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**The Greatest Rivalries of All Time: Ford GT**

Cats vs Dogs. Good vs evil. Me vs Bart. These are some of the greatest rivalries of all time, but none of them hold a candle to the clash of titans that went down at Le Mans in the 1960s.

**From This Meeting of Giants Came the Greatest Sports Car**

From this meeting of giants came the greatest sports car the Ford Motor Company has ever produced! It's a motor sport legend that changed the way people perceived American cars around the world. And put Ford at the top of the food chain.

This is everything you need to know to get up to speed on the Ford GT.

**Our Story Begins in 1963, Italy**

Our story begins in 1963. Italy. Henry Ford II was in talks with Enzo Ferrari to buy the Ferrari brand and the deal was at the cusp of completion. Ford wanted to improve their image for performance because they didn't really have one.

**Instead of Building a Whole New Car...**

So instead of building a whole new car, Henry decided it would just be easier to buy up a struggling sports car brand from Europe. Luckily, at the time, Ferrari was a struggling car brand from Europe.

**Enzo Ferrar's Reaction**

But as Enzo was about to sign the contract selling his namesake to the Americans, he noticed a clause that he hadn't seen earlier. With the agreement Ford would own both the Ferrari road car division and the race team. Enzo did not like that. Ferrari stormed out of the room with his lawyer in tow, leaving the Ford guys scratching their little noggins.

**Back Home in Dearborn...**

Back home in Dearborn, Henry Ford II gathered his most trusted associates and gave them an order...

