It's a reasonably accurate portrayal with the exception of Leo Beebe who was a real historical figure. While the relationship between Shelby America and Leo Beebe was contentious they made him the scapegoat in the movie for all the corporate bureaucracy BS they had to deal with. Enzo Ferrari's statement when he refused Ford's offer was verbatim. The scene were Shelby is selling the same Cobra to multiple people is classic Shelby. He was a Conman, but everyone loved him anyway.
One major mistake they made in this movie. Shelby American (Shelby's company, NOT FORD) was the first American manufacturer to win at Le Mans. They did it in 1964, two years before Ford did. As a "car guy", you should know this.
@@757optim Yes, but it's still the first victory for an American manufacturer. This win at Le Mans was also the reason Ford recruited Shelby to work on the GT40. The movie absolutely made no mention of Shelby Daytona's victory at Le Mans. Instead, they used Shelby's "racing experience" at Le Mans as the reason for recruiting him, and not his knowledge in building fast cars.
20:00 - Henry Ford II's father and grandfather were huge fans of motorsport, and knew what a car like this would have meant to them, and was experiencing relief that, to him, he lived up to their memory.
Today I learned that Toni knows Italian. How is it you know Italian, Toni? Ken Miles was an honest to god real life hero. He fought in WW2 against the Nazis then came to the US and dominated the world of racing. He was a stone cold bad ass.
Yes, Ken Miles drove in support of the British Tanks in the 21st Army group. He was a founder member of the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, ( REME ) tasked with repairing tanks and getting them back into the fight, He was discharged as a Staff Sergeant. He was present at the liberation of the Belsen concentration camp, and was finally discharged into the British Army Reserve in April 1946 ... It also meant he was 46 when Ford won Le Mans in 1966, which is a venerable age for a racing driver !! A genuine British hero and legend ...
@@popculturallychallenged Haha. Right. That is true. Both are derived from the same Latin origin if I'm not mistaken. I think the biggest difference is inflection and cadence.
The accident that killed ken miles was a lot nastier than they showed in this movie. But as a consolation, his son wasn’t there when it happened either. The problem with the car that killed Miles was that, at speed, the vehicle literally acted the same way as an aeroplane wing and lifted off the ground. Miles was the first victim of that problem but he wasnt the last.
Since you enjoyed this, you guys will also love "Rush". It's another real story about a legend of a man. It got less recognition than this, but it's just as good
Love this film. Although I was never a fan of any of the 24 hour series of racing, I always respected it. But, my favorite recalled memory of this time was getting that GT40 as a Hot Wheel when I was a kid in the 60's.
13:40 - The engine wasn't from scratch. Both GT40 engines were heavily lightened (including aluminum block and heads) and race-prepped derivatives of Ford's production engines. That 7-liter engine they decide to put in was similar to what went in full-size Fords of the time, while the smaller 4.7 was basically a very souped-up Mustang engine.
"The Art Of Racing In The Rain" ..is another great story, albeit a fictional one. it's about a driver wanting to drive for Ferrari...but told through the eyes of his dog
OH YES👍I absolutely Love this Movie!❤🔥 Apologies for the Ending, I can already feel Toni's Heart breaking...💔😭👍 IDK Who is Better in this one: Matt Damon as "Carroll Shelby" or Christian Bale as "Ken Miles"🤔but either way, they're Perfect Together!!✌
22:10 Having the drivers run to their cars was discontinued a few years later, precisely because it resulted in too many accidents. Since 1970 the race has started with the drivers in their seats. Incidentally, if you enjoy that race and want to see a vintage film about it, I cannot recommend enough Le Mans (1971) with Steve McQueen.
3:00 - "Why is he on the wrong side of the car?" - In this race, Carroll Shelby was driving for Aston Martin's race team (his car in this scene is the Aston Martin DBR1). Aston Martin is a British car company and in Britain, they drive on the left side of the road (hence the right-hand drive configuration). This movie also low key showcases two automotive titans during their young and upcoming years. Carroll Shelby was known for his AC Blower Cobra roadsters that were demonic fast during the 1960's and 1970's while Lee Iacocca was instrumental to the development of the Ford Mustang, the Mercury brand revival, and the Ford Escort (his final year at Ford yielded a $2 billion dollar profit). Iacocca also brought Chrysler back from near-bankruptcy in the early 1980's.
