Download Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans AudioBook Free
By the early 1960s, Ford Motor unit Company, created to bring automobile transport to the people, was falling behind. Baby boomers were taking to the highways in droves, looking for quickness not security, style not comfort, and Ford didn't offer what these young drivers wanted. In the meantime, Enzo Ferrari lorded over the European racing picture, crafting beautiful, fast sports automobiles that epitomized style. Baime instructs the remarkable tale of how Henry Ford II, by using a young visionary named Lee Iacocca and a previous racing champion changed engineer named Carroll Shelby, concocted a design to reinvent the Ford company. They would enter in the high-stakes world of Western car auto racing, where an exciting few threw security and sanity to the blowing wind. They would design, build, and race a car that can 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 fantastic era in auto racing when Ford's progressive strategy resulted in victories on the keep track of and renewed admiration for the American automobile.
