Part 2, Ford v. Ferrari, MTT, July/August issue

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Part 2, Ford v. Ferrari, MTT, July/August issue

Post by Rob » Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:35 am

Natalie Weaver did a wonderful job editing and helping me put the second part of the story together. Part 1 covered the beginning of Ford’s racing program in 1910, when HF told lead engineer Joe Galamb he wanted a racer that would beat the fastest racer in the world at that time, the Blitzen Benz. Part 2 covers the 1911 race season, culminating in Ford’s astonishing match race win against one of the greatest racers of all time. Many thanks to Natalie, MTFCI and The Henry Ford for their assistance.

Clink on the link below to read the article:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/psrkq4h8v96bx ... 2.PDF?dl=0


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For anyone is interested, part 1 link:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o82q61ihwp7z6 ... 1.PDF?dl=0

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Re: Part 2, Ford v. Ferrari, MTT, July/August issue

Post by GrandpaFord » Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:08 am

Well worth the read. Rod did a great job researching this article and did a great job writing it. Hats off to Rob.

As a gear head, the technical aspects were the most interesting to me. The holes at the bottom of the cylinders to let out the exhaust at the bottom of the stroke were a great idea. If I every build a speedster I might try that. These cars may look like Model T's but were large displacement race cars with advanced features and heavy duty components. Rob states that they were meant to look like Model T's as a means to promote the Ford car.

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Re: Part 2, Ford v. Ferrari, MTT, July/August issue

Post by Atomic Amish » Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:33 am

Thanks for a good lunchtime read, Rob!

I hope you don't mind, I shared the link via our Barnstormers VSC Facebook page.

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Re: Part 2, Ford v. Ferrari, MTT, July/August issue

Post by KeithG » Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:04 pm

I agree, congratulations to Rob and Natalie also for an excellent article. Obviously, lots of time and research went into this and it really shows. Very nice pictures too!

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Re: Part 2, Ford v. Ferrari, MTT, July/August issue

Post by Chris Barker » Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:24 pm

Yes; very impressed. Arrived today in Somerset, England.

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