| Edition |
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xxi, 226 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : photographs, map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
This could all go away -- Betting the farm -- One Ford -- Behold the new GT -- Disaster at Daytona -- All right, we'll beat his ass -- Ford would like to buy Ferrari -- No tougher test -- The GT40 -- One-two-three -- We're going to win from the lead -- The Tesla factor -- The road to Le Mans: Sebring and Long Beach -- Silverstone, Laguna Seca, and Spa -- You want to win the big ones -- We're going to win from the lead -- Fifty years to the day. |
| Summary |
"Journalist Matthew DeBord has been covering the auto industry for years, and in Return to Glory, he tells the recent story of Ford. A decade ago, CEO Alan Mulally took over the iconic company, and thanks to a financial gamble and his "One Ford" plan, helped it weather the financial crisis and a stock price that plunged to $1 a share, without a government bailout. It was enough for the company to dream of repeating racing history. DeBord revisits the story of the 1960s, details the creation of the new GT, and follows the team through the racing season, from an inauspicious debut at Daytona where the cars kept breaking down, to glimmers of hope at Sebring, and the team's first victory at Laguna Seca in Monterey. Finally, DeBord joins the Ford team in Le Mans in June, 2016. This fabled 24-hour endurance race is designed to break cars and drivers, and it was at Le Mans, fifty years after the company's greatest triumph, that Ford's comeback was put to the ultimate test" -- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Ford Motor Company.
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| Subject(S) |
Ford GT automobile.
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Automobile racing.
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| Added Title |
Story of Ford's revival and victory at the toughest race in the world |
| ISBN |
9780802126504 (hardcover) |
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0802126502 (hardcover) |
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