their friends say as gospel. It's a very scary happening!
@@Loulovesspeed I agree with you too! Learning from books, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and other printed reliable materials was better. I had to go to the National Library just to be able to photocopy contents of books which I needed. You are right to say that some young people "lost the ability to think for themselves." They are called SHEEPLE because they are easily "herded." I was always trained to question the facts. Most of those young ones can't even spell without SPELL CHECK or GRAMMARLY. A girl from work does not even know when to use Apostrophe S. She thought it was for Plural Form. Anybody and Everybody can edit WIKIPEDIA. I don't use that because some of the information is not accurate. God bless you! They think that being ale to Google information is a skill. In a few more years, that generation will lead different countries. This is very alarming.
@bluzshadez - From that standpoint, I don't feel bad about being in my later years of life. I embrace the time period I grew up in that much more as I look at the many disturbing trends present today.
@@Loulovesspeed Advancements in everything made the rest of humanity into Zombies. They are out of the house but are so glued to their Smart Phone screens and they do not know what is happening.
Your video is the only video I’ve seen that shows the positioning of the Ford cars in the starting line. Thanks for that.
We all know whose the triple crown winner. It's KEN MILES!
#Repost
I've never heard of Ken Miles before. Didn't know he played a huge in developing and driving the GT40. Great movie!
I never knew Le Mans was a thing until this movie. This year will be my second time viewing the race. Miles the goat
The film made me cry tbh 😍 i'm very sorry for Ken Miles..
RIP Ken Miles, the triple Crown King of 1966.
When can Christian bale get an Oscar?
2011
If it were to acting..every movie of his deserves an Oscar
Why does he need one ?
Its in the heart where the real value is...
Oscar = Ford
I think he's a pretty bad actor. I never forget it's Christian Bale 'acting' when watching him. Or 'over acting' I should say.
@@sgt.thundercok4704 well ,it's your opinion so nothing I can do but I have rarely seen anyone saying his acting is bad.
The triple crown of motorsports is actually Monaco, Indy 500, and Le Mans, and the only man to this day to own it is Graham Hill. The triple crown of Motorsports is often confused with the triple crown of endurance racing.
Just watched this movie, such a great yet sad story. Was pissed ken got robbed at the end, because of a technicality!!! Ken and Shelby did so much for ford, glad they are getting recognition now!!!!! Side note, im from NZ so was pritty cool to find out the other drivers with them were kiwi.
What’s sad is how many of those ‘66 le mans racers died in crashes not long after. McLaren, Miles, Bandini, Hulme and I’m sure many more. Really reminds you that it truly was a daredevil sport back then.
Denny Hulme died at 56 from natural causes. Not racing.
denny hulme had a heart attack racing in the 1992 bathurst 1000
Thank you for this video, now the movie has historical context, so it becomes even more heartbreaking.
Mesut özil is perfect for enzo ferrari role
The three fords that finished at the end weren’t in a row.
Here is a scratch of what the finishing looked like:
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That’s how they finished
Without looking them up, I suspected a few of these things never happened, like the Shelby plane scene, locking up Beebe, joyride with Ford II, and the fistfight on the yard.
And old Enzo was not at the race at all.
@@Loulovesspeed I didn't know that one, but Shelby was pretty famous for the last several decades of his life, and my thinking was, if this had really happened, wouldn't I have heard these anecdotes over and over again for the past 50 years?
@@75aces97 - Exactly right! Enzo, for reasons only known to him, did not attend races in which his cars were entered outside of Italy. Hollywood is Hollywood, and all movie makers create, distort or outright change events purely to draw as big an audience as possible. It disturbs me that so many, particularly young people, believe 100% of whatever they see in a movie as fact! That's downright scary when you think of the ramifications involving that error in thinking!
That was awesome to watch ..for MOTHER'S DAY my son brought me a canvas of the Ford GT40 from Tauranga that he found there ❤️❤️❤️
I love this movie because of main character, he made me cry in last when he won but lose after that he died. Sad ending 😔
Not Miles, not Shelby. Phil Remington was the true innovator and mind behind the GT40 program. Nobody did more for this program than Phil.
It was miles and Shelby who made the car go faster it had a shelby engine and Miles made it go faster.
@Redwan Kabir - Actually, the GT40 didn't have a "Shelby" engine as you say, but rather a NASCAR engine that was slightly de tuned and reworked for endurance racing by the other major contributor to the car's success - Holman-Moody.
Loulovesspeed The MkII and MkIIII did have a NASCAR type of motor that was detuned. It was an Aluminum block and heads. The NASCAR motor was iron. Phil Remington was in the wind tunnel 3 months before the 67 LeMans race making changes to the MkIIII body and developed the brake change system of replacing the disk and calipers in a minute and a half. Yes Miles did most of the testing and recognized what needed to be changed but it was Rems fabrication skills and talents that made the GT40 program successful. Ford vs Ferrari is a good movie. It just is not about racing as much as the Ford Machine and how Miles was robbed of the triple crown of endurance racing.
All Shelby engines were basic American hot rod motors. This is what makes this story so interesting. A bunch of hot Rod mechanics took a car that was basically hacked by the British, given to Shelby and his hot rod crew, completely rebuilt it and won the 24 hour of LeMans 66 and 67.
@Dohc SMR - Thanks, but I already knew that! Actually, it had aluminum heads but a cast iron block.
Nice to see someone giving Remington his due.
I've a second cousin that is married to Phil's only daughter, Kati.
Sadly, I never met Phil, but I've been in his home, and I made it to his huge Memorial Service at the Riverside International Raceway Museum.
