After listening to this story for the third time, I’m confident that VinWiki could be a top-of-the-charts podcast.

@hallf723

3 жыл бұрын

yeah all of these should be on apple podcasts

@hallf723

3 жыл бұрын

AM G haha, I just realized what I typed, I got no idea what I meant by that

@hallf723

3 жыл бұрын

AM G exactly

@Laspatoadv

3 жыл бұрын

100% agree

@sotaveturi

3 жыл бұрын

Kyl vaa

I was at Goodyear in '65, and as I recall, the Goodyear guys were completely out of standard race tires after they were deemed faulty and the Fords were history.. All that was left were rain tires, and that's what the winning Gregory/Rindt car rolled on to victory. Very, very unusual LeMans.

@moundhirmoundhirs6123

4 жыл бұрын

Wooow you were there 😲

@bondedwithpotatoes0076

4 жыл бұрын

How old are you?

@EbolaSquirrel

4 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome! Did the movie get the feeling of the times correct?

@Atombender

4 жыл бұрын

But then it was Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt.

@wrath2008

4 жыл бұрын

I'm curious too how old are you

This guy is proof of never judge a book by its cover. He's a great storyteller and this was an awesome story. The details he knew were amazing

When he described the engine starting up, it gave me chills.

@alfazedz1791

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you could imagine just what it sounded like because he imitated it so well.

@A_Eichler

4 жыл бұрын

Same...

@jaewok5G

3 жыл бұрын

la sinfonia del scuderia

@marklittle8805

3 жыл бұрын

He makes it sound like an angry little terrier Which it was.

@janalexandro6655

3 жыл бұрын

Sameee

This is honestly great... no CrAzY dramatic music.... no loud voice over. Just a guy telling a great car story like a normal conversation.

Wow. You know you’re watching a great video, when the storyteller makes a 20 minute video feel like a minute.

@sludge4125

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but he...loves bingo. 🙄

@icemule

Жыл бұрын

No doubt!

@tvviewer4500

Жыл бұрын

a metric minute...

I was stationed (Navy) in Naples, Italy in 1974-6. A 2nd Lieutenant got an early discharge unexpectedly and had only a few days to pack and ship out. He had been a race car enthusiast. His pride and joy was his 1967 Dino Ferrari. For some reason ( I never found out why) he decided NOT to keep the car. He was in a big rush to sell it. At the time I had only $1500 cash so I offered to buy the car. To my surprise and delight he accepted my offer. I have never owned such a fantastic car. It had a 2.0 V6 engine with 3 duel Weber carbs (1969-73 had a 2.4L) The motor sounded like a small jet engine with that high pitched whine. I would routinely drive it on the weekend 200km (120 miles) from Naples to Rome on the autostrada (freeway) in about 1 hour!!! I could cruise at 120-30mph all day long in that rocket without a strain from that wonderful engine. The max. speed was said to be 145mph. I once got mine to 140mph before backing off. The only "problem" was it ran on premium91+ gas and at over 100mph would only get 10mpg. When it came time for me to return to the USA the gas shortage had happened with folks waiting in line at the pumps. Stupidly, I decided that the car would be empractible to own and so I sold it before returning. Now they are collectors cars (if you can find one) starting at $100,000 in poor condition and going up from there. It had features that were decades ahead of it's time like a 2nd backup ignition module, auto engine kill if oil preasure dropped or coolant was lost, hand crank for the electric windows if the battery went dead. It even had a small backup battery to crank the engine if the main battery died. Around town I only used 1st+2nd gear (5speed manual) as 1st went to 45mph.

Ugh. I could listen to this story forever. Thank you so much…

@JoE_Songs

Жыл бұрын

exactly. perfectly told. goosebump ending. little Hercules starting up again.

i want this guy to just sit and tell me stories all day

@sparky6086

4 жыл бұрын

Ficarra is a great story teller. I'm an old guy, and I remember, when I was a kid, listening to old timers, many, who were born in the late 1800's, tell stories. Ficarra's storytelling style reminded me of their "Old School" storytelling. Storytelling was an important art in the olden days, because there wasn't any TV, radio, Internet, or any other "On Demand" entertainment. People would actually ask good story tellers to tell them the story, even when they'd already heard it a half dozen times over the years. My grandfather was in the Spanish American War in Cuba, and My dad remembered people coming up to Grandfather Vance in the 1930's and asking him, "Tell us about Cuba again Vance!". Storytelling was an integral part of entertainment back then. Like many talents, you either have it, or you don't. There may be many potentially great storytellers out there, but in the last 50 years, people are so busy thinking about what else; they could be doing, that they don't have the patience to sit down and listen, instead exclaiming, "Get to the point", "I've already heard this", or "I don't have time", so the demand for great storytelling, at least at the family and friends level, went away. In the old days, everyone had at least one good storyteller in their clique.

