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Ford v Ferrari: "I was born ready"

m88.358winm88.358win Member Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGYXlaz0o30

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  • Ditch-RunnerDitch-Runner Member Posts: 25,377 ✭✭✭✭
     I did like the movie , a lot of information / history , packed into a short movie some good scenes and lines . 
     some of the info  I knew . however a lot I did not .  to me any way its worth watching , 


     "about now there wetting there paints "  I thought was a funny line 
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  • m88.358winm88.358win Member Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭
    Couldn't help but notice Matt D. sitting on the right side of the car holding the steering wheel with his left hand and shifting gears with his right hand next to the door. Is that possible? Never seen a shifter next to the door.
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  • iceracerxiceracerx Member Posts: 8,860 ✭✭✭
    m88.358win said:
    Couldn't help but notice Matt D. sitting on the right side of the car holding the steering wheel with his left hand and shifting gears with his right hand next to the door. Is that possible? Never seen a shifter next to the door.
    With the GT40 having a 'transaxle' that was behind the engine, the shift linkage could be mounted anywhere.   I'm sure it was driver/team preference. 
    I laughed at the idea of Matt Damon playing Lee Iacocca, who was a VERY tall man (along with Carrol Shelby). 
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  • iceracerxiceracerx Member Posts: 8,860 ✭✭✭
    GreatGuns said:

    iceracerx said:
    m88.358win said:
    Couldn't help but notice Matt D. sitting on the right side of the car holding the steering wheel with his left hand and shifting gears with his right hand next to the door. Is that possible? Never seen a shifter next to the door.
    With the GT40 having a 'transaxle' that was behind the engine, the shift linkage could be mounted anywhere.   I'm sure it was driver/team preference. 
    I laughed at the idea of Matt Damon playing Lee Iacocca, who was a VERY tall man (along with Carrol Shelby). 
    I guess that would have been funny, but Jon Bernthal played Iacocca. Matt Damon did play Carroll Shelby. ;)
    Here's a great source of information about the car: http://gt40.rkmotorscharlotte.com/
    Jim

    I just re-watched the movie Friday night and knew MD played Carrol Shelby, thought Carrol Shelby and still typed Iococca.  At my advanced state of confusion I'm lucky I didn't type Hank the Deuce.   
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