
Go Like Hell
Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
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Narrated by:
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Jones Allen
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By:
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A. J. Baime
By the early 1960s, Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind. Baby boomers were taking to the roads in droves, looking for speed not safety, style not comfort, and Ford didn’t offer what these young drivers wanted. Meanwhile, Enzo Ferrari lorded over the European racing scene, crafting beautiful, fast sports cars that epitomized style.
Baime tells the remarkable story of how Henry Ford II, with the help of a young visionary named Lee Iacocca and a former racing champion turned engineer named Carroll Shelby, concocted a scheme to reinvent the Ford company. They would enter the high-stakes world of European car racing, where an adventurous few threw safety and sanity to the wind. They would design, build, and race a car that could beat Ferrari at his own game, at the most prestigious and dangerous race in the world, the 24 Hours of LeMans.
Go Like Hell transports readers to a golden era in racing when Ford’s innovative strategy led to victories on the track and renewed respect for the American automobile.
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An absolute must for any true racing enthusiast.
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Riveting
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Most of the names were my heros growing up in the 1960s.
Ford vs. Ferrari battle in the 1950s & 1960s
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fantastic story of events
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Unfortunately, narration is very poor. The narrator attempts to do foreign accents. This is distracting and quite frankly somewhat offensive. His Enzo Ferrari accent is not politically correct.
Must Read (Hear) for Car Fans and History Buffs
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the sad thing is much like group b of rally racing, only death pushes safety.
Riveting
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Glory Days of Racing. Great Story
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A great book!
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If you could sum up Go Like Hell in three words, what would they be?
Competitive automotive testosteroneWho was your favorite character and why?
Ferrari- because he's up against an increasingly powerful opponent, but comes back to fight!Have you listened to any of Jones Allen’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No-If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Go like hell, but the first one to get there loses.Any additional comments?
Educational and entertainingA piece of automotive history unknown to most
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What made the experience of listening to Go Like Hell the most enjoyable?
Jones Allen did a great job with the character voices including pronouncing names and places in Italian, French, English and American accents.What did you like best about this story?
Ford and Ferrari are bigger than life men with egos to match. Both of them had an enormous impact on the auto business and racing in particular. The stories about many of the drivers and the tension between their urge to win and the risks they were willing to take was very interesting.If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Just Win!They should make this into a movie.
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