@65coupestang

4 жыл бұрын

Well listen to more vinwiki stores on youtube then you can have him tell you stories for as long as you want him to not entirely sure if he is the one who tells the stories since this is the first time I've listened to a vin wiki story/vid clip 🤔..!?!?!?

@_baller

4 жыл бұрын

Find something to do

John ficarra is a great addition to the storytelling team. Thanks for another great story!

@billyrowland24

4 жыл бұрын

He's my favourite since the Whitworth Bros episode. More of him please!

@TheWilferch

4 жыл бұрын

@@billyrowland24 .... Whittington Brothers ?......

@billyrowland24

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheWilferch that sounds more correct my bad. Haha

@TheWilferch

4 жыл бұрын

@@billyrowland24 ....no harm / no foul......Quite a story those brothers.....

@ThePerpetualStudent

4 жыл бұрын

@@billyrowland24 Same

You can literally hear the reverence for that car in his voice when he's describing it start. That's awesome!

@ronconrad3507

2 жыл бұрын

Especially the scream

@Redmenace96

Жыл бұрын

Great comment! That was the highlight of this video for me, too. My two favorite moments as a spectator of racing are my first NASCAR event (the thunder), and the first time I heard a Honda race bike scorching the air at 15k rpm. The sound of race machines just vibrates you from your brain, down to your taint, and there is nothing like it. Quite literally, nothing like it. (oooo! forgot my first NHRA event 😅)

"it looked like a little warrior" Given the car's history, that's probably the truest description anyone could ever come up with, and probably the best complement! Thanks for the video.

I love the way this guy tells stories.

@Sylta50

4 жыл бұрын

Brett Bilger Yeah, totally agree. Had a big smile on me the whole story.

@rogerhearn7109

4 жыл бұрын

Brett Bilger Wouldn't be so bad if he told the story the way it actually happened, 1) Ford demanded that he put ford engines in the Ferrari's for racing, hence the reason Ferrari told Ford to stick his buy out deal, 2) it was New Zealander. and British WORLD Champion race car drivers that started to get the G.T.40 Ford, it's wins, British Ken Miles for one, and both the cars your talking about IE:- Cobra = British A.C. ACECA, and the G.T.40 = a British Lola N.K.6, now with the money Ford had how come he didn't detail his workers of to design and build an all American car,?? And before anyone writes in and try's to tell me it was because us Brits can't make a decent race car engine, then how come it's the Brits that build 99% of your Indy race car engines, and chassis for same.???? And that rank amateur rally driver Ken Block-head had to buy a British Escort Cosworth and get an British company to build a competitive engine for it,?? Not that it made any difference he spends most of the races stuffed into a hedge or the car on its roof

@narvul

4 жыл бұрын

@@rogerhearn7109 Oh yeah OK so it was just British all the way?

@rogerhearn7109

4 жыл бұрын

George Lucas Try reading some true history sometimes, ALL those Facts are the truth, I'm old enough to remember that's why I wrote them

@manuelkong10

4 жыл бұрын

AGREED

A 20 minute video from vinwiki? Christmas came early.

@nelsona779

4 жыл бұрын

Right 😁🙏🔥✊

@parsasalmasy

4 жыл бұрын

Damn it I was just gona say that

@mindaugasmazrimas4554

4 жыл бұрын

And so did I

@65coupestang

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously, a 20 min video these videos are long enough as it is let alone a 20 min video and YES I'm a diehard vehicle loyalist FORD IS MY FAVORITE COMPANY and if I had noticed that car was running on formula 1 tires I'd have been BEYOND PISSED IF THAT WAS ME WHO NOTICED THAT I'D KNOW FOR SURE MY WHOLE CAREER WAS DOWN THE DRAIN,IF I WAS THE GUY WHO BROUGHT ALL THOSE TIRES OVER TO LEMANS 😤🤬..!!

Well told. An interesting sidelight that was not mentioned is that Luigi Chinetti, the owner of the car, drove the first Ferrari to win Le Mans in 1949.

@robertthomas3364

Жыл бұрын

I remember Chinetti's dealership in NYC.

