The Ford That Beat FerrariOverview John S. Allen and Gordon J. Jones Foreword by Jacky Ickx This new edition of a classic book tells the story of the celebrated Ford GT40 through a remarkable array of over 850 period photographs, many of them in colour. After Ford unsuccessfully attempted to buy Ferrari, in 1963, the American car giant instead embarked on its own racing programme in a bid to beat the famous Italian marque at the worlds most prestigious race, the Le Mans 24

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is a deeply detailed look at a complex and compelling character

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takes the record ever higher

Audi works driver: Le Mans hat-trick

The saga began in 1982 with the tragedy of his friend and fellow driver Gilles Villeneuve’s death in the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder and then unfolded as Tambay took Villeneuve’s place in car number 27

all the more so since the book is packed with evocative period photos of so many of the cars mentioned

Publication date: 17 March 2022

followed his father’s lead into a lifelong career in motorsports journalism

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