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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en(car engine revving)- Cats vs Dogs.Good vs evil.Me vs Bart.These are some of the greatestrivalries of all time,but none of them hold acandle to the clash of titansthat went down at Le Mans in the 1960's.From this meeting of giantscame the greatest sports carthe Ford motor company has ever produced!It's a motor sport legendthat changed the way peopleperceived American cars around the world.And put Ford at the top of the food chain.This is everything you needto know to get up to speedon the Ford GT.(electronic music)Our story begins in 1963. Italy.Henry Ford II was intalks with Enzo Ferrarito buy the Ferrari brand and the deal wasat the cusp of completion.Ford wanted to improvetheir image for performancebecause they didn't really have one.So instead of building a whole new car,Henry decided it wouldjust be easier to buy upa struggling sports car brand from Europe.Luckily, at the time, Ferrariwas a struggling car brandfrom Europe.But as Enzo was about to sign the contractselling his namesake tothe Americans, he noticed aclause that he hadn't seen earlier.With the agreement Fordwould own the Ferrar--(laughs)I was choking on my spit.With the agreement Fordwould own both the Ferrariroad car division, and the race team.Enzo did not like that.Ferrari stormed out of theroom with his lawyer in tow,leaving the Ford guysscratching their little noggins.Back home in Dearborn,Henry Ford II gatheredhis most trusted associatesand gave them an order."Build a car that'll crush Ferrari."To do that, the Ford motor company turnedto British Racing Boutique♪ L-O-L-A Lola ♪The Lola company hadcompeted in Le Mans before,and used Ford small block V8's to do it.Knowing this, Ford offered to do a collabon their new race car.Kind of like Nelly and Tim Mcgraw.Ford's first car based onthe Lola, the GT40 MK1,didn't do so hot when theyfirst took it to France in 1964.All three cars they took broke down.Clearly, Ford had some work to do.The man Ford hired to rightthe sinking ship was none otherthan Texan Chicken Farmerand American hero, Carroll(beep)Shelby.- My name's Carroll Shelby andperformance is my business.- His Daytona Coupe had wonit's class the same yearall the Fords broke, soHenry figured that if therewas anyone who could helpbeat Ferrari, it was him.Shelby and his team startedtinkering with the GT40.They took the MK1 out toWillow Springs and measuredair movement around the car.Shelby estimated the GTwas losing 75 horsepoweron airflow alone.So they went back tothe shop and redesignedthe inlets and outlets.They put some big oldbrakes on it so the carwould stop faster for longer.Then, Shelby did what Shelby did best.He turned the motor tomake over 450 horsepowers.(car engine revving)They took the GT to oneof America's most hallowedendurance races--raceses.The 2000 kilometers of Daytona.That's 1242.74 milesfor you frickin' yanks.No one knew how the Ford would do.Ferrari had won theprevious year, and their carfor the 1965 season was brand new.To beat Ferrari in Daytonawould be a huge boost to morale.Kind of like pizza day here at Donut.- There's pizza?- No.- Oh. Damn.- Luckily for Shelby's team,the Ferrari blew a tireletting the GT gain a hugelead and take the win.Not so luckily, the victoryat Daytona would be theonly win for the entire season.Even worse, Ferrari wonat Le Mans that year.Again.(thunder booming)Ferrari!In 1966 Henry Ford II isgetting a little antsyin his little pantsies.They put so much timeand money into these carsbut have nothing to show for it.Enzo Ferrari is chilling back at Maranellolaughing to himself everynight before he goes to sleep.(throaty laugh)"Not this year," Henry thought to himself.They had to win.Shelby redesigned the GTagain, this time with aGoliath seven-liter V8.The 427 was good for 485 horsepower.It was the same engineFord was using in NASCAR.It was American as--(beep)But Shelby wouldn't be theonly guys racing for Ford.Since Henry was gettinga little impatient,he brought in HolmanMoody, the guys in chargeof Ford's NASCAR program.Henry figured having two teamswould create some competitionand better his chances of beating Ferrari.And, guess what, he was right.The two Ford teams fought hard all season,and when they arrived at LeMans, it was frickin' on.Ford had to remind them, "Hey,you're hear to beat Ferrari.Settle your differences on your own time."As the green flag dropped onrace day, the GTs were offto a great start.And by 3AM that morning,three of Shelby's carswere in the lead.And the Ferrari team hadsuffered serious damageon their most dominant cars.The hours and laps wentby with each becomingmore tense than the last.Could Ford finally win?At 4PM, two Shelby's andone Holman Moody crossedthe finish line in Le Mansin a triangle formation.Ford had beat Ferrari.(beep)I just almost started crying.(laughs)The GT would win threemore races at Le Mans,cementing it as one of thegreatest sports cars of all time.It proved that Americanscould win at the race track,not just at the ovals, butat the most hallowed groundin all of European motor sports.It was kind of a big deal.Ford continued the GTprogram with the GT70,except this GT wasn't meant for Le Mans.It was deigned for thedusty back roads of theWorld Rally Circuit.Ford UK wanted to beat Lanciaand Portia in the rally gamelike they had done inNASCAR and at Le Mans.But unlike those efforts, theGT70 didn't really work out,and the project was scrapped in 1973.After that, Ford didn't reallymake any more sports cars.They made sporty cars, likethe Mustang and Escort,but nothing that capturedthat classic world-beatingLe Mans fight flavor of the GT40.But, in 1995 Ford unveiled anew concept called the GT90.Ford took the Chassis fromthe Jaguar XJ220 Supercarand put a quad turboV12 behind the driver.This insane power plant madethe GT90 concept the fastestcar in the world with a topspeed of 253 miles an hour.In 1995.Coolio was still on the Billboard Hot 100and this thing was puttingup Bugatti Veyron numbers.But sadly the GT90 wasjust a one-off concept carand never went into production.Ford fans would neversee the GT name again.(sad music)Until 2002.It had been nearly 60 yearssince Henry Ford II's dealwith Ferrari fell through.And to commemorate Ford'scrowning achievement,they introduced their GT40concept car to the worldat the Detroit Auto Show.And unlike the GT90 beforeit, this GT actuallymade it to production in 2004.The GT made 550 horsepower froma 5.4-liter supercharged V8.(car engine revving)Some people think the engine is the sameas the Ford Lightnings, butthe GT's was all aluminum,had more valves, duel fuelinjectors, a dry sump system,and piston skirt oil squirters.The GT40 was in projection from 2004-2006,and in that short time, itreminded the world that Fordcould make a stellar supercar.But it would be 10 moreyears until the GT returnedto Le Mans.In January 2015, MariahCarey was single again.Shia Labeouf was in that Siavideo, and most importantly,Ford shocked the world yet another time!(thunder crashing)With the reveal of the 2016 Ford GT at theDetroit Auto Show.People lost their frickin' minds.It's the coolest car I have ever seen.And I saw the Weinermobile twice.The new GT is powered bya twin-turbo ecoboost V6this time around, making 647 horsepower.The car is almost entirely carbon-fiber,weighing in at just over 3000 pounds.Only twice as much as my dad.Buttresses are sculptedinto the sides of the body,reducing drag and guidingair to the rear wing.That wing deploys at high speedsto keep the tail in check,and flattens when you step on the brakesto slow the car down.If you want to take your GT to the track,you don't have to worryabout installing a cage,because it already has a cage.This thing is a realrace car for the road.I've driven one.I drove it before the Stig did.You know, we have a lot incommon because we're bothprofessional drivers.The race version of the GTdiffered from the street onein a few key ways.Front splitter, reardiffuser, a fixed wing,and exhaust outlets inside the taillights.Sick.It was no coincidence that Ford chose 2016as the launch year of the GT.It would be the 50thanniversary since their victoryover Ferrari at Le Mans.And Ford wanted to go back and win again.That would be prettysweet, but other peoplelike winning too.Ford rivals Chevy and Ferrariweren't going to let old bluetake the wind just becauseit was his anniversaryIf Ford wanted the checkeredflag, they were gonnahave to work for it.The way to the Ford's namewas on this team's shoulders.Miraculously, two AmericanGT's locked out the front rowin qualifying with Ferrariclose behind in third.The stage was set for war!With heavy rain pouring onthe track, the 2016 24-hoursof Le Mans started behind the safety car.After the start, Ford tradedthe lead with Ferrari all day,battling mechanical issuesand other cars along the way.At certain points, it lookedlike Ford wouldn't be graspingat victory that day.But then, with four and a half hours left,the number 68 GT pulled offa pass on the leading Ferraridown the Mulsanne Straight.A few laps later, theFerrari spun, giving the Fordplenty of breathing room.All they had to do washold on until the end.Then, as the checkered flagwaved, the number 68 crossedthe finish line, securingthe LMGT pro-class victory.Ford had won Le Mans.(laughs) (beeps)Holy sh**.I started crying, it's such a good story.Subscribe to Donut Mediaso you never have to missan episode of Up to Speed.This car has got two turbos,want to know how they work?Check out this episode of Science Garage.Oh, you want to see abetter video than that?Check out this Up to Speed on the eclipse.If you want a shirt,go to shop.donut.media.Follow me on Instagram @jamespumphrey.Follow Donut on Instagram @donutmedia.I love you.(burps)