@DL-ls5sy

Жыл бұрын

@@robertthomas3364 North American Racing Team - NART

Just watched Ford Vs. Ferrari, cool to see this after the fact.

@JohnT-ii5od

3 жыл бұрын

No... the movie is nice , but historically not correct in many things.

@TheWolfandreptile

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that movie is a whole load of bullshit.

@megadragon886

3 жыл бұрын

The movie is the Hollywood version

@TheSixStringGuy

3 жыл бұрын

That movie was cash grab garbage. I hate when movies steer away from truth.

@relaxedguy

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSixStringGuy you expected a documentary and instead ended up watching a movie. For me it was a fantastic, fun to watch, informative movie with great acting. The general public got an idea of what happened, which was the whole point of the movie. It's a bunch of child-men driving around in expensive cars nobody can afford after all ;-)

I grew up listening to the story of this car and that race because Masten was my grandfather’s brother. The entire video I got to relive story time with grandpa and I loved it. Thanks @VINwiki for producing this one!

@officialWWM

4 жыл бұрын

Noggles10 was he accurate?

@Noggles10

4 жыл бұрын

Music Islife very much so!

@officialWWM

4 жыл бұрын

Noggles10 fantastic :)

@jasmith1867

3 жыл бұрын

I just subscribed because of the fantastic way the story was told. You were very lucky to have that history relayed to you by family members.

@BobPegram

3 жыл бұрын

Despite my griping about Italian mispronunciation, I thank you very much for putting this video out for us. I did not know this story at all!

So many awesome twists in this one. Thanks for sharing John!

@nelsona779

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing they could make a movie out of this

@dirtymax2380

4 жыл бұрын

703 CRUIZ'N I think they are making a movie about this, I think it’s called Ford V Ferrari or something

@Vampirebear13

4 жыл бұрын

The new movie is %80 made up bullshit, that's why they say "based on a true story".

@riskinhos

4 жыл бұрын

@@Vampirebear13 they need to please stupid ameritards to sell that shit

@MilesFromExtraordinary

4 жыл бұрын

@@Vampirebear13 Typically the reason they say "based on a true story" is not because they embellish it a lot, but because they want to protect themselves from a lawsuit of defamation or slander if the story in any way negatively portraits someone who could sue the producers. If they say it's based on a true story, it's sufficient ambiguity to hide behind so that any negative portrayal is hidden behind "this is a work of fiction", even if it's 100% totally accurate.

This guy tells stories beautifully. I could listen to him read the phone book.

This was truly a golden era of race car design and driver personality. I was astounded to learn of the basic engineering errors made in the development of the early GT 40's and at Goodyear. The road to victory is long and twisted and full of hard lessons. It was a world of Shelby, Ferrari, Chapman, Gurney, Clark and old Graham Hill. These cars are over 50 years old and they still have the power to thrill us. Thank you for a great story.

Happy Wednesday everyone! This might be the best car we have ever run. What do you think?

@adamsdrives

4 жыл бұрын

VINwiki Best “historical” type car story I’ve heard in a loooong time. Goofy weird personal experiences are fun but keeping these stories alive is so important. Good work!

@denisvermeirre1024

4 жыл бұрын

It's an excellent story, and John Ficarra is an excellent storyteller. Thanks for sharing!

@gh0stm0nst3r6

4 жыл бұрын

I could listen to him do this all damned day. Thanks y'all

@wscorners

4 жыл бұрын

If VinWiki could get John with James May to talk LeMans, what an epic tale they could weave!

@chrisbee4702

4 жыл бұрын

Gave me goose bumps. I agree.

That genuinely did not feel like 20 minutes. That was all an extremely interesting watch.

@largol33t1

4 жыл бұрын

This guy is a great story teller. I could listen to him talk about paint drying!

The noise he made perfectly imitated that engine

@gyrogearloose1345

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it was quite spectacular!

I will admit, up until now, I had no idea he was such a good story teller. He could absolutely do these tales for a podcast.

I wonder why I never got history lessons like this at school... Would have kept me in class.

@williampotter2098

3 жыл бұрын

Same reason drama classes weren't taught by major Broadway Tony winning actors. There just aren't enough excellent people to lead all of our classrooms. Just the way the world works. Same reason bureaucracies always suck. Not enough smart passionate people in the world. Mostly drones just trying to get along ...

John is the best storyteller, and Ed didn’t have to do any editing. That’s just the way John told it.