Eventually people started making their race cars with the driver on the right side of the car because most tracks are run clockwise and it makes for better handling due to better weight distribution. With more right turns than left turns you get a better centre of gravity when you move the driver to the side of the car that is in the inside of the majority of turns. So the car turns slightly better in those turns. The advantage isn’t huge, but still big enough that they bothered doing so.
Shelby only produced two blown Cobras so your statement about him being known for his "AC Blower Cobras" is a little iffy. The correct name of the car is Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake.
Your expected ending was what Shelby wanted too! That’s what makes it such a bitter-sweet story. Ken Miles would have been a triple crown racing champion!!!
Makes me want to watch the new movie that just came out about Enzo Ferrari. How he learned about cars, parts, design, speed. A very enigmatic and hard man, his wife puts up with him a lot. She is played by Penelope Cruz. He is played by the younger Darth Vader, star wars guy. He was also a big time snob and could really rub people the wrong way...or motivate, depending on how u saw it. At a car show in the 60s or late 50s i believe, a young parts designer, who normally built tractors and farm equipment, came up to Enzo, and told him about an idea he had for Ferrari suspension and gears. Enzo asked him who he works for, what cars does he work on. The guy said, i work on tractors. Enzo said, go back to ur stupid tractor and farm equipment! The guy he was talking down to.... Lamborghini!
A brilliant film with two brilliant actors. I love this movie. I’m so glad that you guys reacted to it. You should also check out ‘Le Mans’ (1971) starring Steve McQueen which was filmed during the actual 24 Hours of Le Mans and ‘Grand Prix’ (1966) starring James Garner, French actor Yves Montard and Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune. The latter was directed by the great John Frankenheimer and won three Academy Awards for the film’s technical achievements. Both films deal with life behind the glamour of car racing.
Steve Mcqueen with a broken foot was a co-driver of a Shelby Daytona Coupe. His co- driver did the yeoman's work of the team. I can't recall his name for the life of me.
So many famous names in this. Iaccoca, Gurney, Shelby, the original Ferrari, Aston Martin, etc. Shelby car designs are worth millions in some cases. And ken was a huge ww2 hero. Iaccoca left for and reinvigorated a dying Dodge.
Bob Bondurant, Phil Reminton, Peter Brock, Charlie Agapiou, who else am I leaning out? Dave McDonald, Bob Negstad, John Ohlsen, John Collins, Jacky Ickx, Steve McQueen and his broken foot, Bob Holbert, Jo Schlesser, Phil Hill Jochen Neerpasch, Chris Amon, André Simon, Maurice Dupeyron, Innes Ireland, Bob Johnson and Tom Payne, Jack Sears, Dick Thompson, A.J. Foyt, Dan Gurney, Allan Grant,
Back in the day when racing was pure, before the corporations got involved and the machine became more important than the driver. Another great racing movie is Rush about the F1 duels between Niki Lauda and James Hunt.
Do you drive on the left side of the road in the USA? - Because in Europe we drive on the RIGHT SIDE (Only at two Islands in the North Sea and two Islands close to Africa they drive on the left - Ireland, the Great British Island, Malta and Cyprus).
We drive on the right but I think in one scene it looked like he was on the right side of the car.... maybe that's what we were talking about? - Toni 🤷🏻♀️
I think she was trying to say that she didn't expect to like or be entertained by a movie about cars and racing but found that it was a good movie because it had a story. At least that's how I felt she took the movie as. When a movie has a good story, it can be good even if you expect the genre to be bad. You guys should also watch Rush which is a True Story movie about Niki Lauda and James Hunt. Again, very story driven from real life events.
LeMans is an endurance race, not a distance race. This means that the car that travels the GREATEST distance in 24 hours is the winner. It was a technicality, and was not somethime the race teams considered at the time.
Well it is a distance race, but unlike back then, these days they count the distance in laps raced. For cars being on the same lap (lead lap), it's who crosses the finish line first.
You thought 220 mph was fast. This past weekend, an invitation only drag race had the fastest pass ever on a drag strip . the Ford Mustang nitro funny car hit 341 mph. There's videos of Bob Tasca III making history.
I rode in a Lancia once. We were the fastest car on the freeway. I was praying for no cops and no crashes. I don't remember which Lancia though. If I recall besides being small, it had a square four engine.