Talk about a who's who of motorsport folks in attendance.
Ken Miles, what an unsung hero.
Best of British. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Total respect to a Legend.
🙏👏✊
Justicia para Ken Miles con este film. Un tremendo piloto e ingenio "tuerca"
Excelente pelicula y actuaciones, especialmente las de Damon y Bale. Este último recreando al personaje magistralmente.
Shelby no se equivocó con Miles.
Miles el mejor en Le Mans el número 1...el sitial que le corresponde.👏👏👏👏
Everything in this movie was great.
I was waiting for this video so long. Great explanation!
Thanks for this, I really loved the movie, although it made me hate Ford.
thank you for making a summary of the movie, and the clickbaity title and thumbnail combo that suggested the movie actually got it wrong. Well done business insider!!!
Ken Miles was a Legend... i never buy a Ford
After seeing this great story on film and commentary on what’s real vs. fiction, I wish Ken Burns would tackle this and the evolution of automobiles more broadly! Any friend or relative please convey… or if you have dirt on this great filmmaker 😀
Crazy how greatness is stolen more than credited..💯💪🏾
Bruce McLaren drove the #2 GT40 car in NZ colours (black/white stripes), he was a prodigious driver, engineer and businessman, but also a Ford 'YES' man. 1966 was also McLarens inaugural year as a F1 constructor, but it was a disaster. This LM '66 'win' was the best thing to happen to McLaren that year at his 6th Le Mans attempt (3rd attempt with Ford). He was quoted as having no regrets about this win that cost Ken Miles the unprecedented triple crown, a driver he knew well and shared drives with at LM '65 and others. McLaren was more complicit in Fords PR and political scheming at LM '66 than I first realised, his sucking up to Ford also helped keep his McLaren F1 team business alive.
funny how mclaren can am cars used chevrolet engines mclaren and amon were the test drivers doing the development of the gt40 based on a lola
Damn people who are non-car guys surely have no idea what happened only a true car nut knows what happened.
Stfu
Ok? Soooo?
@@umarv2wild135 gtfo
This shows that behind every successful business there are different brilliant minds who work hard and give that success to companies who use them and never give the real price and anything in return from the real profits..... Many of us would have never known the real success of ford and the contribution of Ken miles and Shelby
I will remember the "Ken Miles" and respect it as the one who lost because of shity rules but DOMINATED the race track like a TRUE KING would at le mans race at that time :)
Superb explanation..... thank you so much.....👍👍👍👌👌👌
This was truly an amazing movie ❤️
what a great movie..one of my favourites..the background music was also epic..this movie is kind of underated..awesome acting by both lead actors!!
ken miles will be forever remembered in everyones heart 💜❤
Ford should make a car on his name.
They should've named the movie Ken & Shelby vs Ford
No mention of Phil Remington?
Why bog down the short video??
I'm being sarcastic, and as I posted a few minutes ago in a reply, I've a cousin that is married to Phil's daughter.
I never got the chance to meet and talk with Phil though.
That was cool. Thankyou for making this video.
I wanna see this movie again and again.
Ken miles you will always be a hero, a real hero!
If they would have bought Ferrari, Ford motors would have ruin the brand
As much of a Ford fan as I am, I absolutely agree with you! Those 2 companies couldn't be more different if they tried, and in hindsight, it's a blessing that the sale never happened!
Ferrari: My car has an engine.
Ford GT40: My engine has a car.
First I love your content 👌
I'm a Mopar guy, and love Ferrari. Ford was my grandfather's brand. I've driven his trucks, mustangs, etc......unimpressed. He brought me up on Hondas as well, so I've got an S2000 and an '18 NSX pictured left. There's two cars in the Ford lineup I'd have in their place: new GT500 and GT.......the 350R is kinda cool too. I can't totally hate on the brand, but for the most part, it's unimaginative.
Ken is still the winner in my book
I was never into racing and did not look up the events of the race before watching the film. Having said that, the ending of this film has got to be one of the most heart wrenching endings of any film I've ever seen. Just knowing that the douchbags that ran Ford got all the credit despite trying to stop Miles/Shelby at every turn (pun not intended lol) totally kills me. I did actually love the film though and think Christian Bale's performance here was an all out masterpiece of acting. It would have been interesting to see who would have won had both the Ferrari cars still been on the road to finish the race.
In my eyes ken miles is a triple crown winner
I think that ken slowed down because he knew that the ford team didn’t like him that much already and that him not slowing down would result in him losing his job so I think that he realized that putting food on the table for his family was more important than a la ma win but it would have been even more amazing if he did win la ma as well
Legends never die!
Thank you for this great outline. Now I get what all the commotion is about.
his legacy will live forever.
ken miles
Thank you ! Well done
Two legendary car manufacturers!
Great video. I love this story, the movie did an amazing job,
This is a re-upload ??
Thank for making this video
I just realized that Ford used F1 drivers i can name some:
Denny Hulme
Bruce McLaren
Dan Gurney
And Chris Amon
StankAlert
Ferrari were gonna have John Certes driving for them (arguebly the best driver in the world at the time)
But he pulled out at the last minute, had he driven the outcome could have changed durastically
@@Perifroog surtees*
Yeah and to think that Ken Miles was their best driver means that he's in a class of his own. Well, besides the fact that he helped develop the car.
@@seanantonio419 what makes you think Miles was the best, because the movie said so? smh
I would argue that surviving the great depression was Ford's greatest challenge as it was for most companies in that era. It is blatantly obvious that this was Miles and Shelby's achievement and they could have pulled it off a year sooner had big business not tried to micro manage the effort.