Published 21:20 IST, November 18th 2019
Ford v Ferrari: Here are some of the iconic cars used in the film
Ford v Ferrari is one of the most anticipated movie of the year starring Christian Bale & Matt Damon. Read to know about the iconic cars of the sports movie
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Ford v Ferrari is biographical sports drama that has taken world for a great ride, pun intended. film is directed by James Mangold. Matt Damon as late American automotive legend, Carroll Shelby, and Christian Bale as late British driver Ken Miles star alongside a group of eccentric, determined team of American engineers and designers who are dispatched by Ford Motor Company's Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca, to defeat Ferrari with ir very own Ford GT 40 at 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France.
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Here are some of iconic cars of Ford V Ferrari
1. Ford GT 40
Ford GT 40 is a high-performance endurance race car which was built 1964 to 1969. car was born after Henry Ford II's failed attempts to purchase Italian sports car marque, Ferrari. He desired to defeat perennially dominant Ferrari at famed 24 Hours of Le Mans with Ford GT 40. Ford co-developed car with Shelby American, who is also well-kwn for ir work on high-performance variants of one of most iconic vehicles in automotive history, Ford Mustang. GT 40 became first American car to win famed race, with four consecutive victories over from 1966 to 1969.
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2. Ferrari 330 P3
Ferrari P was a series of Italian sports proto racing cars produced by company between 1960s and early 1970s. 1966 Le Mans witnessed intense competition between Ford GT 40 and Ferrari 330 P3. Ferrari 330 P3 is ted for introducing fuel injection to Ferrari brand.
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3. Porsche 906 Carrera
Porsche 906 Carrera, or Carrera 6, is a street-legal race car from celebrated German sports car marque. Around 50 examples were produced in 1966, solely for homologation requirements of FIA's new Group 4 Sports Car category. Porsche 906 Carrera came fourth in 1966 Le Mans after top three podium finishes were accomplished by Ford GT 40.
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16:02 IST, November 18th 2019