Lamborghini hasn’t beaten Ferrari on any Motorsport yet , so they haven’t made faster race cars, and Ford , being 100X times bigger and 100x times richer than Ferrari , with all their obscene amounts of money , achieved maybe twice in 100+ years of racing history to beat Ferrari , and both times they struggled to do so , close competition. I think Enzo can rest in peace pretty happy about his goat status in the racing car world.
Ferrari was his own worat enemy making rivals because his ego was bigger then jupiter........yet his company was bankrupt in the 60's. Doesn't matter if you make the best car in the world if you can only sell a dozen of them your still gonna fail. That being said the 60's was a golden age of car design and 1960's ferraris make anything post 1970 look like the designated ugly fat friend.
Its really amazing that no one knows the GT already was a completed and raced design. The car was a Lola GT, which in fact made headlines as a technical masterpiece. Then Ford bought it and a british team of engineers which created the GT40. Ford never designed the car, they never came up with the brilliant monocoque design. They bough a car that was already developed.
@@LonzieSeal-lc4wm Bless Shelby who not only helped bring the GT40 into being, but also the AC Shelby Cobra, & later, the Dodge Viper. The two have snake names for a reason.
@@MikeLaRock88 The latest, with the flying buttresses, really is a beauty, though. Just too low for me to get into, sadly. I do fit into the 2005 one, just can't afford any of them.
Love the gt40 I have bought all of them that I can find in hot wheels since I was a kid. Sadly though don't have the money to buy or build even a replica one.
Clarksons words on this car at the end sent a chill down my spine. I hope when the next time ford is above the Italians, I’m able to purchase one for myself
A Brit calling American cars terrible; considering consistent and proven unreliability of British autos is the pot calling the kettle methinks.............. And time has proven that British cars unreliability has caused the demise or the sales of almost ALL British auto companies to other companies which exist in other countries.........so, Jeremy Clarkson, go stick it up yerazz!!!!
@@planetbusterhahahahah that’s some backwards thinking. Even if you’re an environmentalist, you have to admit electric cars are worse. As for racing they are extremely heavy.
I don’t think it’s incredibly beautiful but it is a nice car. And there are cars I can name that look way better. EX: 2019 Chevy corvette zr1 in orange.
I think the biggest middle finger Ford has given to Ferrari was in 2016. Ford decided last minute to make a new GT, and enter it at LeMans in thr GT class. They entered, and beat Ferrari to win the class, 50 years after they did it the first time. Essentially they said, "any time we want, we can join your game and beat you."
@@skeena59bro you're missing the big picture. Ferrari holds the record in formula 1 as the most titled "scuderia". Ferrari won 10 times at Le Mans, Ford 4. You can't watch a movie and read some shit on TH-cam and think "oh Ferrari is overrated ". It's just not. Ferrari is famous and known in the world because it actually wins its races
@handsomejack395 ...exactly. Ferrari was a very small company back then that was a true David vs Goliath. Lacking funds, teetering on bankruptcy, they had a few down years when Ford was able to take advantage and use it's unlimited resources to beat Ferrari. Only it wasnt Ford, but Carol Shelby, which is the only part that is true. What they also don't tell you is that everyone, especially Ferrari, was making the move to F-1, or what's known as the most technically advanced racing on the planet. As for the 2016 lms race, everyone knows Ford had a lot, and I mean ALOT of help to pull off that rigged 1, 2, 3 finish. What's more, in order to build the 2005 Ford GT you see here, they had to shamelessly reverse engineer a Ferrari 360 modena. It had been over 3 decades since Ford made anything comparable, or worth mentioning, meaning they had nothing to reference to close the technology gap. That's why everyone called it the Forderrari GT. The bs story Ford sells is 90% propaganda. Ferrari has always been beyond dominant and there's not even a close 2nd!!
@fikriarieska8450 Here in Detroit, Edsel was well- liked. He was kind, generous, and a brilliant engineer, designer, and executive. He was often at odds with his father, and some say it led to his poor health and early death. "The Edsel" came out 15 years after his death; too bad it wasn't a better car befitting his legacy. Trivia: Edsel is an old German name meaning "noble."
It's such a shame that they stole Miles' '66 LeMans' win from him. He would still be the only trifecta winner in endurance racing, Daytona, Sebring, and LeMans all in the same year. Quite remarkable, considering how many years have gone by since then.
I work at a Ford dealership in Minnesota. There's been a blue Ford GT just sitting outside in the service lot for months. Ig they are waiting on a part to be custom made or something. It's been sitting outside all of winter... In Minnesota... It's been a very tame winter though so it's better than last year but the damn thing is still covered in salt and the brakes are rusty. I recently found out though that the owner has 2 Ford GT's one in red with the 2 white stripes that he stored and keeps all nice and pretty. and the blue one which is out in the lot that he races and takes on road trips. It has something like 120,000 miles on it which is bonkers for a rare super car like that
@@Tornado2409Agreed Regarding of how rare the car is, it should be driven from time to time, not rotting in a garage masquerading as a museum before it's owner dies or tries to sell it to some other dude
So let me get this straight. A Ford dealer parks a Ford GT outside in the winter? What kind of unprofessional shop is that? Hopefully the owner knows this. I’m gonna find that owner. Curious what he says.
Tiger Woods won one of these in a Ford-sponsored golf tournament in the early 00s (along with the usual giant check). But Tiger couldn't drive it, as he had an endorsement deal with Buick. So he gave it to his caddy. Best. Boss. Ever.
