The Ford That Beat Ferrari: A Racing History of the Gt40

by John S. Allen, Gordon J. Jones, Gordon Jones

When Ford's attempt to buy Ferrari fell through, the US car giant embarked on a program to beat the famous Italian marque at the world's most prestigious race, the Le Mans 24 Hours. It was quite a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910505471
• ISBN13: 9781910505472
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Evro Publishing Limited
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.4" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

The Ford that Beat Ferrari: A Racing History of the GT40

This is a good book, but not a great book. I own several other books by the author, John Allen, on similar subjects and there is a definite bias towards a british view of the subject. I have read about every book available about the mid-sixties era of racing, especially the Ford contribuiton. Although I feel very knowledgeable on the subject, this book still filled in many empty areas I have on the subject and did it in a fairly enjoyable fashion. Having already stated I own many books on this subject I still am happy that I purchased this one. It is one of the better books on this subject. Enjoy

If you are going to buy a book on the GT40, this should be the one.

There are a couple of other great books on the GT40, but this one has some of the best period photographs along with its well written text. Other books also spend a lot of time covering the 1966 LeMans MK11s and the Gulf liveried LeMans winners of '68 and '69. This book does cover them as they are historically important cars, but the privateers like Comstock and Scuderia Bear are also covered. Chapters cover construction and testing, races such as LeMans, Sebring, Daytona, and the many private GT40 teams and cars. This book should be on every racing enthusiasts shelf.