I can see that. So women went to watch with girl friends? Not really a chick flick but I could understand that they wanted to watch because of the actors involved. - Toni 🤓
Why is the steering wheel on the wrong side. As a Brit i would stay the steering wheel is on the correct side, the right side. The car that he is driving is the AC Corba which is a fusion of British and American. The car is a 2 seater Britsh sports car made by AC Cars of Thames Ditton, England which was modified by Shelby to replace the 2.0 litre 6 cylinder engine with a 4.7 litre Ford V8 that turned the small British sports car in to a 185 mph rocket ship. AC Cobra is one of my favourite cars, i will never be able to afford one they are so expensive ~$13 million for an orginal and for a new (replica) is £285,000.
@@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Imagine the cost to convert the uk’s or Japan’s roads it would be insanely costly on top of how long the road network would have to be down to do the work. At this point even if there was a will to do it, it don’t think it is even feasible to even consider it.
The Cobra-Ferrari Wars was a much better story than this. The only thing that made this interesting was how the Ford company itself cheated Ken Miles of his victory.
As a lifelong gearhead, I love this film. For those who don't have prior knowledge of racing or this in particular, it's not going to have the same impact. I grew up on American racing (Trans Am & SCCA) & then came to appreciate the racing of this era, now considered vintage/classic. The race depicted here in Le Mans, located in France & is a 24 hour endurance race. Alongside the Nürburgring, 24 Hours of Daytona & Sebring as the top of the toughest races on the planet. What Ken Miles & Carroll Shelby accomplished is amazing. (If y'all haven't watched "Rush" or "Le Mans" I highly suggest them!😊)
@@popculturallychallenged Hello, I haven't seen " Rush ". i have seen " Le Mans ". It's very nice. Also, to some extent " Grand Prix ". I'm reminded that James Garner and I wore goggles by Bouton. Long after the fact. They were just 1/3 rd. the cost of English " Battle of Britain " Aviator goggles. I never could afford a pair of those.
After years with a failing heart, Shelby received a heart transplant in 1990, and later a kidney transplant in 1996. Shelby died in 2012, at the age of 89. He was one of the longest living heart transplant recipients.
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie when I first watched it, and your reactions were along the same lines. You clearly enjoyed watching it, and cared about the characters.
This is a true story. Fun fact 50 years later on the anniversary of this race both companies raced again and Ford won Laman once again. There is a Documentary movie of that 50 year anniversary race. 2nd fun fact Ford company was born from racing. Ford wanted to make affordable cars for all family's to own. Other companies stopped his from developing his company. So to get recognition he raced against the best driver of the time with there own custom race car. FORD won the race on the last lap.
Hello, check out the aluminum bodied Kirkham Motor cars. They are so good that Superformance licensed Shelby Continuation Cobras offers the Kirkham Aluminum Body as an accessory.
Hello, many corners to the story were cut to create this film. Many people involved with the cars were excluded. Many corners were added to fluff up this story. Such as any battles after grocery shopping. Luckily RUclips is chock full of videos of actual events. Interviews of the people involved. A sideline fellow would be Lynn Park, " Mr. Cobra. He knew Carrol Shelby, built parts for Shelby. He probably is Mr. Cobra because he owns more cobras than anyone. There were actually two cars in two different classes being raced against Ferrari. If you have any interest RUclips has the story. Here is a video of an Australian that hand built an all-aluminum Ford GT-40. RUclips video: Jim's Hand Built Ford GT40 - Born This Way Modifiers Ep. 1
Hello Pop Culturally Challenged, perhaps, you might be interested in another auto story about Don Garlits, Connie Kalitta and Shirley " Cha Cha " Muldowney called " Heart Like a Wheel "?
I had the experience of being acquainted with Carroll Shelby and meeting Ken Miles when I was 13 years old. This movie portrays their outrageous personalities with delightful accuracy. I even got to see Ken drive the number 98 Shelby Monaco King Cobra in a match race at Green Valley Motor Speedway, just north of Fort Worth, TX, in February of 1964. He raced against a special super light Corvette race car for about 30 minutes and finished with an 8 lap lead. In the summer of 1965, Ford unveiled the Shelby Mustang GT350 and GT500 at Green Valley Motor Speedway, with Ken Miles, "the champion of Le Mans" as the Ford factory rep who pulled off the coverings. Carroll Shelby also created the V-10 Viper for Dodge. It was the first car he designed for a major manufacturer where he was given complete control of every aspect of the design and engineering, from the internals of the engine to the type of metal used for the frame and the shape of the taillights, all on an unlimited budget. The Dodge Viper GT 650 was the last race car he designed before he died. The movie had to be honest all the way to the end, because Carroll and Ken were guys who didnt put up with BS.