@jacktough

4 жыл бұрын

And, in addition to his passion for the subject matter, the guy's a tremendous public speaker. Twenty minutes, and not a single "Umm"! 😧

@sparky6086

4 жыл бұрын

Ficarra is a great story teller. I'm an old guy, and I remember, when I was a kid, listening to old timers, many, who were born in the late 1800's, tell stories. Ficarra's storytelling style reminded me of their "Old School" storytelling. Storytelling was an important art in the olden days, because there wasn't any TV, radio, Internet, or any other "On Demand" entertainment. People would actually ask good story tellers to tell them the story, even when they'd already heard it a half dozen times over the years. My grandfather was in the Spanish American War in Cuba, and My dad remembered people coming up to Grandfather Vance in the 1930's and asking him, "Tell us about Cuba again Vance!". Storytelling was an integral part of entertainment back then. Like many talents, you either have it, or you don't. There may be many potentially great storytellers out there, but in the last 50 years, people are so busy thinking about what else; they could be doing, that they don't have the patience to sit down and listen, instead exclaiming, "Get to the point", "I've already heard this", or "I don't have time", so the demand for great storytelling, at least at the family and friends level, went away. In the old days, everyone had at least one good storyteller in their clique.

@shantoreywilkins651

4 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸🤗🐝🐝🐝

What an amazing story and storyteller!! Gave me chills when he told of starting it up again! Hard to imagine just how hard it is on cars and drivers to race for 24hrs straight! At any time but especially in the 60s.

Ive watched this video no joke about 40 times since it came out and i never get tired of it.

@TheSixStringGuy

3 жыл бұрын

It will be good to maybe pass this to our grandkids/Children to keep the spirit of Racing alive through these amazing stories.

Greatest story i have ever heard from a guy wearing a '"I LOVE BINGO" hat!!!

@darrelstickler

4 жыл бұрын

bill nalder I thought he was a Beatles fan. Eyes are going bad

@sparky6086

4 жыл бұрын

Ficarra is a great story teller. I'm an old guy, and I remember, when I was a kid, listening to old timers, many, who were born in the late 1800's, tell stories. Ficarra's storytelling style reminded me of their "Old School" storytelling. Storytelling was an important art in the olden days, because there wasn't any TV, radio, Internet, or any other "On Demand" entertainment. People would actually ask good story tellers to tell them the story, even when they'd already heard it a half dozen times over the years. My grandfather was in the Spanish American War in Cuba, and My dad remembered people coming up to Grandfather Vance in the 1930's and asking him, "Tell us about Cuba again Vance!". Storytelling was an integral part of entertainment back then. Like many talents, you either have it, or you don't. There may be many potentially great storytellers out there, but in the last 50 years, people are so busy thinking about what else; they could be doing, that they don't have the patience to sit down and listen, instead exclaiming, "Get to the point", "I've already heard this", or "I don't have time", so the demand for great storytelling, at least at the family and friends level, went away. In the old days, everyone had at least one good storyteller in their clique.

This video could literally be a short-story Audiobook. So well told and researched, like he coordinated the entire thing himself.

Great story to watch after Ferarri's Centennial Win!

I was just glued to my screen the whole time. Even almost cried a little. What a great story told by an awesome storyteller!

And YOU, Mr. Ficarra, did total justice to "one of the greatest racing stories ever" -- and then some!

It's Ficarra, so be ready for this to hit a million in record time

I think these stories should always be told by people that love cars as much as this gentleman does. It adds something to it, something intangible but so powerful, so compelling.

Not only a great story in motor racing history but a GREAT story teller. 👍👍

How he mentions everyone's feelings and the way he describes the little side stories is unbelievable. An amazingly talented storyteller!

Wow. One of the best stories I've ever heard anywhere. It's a video you don't pause while you watch it and you're sitting on the edge of your seat listening to the story. A "THANK YOU" is not enough but THANK YOU!

Mid 60's LeMans stories keep coming. This period of racing was so fascinating and fun, so much less organized than the tightly managed events today, and way more characters in play. I think one of the great things about endurance racing, and Le Mans specifically, is the ability of a car to finish and how that effects the racing. Hats of to John, I've been a racing fan since I was a kid in the 60's and so glad he has interest and knowledge of racing at that time. HIs Whittington Bros story was what got me hooked on VINwiki!

One of the greatest stories ever, indeed. Thank you for sharing this little piece of history.

First time I have never skipped through a video. A 20 minute video too! Goes to show how great of a story/storyteller this is.

@Gr8Layks

4 жыл бұрын

Editing software.

I LOVE the format of these videos! Refined, simple, pure story, pure car. No music, no dramatic editing. Real, genuine car stories. Thank you!

@TheSixStringGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the MTV Unplugged days.....man I miss those.

I'm doing a painting of that very car at that very race. Your video will help me put the emotion of the event into the finished piece. Thanks for the inspiration.

Ed, Rabbit and Ficarra. Dead heat at the top. They all tell great, great stories. Thanks VINwiki for all the excellent slices of car history. Y'all rock.

Hands down the best story that i have ever watched here, just amazing

ficarras a great story teller, and told an amazing story to boot

Best radio voice I’ve heard in years. Absolute pleasure to listen.

Alone at home, having some beer... listening to these stories

@Rhythmattica

4 жыл бұрын

Im never alone... Beer keeps me company. :)

@suntzu5836

3 жыл бұрын

Me time......

Fantastic episode adds to the mystique of 1960's LeMans 24 Hr. Thanks!

Listening to behind the scenes details and tales of legendary laps with automotive giants is my idea of a GOOD time.

More of John please. His stories and the way he tells them (chefs kiss)

As a Rindt fan I knew something of this race but nothing like the detail you have given here! Great story well told.

@worldcomicsreview354

Жыл бұрын

"We need you to drive again!" "Alright, but I'm going to DRIVE this time"

I can't believe Ficarra "casually" just gave a historical lecture of Ferrari's last Le Mans win with his Bingo hat, t-shirt, shorts and Chuck Taylor sneakers. Vinwiki, good job getting John, don't let him go!

@sparky6086

4 жыл бұрын

You mean "Chuck Taylor" sneakers.

@8kigana

4 жыл бұрын

@@sparky6086 thanks , fixed👍🏼

@sparky6086

4 жыл бұрын

@@8kigana No problem. Sorry to be nitpicky. It's the engineer in me. Ficarra is a great story teller. I'm an old guy, and I remember, when I was a kid, listening to old timers, many, who were born in the late 1800's, tell stories. Ficarra's storytelling style reminded me of their "Old School" storytelling. Storytelling was an important art in the olden days, because there wasn't any TV, radio, Internet, or any other "On Demand" entertainment. People would actually ask good story tellers to tell them the story, even when they'd already heard it a half dozen times over the years. My grandfather was in the Spanish American War in Cuba, and My dad remembered people coming up to Grandfather Vance in the 1930's and asking him, "Tell us about Cuba again Vance!". Storytelling was an integral part of entertainment back then. Like many talents, you either have it, or you don't. There may be many potentially great storytellers out there, but in the last 50 years, people are so busy thinking about what else; they could be doing, that they don't have the patience to sit down and listen, instead exclaiming, "Get to the point", "I've already heard this", or "I don't have time", so the demand for great storytelling, at least at the family and friends level, went away. In the old days, everyone had at least one good storyteller in their clique.

@8kigana

4 жыл бұрын

@@sparky6086 🤦🏽‍♂️ glad you caught that, I appreciate people calling me on my mistakes rather than finding out later and wondering why nobody noticed. Good points on story telling. By the way ,I had a pair of Taylors as a kid in the 70's , I must have liked watching The Rifleman over my shoes 😉, have a great weekend sir.

This dude...IS SOLID! I cant even IMAGINE how he knows.. or the depth of what he knows... I just know he was at CANEPA, thats enough for me, *drools* over 959.

One of the best racing stories I have ever heard...simply epic

One of the best stories ever. Just excellent.

This was best ever....my lunch at work...opened KZread and saw the name of video. WHOA...Could almost feel the heat off the screen and smell of gas with hot rubber...Thank you guys for what you do , this was a historic tale to share. Now I'll forward it to all my gear head friends because they have to see it

John has now done one of the BEST Vinwiki stories yet. What a terrific storyteller.

This has to be THE BEST Le Mans story told, and its all due to Mr Ficarra's descriptive & masterful eloquent story-telling. His enthusiasm and passion for automotive sport history is a true credit to your team. Will happily listen to this guy talk about anything. Id listen to him describe a dentist performing a root canal. Love seeing this quality of story-telling and factual automotive history narration. John, PLEASE do an audiobook about moments in auto racing history. Love your form mate! 🤙💯 Bloody beautiful low-down on LM shenanigans. Best vid I've seen in months. Vin Wiki, you've just won a new subscriber. Keep it coming 👌🏼

This may be the best episode you have ever done. Definitely the best I have seen. An interesting story told in a great fashion. Not some braggart talking about their own acquisitions. Bravo.

