The quality of this film is very high, and the director almost perfectly reproduces the slightly primitive but adrenaline-soaring racing pictures on the track in the 1960s. In this year's Oscar, which was just announced today, I won two awards, the best editing and the best sound editing, for my breathtaking picture scheduling.
The two leading actors also played carroll shelby brilliantly. Shelby) and Kim Myers (Ken? Miles) two very famous figures in the history of racing. Kim Myers, in particular, let more viewers know the uncrowned king who was buried in the history of racing.
But the title seems to be a bit off topic. I don't think it should be called Ford, whether it is an English name or a Chinese translation. vs？ Ferrari, Ford, right? vs？ Ken. mile ...
As a Ford fan and Aston Martin fan, I'd like to share a few short stories with you as seasoning when you watch movies.
There is a slight spoiler, please read it as appropriate.
1, Carol Shelby? Shelby) is not the only candidate for the Ford GT40 racing project from beginning to end.
Brother Qiang has explained this. The acquaintance between carroll shelby and Ford was not made by Lee Iacocca (Lee? Iacocca) visit the house. His close relationship with Ford comes from an anecdote about the edge of a white wolf with almost empty gloves:
After winning the championship in 1959, carroll shelby ended his racing career because of a heart attack. In order to continue his beloved racing career, he found the British AC? The boss of the car said to him, I have Ford's latest V8 engine. If you give me a chassis frame, this car will be awesome! Then he returned to America and found Henry Ford II (Henry? Ford? II) Say: I now have the top racing chassis in Europe. As long as you give me your latest V8 engine, I will give you a champion! So Shelby created the legendary AC? Cobra.
▲ Shelby? Cobra? 427? 50th Anniversary Replica Edition
This interpretation is legendary. However, in fact, Ford was not the object that Shelby liked at first. He took a fancy to the engine of Chevrolet. However, Chevrolet refused to cooperate with Shelby because it already had a Corvette, and Shelby turned to Ford. At this time, Ford was suffering from not participating in sports events, and Chevrolet won the championship today and sold it tomorrow. Open? Sunday? Sales? Open? The market share of "Monday" marketing strategy declined again and again, so Lee Eka tried his best to persuade Henry Ford II to start participating in sports racing, and the two sides hit it off. Therefore, Henry Ford II actually decided to March into Le Mans from 1962, and Lee Iacocca and Shelby had already known each other.
The GT40 project was originally handed over to Eric Bradley (Eric Bradley? Broadley) and invited John Weil (John? Wyer) as a team manager. Due to the unsatisfactory performance of 1964, Ford changed its coach urgently and handed over the project to carroll shelby. But then John Weil set up his own JWA racing company and used GT40? MKI, as a private team, helped Ford win the Le Mans championship of 1968 and 1969. Use Gulf Oil (Gulf? Oil) painted racing cars have also become classics. Later, John jumped ship and went to Porsche, which is another story.
▲ 1963? Lola. Mk6？ High performance sports car
1965 project still hasn't improved, 3 GT40? MKI retired in Le Mans, and Shelby also suffered a crisis of confidence. Unlike in the movie, he persuaded Henry Ford II with his speech, but in the play, the villain Leo Bibby (Leo? Beebe), the project was split into three teams, led by Shelby? Americans and holman-Britain's Moody and Allen? Man * * * team Qi Xin worked together to ensure the success of 1966. Carroll shelby and Kim Myers developed a lightweight 7.0L displacement V8 engine, which replaced the previous 4.7L displacement V8 and evolved into GT40? MKII .
So 1966, Ford sent eight GT40 s? The MKII and GT40 of six private teams have a strong lineup, which can compete with Ferrari's 13 lineup. So there is no real Ford factory team in the winning lineup of 1966.
▲ 1966 On the starting line of Le Mans, GT40 is everywhere.
2. I have to mention Aston Martin.
Friends who are familiar with automobiles may know that aston martin was acquired by Ford in 1980s and later sold on the eve of the financial crisis. In fact, Aston Martin and Ford are inextricably linked, starting from the 1960s.
At the beginning of the film, we all know that before the GT40 project, carroll shelby was a driver of the aston martin team. He has driven classic racing cars such as Aston Martin's DB3, DB3S, DBR4, DBR 1, and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in DBR 1 959.
Ford wanted to enter the European stage at that time. In the case of failing to acquire Ferrari, it needs the help of a team that understands the essence of the European arena. In the 1950s and 1960s, Aston Martin was the only one who could really compete with Ferrari, if the ultra-luxury attributes were included. Don't forget, Aston Martin 1959 defeated Ferrari in Le Mans.
Carroll shelby, an American cowboy who retired honorably from aston martin, skillfully linked the two brands.
GT40 is based on Lola. Lola. Mk6 transformed because of Lola? Mk6 is equipped with Ford V8 engine, which is the most convenient for modification. And in 1967, Aston Martin also released a project based on Lola? T70？ Aston built by Mk3 racing car? Martin? Lola, isn't this a coincidence? Later, in 2008 and 20 1 1 year, Aston Martin and Lola built a prototype car, which came from the origin at that time.
The first team manager of GT40 project is John Weil, who has been running the aston martin team since david brown 1947 acquired aston martin. Wyer)
There are many excellent drivers in the Ford GT40 project, many of whom are teammates of Carol Shelby in Aston Martin. Like Phil. Hill, Graham? Hill, Lv Xian? Bianchi, innis? Ireland, Morris? Trintignant (forgive me for not translating my name one by one)
It is said that in the operation of Ford's acquisition of aston martin in the 1980s, it was also carroll shelby who pulled strings in secret. ...