It wasn't exactly honest. They left out one major fact. Shelby American (Shelby's company, NOT FORD) was the first American manufacturer to win at Le Mans, with the Shelby Daytona. They did it in 1964, two years before Ford did.
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I'm glad they made this movie. As a car guy, I feel that people need to know this story.
It's nice to know some of the back story. I wouldn't have ever known. - Toni 🤓
It's a reasonably accurate portrayal with the exception of Leo Beebe who was a real historical figure. While the relationship between Shelby America and Leo Beebe was contentious they made him the scapegoat in the movie for all the corporate bureaucracy BS they had to deal with.
Enzo Ferrari's statement when he refused Ford's offer was verbatim.
The scene were Shelby is selling the same Cobra to multiple people is classic Shelby. He was a Conman, but everyone loved him anyway.
One major mistake they made in this movie. Shelby American (Shelby's company, NOT FORD) was the first American manufacturer to win at Le Mans. They did it in 1964, two years before Ford did. As a "car guy", you should know this.
@@eatsmylifeYT Yes. That was a Class win.
@@757optim Yes, but it's still the first victory for an American manufacturer. This win at Le Mans was also the reason Ford recruited Shelby to work on the GT40. The movie absolutely made no mention of Shelby Daytona's victory at Le Mans. Instead, they used Shelby's "racing experience" at Le Mans as the reason for recruiting him, and not his knowledge in building fast cars.
20:00 - Henry Ford II's father and grandfather were huge fans of motorsport, and knew what a car like this would have meant to them, and was experiencing relief that, to him, he lived up to their memory.
Today I learned that Toni knows Italian. How is it you know Italian, Toni?
Ken Miles was an honest to god real life hero. He fought in WW2 against the Nazis then came to the US and dominated the world of racing. He was a stone cold bad ass.
Yes, Ken Miles drove in support of the British Tanks in the 21st Army group. He was a founder member of the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, ( REME ) tasked with repairing tanks and getting them back into the fight, He was discharged as a Staff Sergeant. He was present at the liberation of the Belsen concentration camp, and was finally discharged into the British Army Reserve in April 1946 ... It also meant he was 46 when Ford won Le Mans in 1966, which is a venerable age for a racing driver !! A genuine British hero and legend ...
She doesn't know Italian but she does know Spanish which apparently is pretty similar. 😊
@@popculturallychallenged Haha. Right. That is true. Both are derived from the same Latin origin if I'm not mistaken. I think the biggest difference is inflection and cadence.
@@popculturallychallenged It is, I can't remember the word for baby in Espanol, but I do remember bambino.
That wasn't a Cobra Shelby was driving in the beginning. The Cobra hadn't been built yet. He won Le Mans in an Aston Martin.
"Sometimes they don't get out of the car." That's a lesson that we've learned repeatedly over and over again.
My favorite part of the street fight with bread is that it's Jason Borne vs Batman and they're fighting like two old guys😂
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Hello, I liked Mrs. Miles pulling out a lawn chair. It was good movie story telling magic.
If you liked this movie i think you should watch "Rush" another racing movie with daniel Bruhl and Chris Hemsworth
Adding to our list. Thank you for the recommendation! -Toni 🤓
I think anything that can move you to tears means it done a really good job. Squeezing emotions out of an audience is a hard thing to do :)
🏎Waiting for "RUSH" Reaction 🍿
The Mustang actually was introduced as a secretary's car.
It was a phenomenon. In two years, it was as common to see as the Volkswagen Beetle which had at least a 14-year head start.
The accident that killed ken miles was a lot nastier than they showed in this movie. But as a consolation, his son wasn’t there when it happened either. The problem with the car that killed Miles was that, at speed, the vehicle literally acted the same way as an aeroplane wing and lifted off the ground. Miles was the first victim of that problem but he wasnt the last.
wow, thank you for the additional information. I'm so glad his son wasn't there to witness it. - Toni 🤓
taking a bump up from Le Mans to Formula 1, you'd do yourselves a favour by watching 'Rush', featuring Chris Hemsworth and Olivia Wilde.
Since you enjoyed this, you guys will also love "Rush". It's another real story about a legend of a man. It got less recognition than this, but it's just as good
Rumor has it that At the end of the 24 of LeMans McLaren who was declared the winner apologized to Ken.
Let's hope. Had they given miles a seventy-yard lead. I can't recall but I believe Miles had about a nine-lap lead over car # 2.