I love Le Mans history! This was amazing. Thank you

That was an incredible story, thanks for sharing John!

Well done! I remember the day. Thanks for bringing it back!

Best car story ever. Just brilliant - watched it three times this week

Amazing story, INCREDIBLE story teller.

As long time racing fan, it’s hard for me to believe that this story hasn’t come out much sooner. This is certainly one of the greatest racing stories I’ve ever heard, and beautifully told as well. Thanks very much!

I've watch this video several times. Each time it gets better. Wonderful wonderful story... Awesome storyteller.

This has got to be the best video on vinwiki EVER! I LOVED this, what a brilliant wee car

Wow, what a story. This is definitely one of my favourite VINwiki car stories ever!

Haha! I saw the NART 250LM at the Indy 500 museum in the early 90s! I was floored since I had never seen one in real life before but had fallen in love with the design from my 1/25 scale diecast version.. So glad to hear it's been restored!

This can be red. Oh wait... this _is_ red.

@maybeharold

3 жыл бұрын

But it is black

These are the stories I love to listen to, good job on this one.

John is my favorite storyteller by far, love this guy!

John Ficarra is an excellent story teller. Along with the video clips you almost feel like you’re watching a recounting of the events just after they happened, almost like a news spot on the sports channel or something from a documentary. Excellent story, beautifully vivid descriptions. I love it.

That was an incredible presentation, what a story, but the delivery was perfect, I ate up every second of it. Thanks

Oh man, what a great story. Thank you for this! This dude can tell a story.

This is absolutely the finest video you have ever released. Well done!

your story telling skill is amazing. I just glued till its over and still was longing for more. Thanks for presenting the story from the history of Le Mans

Best story to date. Thank you for posting it.

Great speaker and love the emotional storytelling...subscribed!

I feel lucky to have heard this story, and one about the 6 wheeled Tyrrell at a Canepa Cars & Coffee a few years ago. This guy's the man.

What a fantastic story. Wonderfully told. Thank you sir.

Great story . I watched Ford v Ferrari today and I loved it.

What an awesome story! I respect that driver for not backing down!

Damn unexpected 20 minutes of glory today! Thanks for telling another awesome story John!

What a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing that!

That, my MAN, was the very best LeMans story ever. Put together superbly, just the correct pics at the right time... almost a video. Congrats.

First fire of any engine gets me stoked. That v12 must’ve been orgasmic.

@crazytrain7114

4 жыл бұрын

He described it perfectly, too!

@24auhr

4 жыл бұрын

@@crazytrain7114 18:38 rrrAAAA exciting

What a story mate well presented and well told ...thank you

Just found this channel about a week ago with John telling the Top Gear story. Since then I have watched hundreds of your videos. This is an awesome channel with some awesome car guys. 👍

Fantastic material...standing ovations everyone!

Love it when John is in, great story teller

This guy is a close 2nd to Rabbit as my favorite. This is a video I will watch over and over again, I love 250 LMs anyway, but this really did it for me

I just love, love, love this story. There's virtually no way to discover and uncover all the details that make up this story during a typical internet search - you'd almost have to know what happened before you could search for the facts again. Sure, parts of this story exist as discrete stories, but when you put it all together like John has, it truly adds so much colorful context to the Ford vs Ferrari saga. It even prompted me to do some research on this car's racing record, which was a little better, in my opinion, than John implied. It may have been an underdog and not meant to be a front running car, but I'd say it had a very respectable career racing record, even aside from the overall win at Le Mans. It was only raced 6 times, and only at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours of Daytona. Most other 250 LMs were entered in less prestigious races and had shorter careers, but this particular Ferrari was still racing in 1969 (8th that year at Le Mans) and 1970 (7th that year at Daytona). Sure, it never placed in the top 3 again after that win in 1965, but for a 4+ year old car to post 7th and 8th places finishes in the greatest endurance races in the world is testament to just how special this particular chassis number was. And John is such a great story teller. I find myself often putting this story on as I'm driving back to the North Bay from Tahoe on Sunday evenings. I don't know why I put it on at night, and why I only do it when I'm coming home, but I never get tired of hearing this story. Thanks for such a great story - keep 'em coming!

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you, AG

love these stories on forgotten cars and car history

Love a good Le Mans story, never heard this one though. Thanks John and Vinwiki!

What a wonderful tale! Thank you for posting..

Your enthusiasm when you made the sound of the engine snarling back to life, I connected with that. I love it when cars sound as visceral as the old race cars.

I love it. Great story. Thanks.