3. Kim Myers, the uncrowned king.
As a car fan, I am really glad to have such a high-quality racing feature film to tell the audience the story of Kim Myers. Please go to the movies for the specific story.
In a large number of materials, including Kim Myers's friends, biographers and the media have openly expressed their indignation and regret about what happened to Kim Myers in that year, as described in the movie:
"They? Was robbed? You. " They stole your champion. )
▲ Screenshot of the film
Because if Kim Myers wins the championship, he will be the first person in history to win the Daytona 24 Hours in the same year. 24 hours), Xibeiling 12 hours (Xibeiling? 12H) and 24 hours in Le Mans (Le? Mang? 24H) Grand Slam driver of three famous endurance events. And he made a decisive contribution to the success of the whole GT40 project.
In fact, although this contradiction is extremely intense in the film, it is still not as embarrassing as in reality.
In order to make the objection more prominent, Kim Myers did not participate in 1965 Le Mans, but in fact he did, and his partner was bruce mclaren. McLaren), yes, it is McLaren, which has now become a brand.
In the film, Kim Myers's car 1 is only four minutes ahead of Bruce McLaren's car No.2, and the car 1 only needs to slow down and let the car No.2 catch up. In reality, car 1 is four laps ahead of car 2, so it is impossible to release water in any case. However, at the last moment of the race, 1 car actually installed the wrong brake assembly during a pit stop. . I had to stop again to change the components, and the lead of 4 laps was wiped out in an instant.
Moreover, Kim Myers reluctantly agreed to cross the line at the same time under the condition that ACO "promised" to be tied for the first place, but after crossing the line, he was ruled as the second because he was "8 meters short" and lost a grand slam.
▲ 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours Ford successfully fulfilled its promise to beat Ferrari in Europe by getting on the podium.
Just over two months later, Kim Myers began to test the GT40? The MKIV prototype J-Car was killed in an accident. Until today, no one has achieved the grand slam.
In addition, share 2 small eggs:
4. Did the early wind tunnel tests of automobiles actually use wool?
The film also restores the scene of the early car wind tunnel test. In your mind, the wind tunnel test should be like this:
But in the absence of computer simulation, it is difficult to obtain the aerodynamic characteristics of each position on the body surface. So the car engineer came up with this idea:
▲ Screenshot of the film
Yes, that is, the car body is covered with wool, and the aerodynamic characteristics of the car body surface are determined according to the direction in which they flutter with the wind. But in practical work, it is difficult for drivers to drive and it is not convenient for engineers to observe carefully. It is obviously not reliable to look at it from a distance with a telescope. This work is usually carried out statically in a wind tunnel.
And developing GT40? This tool should not be used in MKI, MKII and MKIIII. This wind tunnel test method is only used when developing MKIV with new shape.
▲ Ford engineers test GT40 in the wind tunnel? Modeling of MKIV prototype
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The driver lineup of the Ford GT40 mentioned above is very strong, and one of them is also full of stories. His name also appeared many times in the film. He's Dan Gooney. He is also a famous driver in the history of racing. As early as when Shelby served in Aston Martin, he was Shelby's old rival in Europe.
And then Shelby depends on Shelby? Cobra formed her own team and became a driver under Shelby. This is described at the beginning of the film.
1966 Le Mans GT40 driven by Dan Gu Ni? MKII regretted not finishing the race due to mechanical failure.
After the GT40 won the championship in 1967, it was criticized that it was not an American victory because the body came from the British manufacturer Lola and the winner was Bruce McLaren, so Shelby's team built the GT40? MKIV .GT40？ MKIV adopts a brand-new model with an aluminum body, which is 30kg lighter than GT40. At the same time, two American drivers, Dan Guney and A J Foyt, were sent to win the championship in one fell swoop, which made American drivers "win the championship perfectly" and became the only one in history. There is no such script.
▲ 1967 Le Mans 24-hour GT40? MKIV won the championship.
Perhaps even more fascinating are the two "patents" owned by Dan Gu Ni.
One is that in the photo above, you may notice that the driver of this car has a special bump on his head. This is a special adjustment for Dan Gunny. 1.93 meters high, he couldn't get into the 40-foot GT40 anyway, so he had to modify the roof slightly, which became a landmark design and was called "gurney"? Bubble ",the roof of the car, is undoubtedly Dan gunny's car.
The other one is more iconic. Now all kinds of cars win the championship, and drivers will spray champagne to celebrate the victory. When did this tradition begin?
"I was so excited. When they handed me a big bottle of Moet champagne, I shook the bottle and started spraying champagne on photographers, other drivers, Henry Ford II, carroll shelby and their wives. It was a wonderful moment, but I didn't even know that I started a tradition in this way. Until today, this tradition has continued on the podium of racing cars all over the world. "
Yes, it was on the top podium of the 24 Hours in Le Mans in 1967 that Dan Gu Ni's clever pen added more beautiful memories to that day's victory and had a far-reaching impact on the subsequent racing. Then came to daniel ricciardo (Daniel? Riccardo) invented the shoe drink is an evolutionary version.
▲ Dan Gouni sprayed champagne on the Le Mans podium at 1967.
In fact, the story of Ford GT40 has been repeatedly tasted by people in the world automobile history and racing history. Even more legendary, after 50 years, Ford once again built a GT to enter Le Mans and beat Ferrari to win the championship again. Interested friends can continue to discuss this story in my column.
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I hope these short stories can make friends enjoy movies more.
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