Love this film. Although I was never a fan of any of the 24 hour series of racing, I always respected it. But, my favorite recalled memory of this time was getting that GT40 as a Hot Wheel when I was a kid in the 60's.
I wonder if you could find one of those GT40 Hot Wheels now adays. - Toni 🤓
@@popculturallychallenged Probably could.
Hello, I had only two " Hot Wheels ". An A/C/ Ace Cobra and later after I acquired my V.W. Beetle, I kept a Hot Wheels " Beetle in my glove box.
I think *Rush* should've been first.
Adding to our list. Never seen it or heard of it. - Toni 🤓
@@popculturallychallenged Good ! It's Also a true Story 🙂
13:40 - The engine wasn't from scratch. Both GT40 engines were heavily lightened (including aluminum block and heads) and race-prepped derivatives of Ford's production engines. That 7-liter engine they decide to put in was similar to what went in full-size Fords of the time, while the smaller 4.7 was basically a very souped-up Mustang engine.
"The Art Of Racing In The Rain" ..is another great story, albeit a fictional one. it's about a driver wanting to drive for Ferrari...but told through the eyes of his dog
OH YES👍I absolutely Love this Movie!❤🔥 Apologies for the Ending, I can already feel Toni's Heart breaking...💔😭👍
IDK Who is Better in this one: Matt Damon as "Carroll Shelby" or Christian Bale as "Ken Miles"🤔but either way, they're Perfect Together!!✌
Thank you for watching with us. Everyone was great! The wife was a crazy driver!!! - Toni 😢
Can't have one without the other.
22:10 Having the drivers run to their cars was discontinued a few years later, precisely because it resulted in too many accidents. Since 1970 the race has started with the drivers in their seats. Incidentally, if you enjoy that race and want to see a vintage film about it, I cannot recommend enough Le Mans (1971) with Steve McQueen.
It was mainly because the drivers weren't strapping themselves in before or after they got going.
3:00 - "Why is he on the wrong side of the car?" - In this race, Carroll Shelby was driving for Aston Martin's race team (his car in this scene is the Aston Martin DBR1). Aston Martin is a British car company and in Britain, they drive on the left side of the road (hence the right-hand drive configuration).
This movie also low key showcases two automotive titans during their young and upcoming years. Carroll Shelby was known for his AC Blower Cobra roadsters that were demonic fast during the 1960's and 1970's while Lee Iacocca was instrumental to the development of the Ford Mustang, the Mercury brand revival, and the Ford Escort (his final year at Ford yielded a $2 billion dollar profit). Iacocca also brought Chrysler back from near-bankruptcy in the early 1980's.
Eventually people started making their race cars with the driver on the right side of the car because most tracks are run clockwise and it makes for better handling due to better weight distribution. With more right turns than left turns you get a better centre of gravity when you move the driver to the side of the car that is in the inside of the majority of turns. So the car turns slightly better in those turns. The advantage isn’t huge, but still big enough that they bothered doing so.
Shelby only produced two blown Cobras so your statement about him being known for his "AC Blower Cobras" is a little iffy. The correct name of the car is Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake.
@@ClaytonMacleod Driver exit against the retaining wall and not in pit row traffic.
@@eatsmylifeYT Hello, " Mr. Cobra " Lynn Park has one of the five.
@@ClaytonMacleod Driver exit against the retaining wall and not in pit row traffic.
Not the ending you were expecting but they held true to what really happened. It’s all true.
It was Ken Miles ending but not the ending of the story for the Shelby team.
It was actually Shelby’s idea to have the Fords finish 1-2-3 and not Leo’s. That’s according to Shelby during an interview he gave.
Your expected ending was what Shelby wanted too! That’s what makes it such a bitter-sweet story. Ken Miles would have been a triple crown racing champion!!!
The only " triple crown racing champion!!! ".
Makes me want to watch the new movie that just came out about Enzo Ferrari. How he learned about cars, parts, design, speed. A very enigmatic and hard man, his wife puts up with him a lot. She is played by Penelope Cruz. He is played by the younger Darth Vader, star wars guy. He was also a big time snob and could really rub people the wrong way...or motivate, depending on how u saw it. At a car show in the 60s or late 50s i believe, a young parts designer, who normally built tractors and farm equipment, came up to Enzo, and told him about an idea he had for Ferrari suspension and gears. Enzo asked him who he works for, what cars does he work on. The guy said, i work on tractors. Enzo said, go back to ur stupid tractor and farm equipment! The guy he was talking down to.... Lamborghini!
wow, that's crazy. So what's the name of the movie? Sounds interesting.... - Toni 🤓
You should watch old interviews with Carroll Shelby, amazing life. The man was a chicken farmer before he ever raced cars.
