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
For anyone is interested, part 1 link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o82q61ihwp7z6 ... 1.PDF?dl=0
Part 2, Ford v. Ferrari, MTT, July/August issue
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Re: Part 2, Ford v. Ferrari, MTT, July/August issue
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.
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
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
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
Yes; very impressed. Arrived today in Somerset, England.