He was also at least a foot taller than Matt Damon and he spoke " Texan ".
Now ya gotta see "Rush" 2013. True story about the rivalry of James Hunt and Niki Lauda. #movietitle
A brilliant film with two brilliant actors. I love this movie. I’m so glad that you guys reacted to it. You should also check out ‘Le Mans’ (1971) starring Steve McQueen which was filmed during the actual 24 Hours of Le Mans and ‘Grand Prix’ (1966) starring James Garner, French actor Yves Montard and Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune. The latter was directed by the great John Frankenheimer and won three Academy Awards for the film’s technical achievements. Both films deal with life behind the glamour of car racing.
Thank you for the recommendations. I have added them to the list. I'm looking forward to watching them. - Toni 🤓
Steve Mcqueen with a broken foot was a co-driver of a Shelby Daytona Coupe. His co- driver did the yeoman's work of the team. I can't recall his name for the life of me.
So many famous names in this. Iaccoca, Gurney, Shelby, the original Ferrari, Aston Martin, etc. Shelby car designs are worth millions in some cases. And ken was a huge ww2 hero. Iaccoca left for and reinvigorated a dying Dodge.
Bob Bondurant, Phil Reminton, Peter Brock, Charlie Agapiou, who else am I leaning out? Dave McDonald, Bob Negstad, John Ohlsen, John Collins, Jacky Ickx, Steve McQueen and his broken foot, Bob Holbert, Jo Schlesser, Phil Hill Jochen Neerpasch, Chris Amon, André Simon, Maurice Dupeyron, Innes Ireland, Bob Johnson and Tom Payne, Jack Sears, Dick Thompson, A.J. Foyt, Dan Gurney, Allan Grant,
David you've got to start prewatching these films you know! your making things too inconvenient for the wife! 🤣🤣🤣
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Back in the day when racing was pure, before the corporations got involved and the machine became more important than the driver. Another great racing movie is Rush about the F1 duels between Niki Lauda and James Hunt.
Thank you for the recommendation. I have added it to our list. - Toni 🤓
Do you drive on the left side of the road in the USA? - Because in Europe we drive on the RIGHT SIDE (Only at two Islands in the North Sea and two Islands close to Africa they drive on the left - Ireland, the Great British Island, Malta and Cyprus).
We drive on the right but I think in one scene it looked like he was on the right side of the car.... maybe that's what we were talking about? - Toni 🤷🏻♀️
Have you seen the cutting edge? I think Toni would like that
I love to watch how Americans do not had ANY idea how the genious of LeMans rules works. 😊
I like the one where if the driver gets the car stuck in the sand he has to dig it out. It was so true to life.
I saw in the theater. loved this movie.
Most sports cars are right-hand drive because most road racing has more right turns, and you want your weight on the inside.
Get Toni some tissues!!!
Hi @Susanlitz3875!! I'm so glad I had those handy. - Toni
I think she was trying to say that she didn't expect to like or be entertained by a movie about cars and racing but found that it was a good movie because it had a story. At least that's how I felt she took the movie as. When a movie has a good story, it can be good even if you expect the genre to be bad. You guys should also watch Rush which is a True Story movie about Niki Lauda and James Hunt. Again, very story driven from real life events.
Very well said. You are correct. Thank you for the recommendation, I have added it to our list. - Toni 🤓
@@popculturallychallengedCan't wait until you get to that one. Rush is based of real life events that happened and is an inspiring story!
LeMans is an endurance race, not a distance race. This means that the car that travels the GREATEST distance in 24 hours is the winner. It was a technicality, and was not somethime the race teams considered at the time.
Well it is a distance race, but unlike back then, these days they count the distance in laps raced. For cars being on the same lap (lead lap), it's who crosses the finish line first.
Toni, even when David has seen the movie and you ask him what's going on, he doesn't tell you.
You thought 220 mph was fast. This past weekend, an invitation only drag race had the fastest pass ever on a drag strip . the Ford Mustang nitro funny car hit 341 mph. There's videos of Bob Tasca III making history.
Wow!!
But can he brake and turn. Apples to oranges.
Believe it or not .. I am one of the very few car nuts yet to watch this one.. At least I will learn something about it here ..
Lancia Delta forever!!! (Hf integrale to be precise..)
I rode in a Lancia once. We were the fastest car on the freeway. I was praying for no cops and no crashes. I don't remember which Lancia though. If I recall besides being small, it had a square four engine.
My better half bought me those Bob Ross boxers.
It was surprising that a lot of women went to the theatres when this came out. My wife and I saw it twice there. The relationships made the movie
I can see that. So women went to watch with girl friends? Not really a chick flick but I could understand that they wanted to watch because of the actors involved. - Toni 🤓
True story 🙏
If Miles had kept going Ford would have held numerous LeMans records that would have stood for a decade or more.
you should do The rush...
you should watch the movie . The Worlds fastest Indian another Ture story based on a guy from New Zealand who raced on the salt lakes
"Not the ending we expected" - nope.
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Why is the steering wheel on the wrong side. As a Brit i would stay the steering wheel is on the correct side, the right side.
The car that he is driving is the AC Corba which is a fusion of British and American. The car is a 2 seater Britsh sports car made by AC Cars of Thames Ditton, England which was modified by Shelby to replace the 2.0 litre 6 cylinder engine with a 4.7 litre Ford V8 that turned the small British sports car in to a 185 mph rocket ship.
AC Cobra is one of my favourite cars, i will never be able to afford one they are so expensive ~$13 million for an orginal and for a new (replica) is £285,000.
yikes!! I guess I won't be surprising David with an AC Cobra ever.... 😂 - Toni
Why do the British, Australians and Japanese continue to drive on the wrong side of the road? It is stunning.
@@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Imagine the cost to convert the uk’s or Japan’s roads it would be insanely costly on top of how long the road network would have to be down to do the work. At this point even if there was a will to do it, it don’t think it is even feasible to even consider it.
@@stue2298 Yes, it is wishful thinking on my part.
This is 1 Great Movie!!!
Is your wife related to the lady in the MaJeliv family reactions as they look alike?
No, she's not. 🙂
Cool, a reaction to a movie thats not from the 80s or 90s.
You should watch ‘Things Change’ -1988. I think she’d like it
are you guys gonna do masters of the air
David would love to do that one. We have it on our list - Toni 🤓
Lol. Your not supposed to ask what happens when and why!!. That’s why it’s a movie. Just watch and find out and enjoy!.
Bruce McLaren the guy that won that race that ken should of won die a few years later testing one of his own cars in 1970
Toni , make sure you have the soft tissue, not those uncomfortable ones.
I think we need to make a Costco run and stock up! 😂 -David
I just love white only period dramas.
I didn't even notice... - Toni 🤷🏻♀️
The Cobra-Ferrari Wars was a much better story than this. The only thing that made this interesting was how the Ford company itself cheated Ken Miles of his victory.
As a lifelong gearhead, I love this film. For those who don't have prior knowledge of racing or this in particular, it's not going to have the same impact. I grew up on American racing (Trans Am & SCCA) & then came to appreciate the racing of this era, now considered vintage/classic. The race depicted here in Le Mans, located in France & is a 24 hour endurance race. Alongside the Nürburgring, 24 Hours of Daytona & Sebring as the top of the toughest races on the planet. What Ken Miles & Carroll Shelby accomplished is amazing. (If y'all haven't watched "Rush" or "Le Mans" I highly suggest them!😊)
Thank you for the insight. I have added the recommendations to our list. - Toni 🤓
@@popculturallychallenged Hello, I haven't seen " Rush ". i have seen " Le Mans ". It's very nice. Also, to some extent " Grand Prix ". I'm reminded that James Garner and I wore goggles by Bouton. Long after the fact. They were just 1/3 rd. the cost of English " Battle of Britain " Aviator goggles. I never could afford a pair of those.
After years with a failing heart, Shelby received a heart transplant in 1990, and later a kidney transplant in 1996. Shelby died in 2012, at the age of 89. He was one of the longest living heart transplant recipients.
Sad that the family's, Ford and Ferrari say that so many of the facts are wrong in this film.
Yep, luckily there are many hours of interviews of the principals on RUclips and actual footage. In depth magazine articles too.
An Amazing Movie...
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie when I first watched it, and your reactions were along the same lines. You clearly enjoyed watching it, and cared about the characters.
Thank you for watching with us. Always fun hanging out with our new friends. - Toni 🥰
This is a true story. Fun fact 50 years later on the anniversary of this race both companies raced again and Ford won Laman once again. There is a Documentary movie of that 50 year anniversary race. 2nd fun fact Ford company was born from racing. Ford wanted to make affordable cars for all family's to own. Other companies stopped his from developing his company. So to get recognition he raced against the best driver of the time with there own custom race car. FORD won the race on the last lap.
Ford V-6 truck engine (modified). Jay Leno bought one.
Sorry I didn't make the chat but that's life. Never saw this movie so it would have been all spoilers.
Hopefully we'll see you next week!
David is this going to be the new rating system now, how many tissues Toni goes through.
We're considering it. 😃
I would love me a Shelby Cobra ( Would even take a factory 5 remake )
Hello, check out the aluminum bodied Kirkham Motor cars. They are so good that Superformance licensed Shelby Continuation Cobras offers the Kirkham Aluminum Body as an accessory.
Honestly Shelby living until the 2010s with a bad heart valve is kinda nuts.
Very true. My Mom passed away because of a bad heart valve in 2000. - Toni 😢
Very sorry to hear about your Mum, Toni.
Lee Iacocca and Carroll Shelby were very close friends-( which explains the 60s Shelby Mustangs and 80s Shelby Chargers..)
If I remember correctly before Ford and Shelby hooked up,Ford actually attempted to buy Ferrari but Ferrari said no.... You can guess the rest....
♥ this movie!
Great Movie, and very factual in a lot of ways, however, Leo Beebe was made out to be a bad guy, he wasnt... but every movie needs a villain.
200$ a day was like 1,800$ plus expenses so yeah lots of money. 90 days that 162,000$ plus expenses.
Hello, many corners to the story were cut to create this film. Many people involved with the cars were excluded. Many corners were added to fluff up this story. Such as any battles after grocery shopping.
Luckily RUclips is chock full of videos of actual events. Interviews of the people involved. A sideline fellow would be Lynn Park, " Mr. Cobra. He knew Carrol Shelby, built parts for Shelby. He probably is Mr. Cobra because he owns more cobras than anyone. There were actually two cars in two different classes being raced against Ferrari. If you have any interest RUclips has the story.
Here is a video of an Australian that hand built an all-aluminum Ford GT-40. RUclips video:
Jim's Hand Built Ford GT40 - Born This Way Modifiers Ep. 1
Hello Pop Culturally Challenged, perhaps, you might be interested in another auto story about Don Garlits, Connie Kalitta and Shirley " Cha Cha " Muldowney called " Heart Like a Wheel "?
It's so funny how a commenter can't take being called out and proven wrong. He deletes or reports your comment calling them out. What a loser.
This is more a family, friends, and dreams movie than a far movie.
shelby regretted asking ken to slow down for the rest of his life
Once again, Toni sets me off Crying lmao.
His wife is the actress in Outlander if you have seen that..
Haven't see that. Adding to our list. - Toni 🤓
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$200 a day was a lot to get paid back then. It would probably be like getting paid more than $1000 these days.
Just over two grand, actually.
"No mistakes... Just Happy Accidents..." I should remember that when I build one of my models lol😅!!
I had the experience of being acquainted with Carroll Shelby and meeting Ken Miles when I was 13 years old. This movie portrays their outrageous personalities with delightful accuracy. I even got to see Ken drive the number 98 Shelby Monaco King Cobra in a match race at Green Valley Motor Speedway, just north of Fort Worth, TX, in February of 1964. He raced against a special super light Corvette race car for about 30 minutes and finished with an 8 lap lead. In the summer of 1965, Ford unveiled the Shelby Mustang GT350 and GT500 at Green Valley Motor Speedway, with Ken Miles, "the champion of Le Mans" as the Ford factory rep who pulled off the coverings.
Carroll Shelby also created the V-10 Viper for Dodge. It was the first car he designed for a major manufacturer where he was given complete control of every aspect of the design and engineering, from the internals of the engine to the type of metal used for the frame and the shape of the taillights, all on an unlimited budget. The Dodge Viper GT 650 was the last race car he designed before he died.
The movie had to be honest all the way to the end, because Carroll and Ken were guys who didnt put up with BS.
It wasn't exactly honest. They left out one major fact. Shelby American (Shelby's company, NOT FORD) was the first American manufacturer to win at Le Mans, with the Shelby Daytona. They did it in 1964, two years before Ford did.
Wow that's so awesome that you got to meet them and we truly appreciate the insight. I love learning more about each and every movie. - Toni 🤓
Cool.
Matt Damon is terrible in everything.