Wanted to learn more and found out he also gave him a Shelby gt500 a few years earlier. Sheesh. I just wanted to see if he owned it long enough until the GT started going up in value but I'm sure he's fine with it if he didn't. The market on these things was really weird for the first few years when they were hitting the aftermarket. I remember seeing one in the 60k range with an extra set of tires back then. For comparison, just a regular gt500 was around 60k that year
The heartwarming story of an industry giant with endless amounts of money waging war against a little company struggling to survive. And yet Ford are the good guys, guess why.
Legend has it, that George Washington fought from the battle of Trenton, all through to the battle of Yorktown astride a Blaze white GT40 named Nelson.
Well, Dodge is too interested in drag racing to even try. As for the other two... (then again, the 'Vette has been a constant menace in the Le Mans GT classes for decades)
Jeremy has such a way with words. My favorite quote came at the end of the Top Gear episode where they took the Corvette, Cadilac CTS, and Challenger to Bonneville. He said, "So, we set out to find if the Americans have finally made a car that can survive in the civilized world, and the answer is no, they haven't. As you can plainly see from the smiles on our faces, they've made three."
@@SimonWoodburyForget This video aside, Jeremy does have a way with words, and I may have not gotten the quote I put up exact, but it is from an episode of Top Gear that aired in the US back in the mid 2000's.
What was interesting was that a cast iron, pushrod V8 which was available as an option in full-size Ford cars didn't require much modification to beat the pants off exotic V12 OHC 250P. As has long be said, "There is no replacement for displacement."
Well there is one replacement now. Their called EV's . I learned this 20 years ago when I had some RC cars I figured the gas ones were better just cause they were gas. Then I got my first real electric RC car and I was shocked . The gas didn't even compare to it. I have been waiting since then for EV's and Tesla has not disappointed making the fastest production car for over a decade now. For practically nothing ($90k )compared to anything that comes close to it's ability .
@@a_zula1 Yeah when talking about the fastest car in the world all the other top 5 are at least 1 mil. So considering you could buy 11 teslas for the price of a Ferrari. Yeah thats nothing. Your one of those people that are against EV's for no other reason than the government saying to buy one. EV's are better in every aspect I would explain but I don't wanna wake up my kid trying to find crayons so I could explain it to you.
@@hexhiaa Who makes the fastest production car in the world and has for over a decade? I'm not narrow minded and go against something just because the gov might mandate them eventually. Even if the government didn't mandate them. Evs will replace gas cars because they are better in every aspect this is coming from a mechanic of 21 years. Maybe you just like paying for gas. I haven't gotten an EV yet but got solar panels a couple years ago so when i do it'll be an investment because I'll get free energy (fuel).
@sauluribe7082 - The GT40 was built with "ideas" gleaned from the Lola, but in no way was it a British Lola design Roy Lunn who Ford put in charge of designing the car with his staff was responsible for the almost final design of the car. Roy Lunn was British born and worked for Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough, England. He later moved to and became an American citizen. The final touches for the car were done when production was moved to Dearborn, Michigan and the Kar Kraft Co., Fords performance partner then, completed the car with the engine work being done by Holman Moody. So please don't say it was a "British Lola design.
@@russcooke5671 IT was the Lola MK6 GT, correct. But it was 40 inches high when Lola made it. Americans would never have been able to win without buying a british design. No way in hell, they were 30 years behind when it came to GT racing.
@@russcooke5671 I though Shelby himself did? He asked his guys, "what are we gonna call it?" Then he asked "how tall is it". They said about 40". He said "ok, Call it a GT40"
....@@mariopsmt.....That movie was absolutely HORRIBLE. ! ...It was a cheap reduction of a chapter in racing history that Hollywood should have left alone. I have the. "Complete Book of Ferrari " .. The compilation of all of Ferrari's wins in racing. GOES on for pages. No other company comes even close. Certainly no FORD. ...Note : The GT 40 was designed by Lola Cars in England by Eric Broadley.
I used to respect BMW, figuring "German Engineering" was that top tier workmanship, right? My last job some middle manager guy owned a BMW he was very proud of... ALWAYS in the shop, ALWAYS needed a ride to the dealer for x, y, or z repairs... ugh, no thanks. My Mustang gets oil changes and inspections, and it's back on the road. Zero issues.
The Lola GT was a marvel of engineering. Then Ford bought it and a british team which made the Ford GT40 for him. The design, idea and the car was british unfortunately. Look it up
@@michaelriebandt6754 No he did not. The car was already designed and raced before the GT40. It even carried the same name, but the design was that of Lola. ANd the car was considered a technical masterpiece. Then Ford bought it and the team behind it which in turn made the car for him. Ford vs Ferrari is a lie.
It's boring, blank and simple. No joy watching it for me. It looks like a whale trying hard not to crap itself, but it failed and poked two holes in its back
Everyone I know who has had a European car has had numerous expensive problems. Daughter has a $145,000 SL550 that literally started to fall apart at 50,000 miles. In the shop numerous times to the tune of $15,000 in repairs. Now sits in the garage while she drives a Corolla which has 85,000 miles with 0 issues.
😂 thats the point you don’t buy an expensive car if you can’t afford it . What people don’t understand the price tag is an initial warning not a full price of the car. Just like when entering mine field. It’s ahead of the area so you don’t get in. 😂
@@ideaseeds01 justifying an expensive car breaking down with "what did you expect its expensive" is the most cuckold mentality ive ever seen in the car world. 100% bogus and false. Some people want a $150,000 car that arent millionaires. You are defending the builder which is beyond cucked and stockholm syndrome.
I have a 2002 Alfa Romeo 156 with around 130k miles I basically daily in the summer and take to Italy every year and it never let me down. Regular maintainance and a caring owner is what it takes to peacefully own a euro car.
That massive super charger sitting on top is the first thing you see when you open the hood and it is like that scene from Ms. Doubtfire where she dips her face in the cake....HELLO DEAR!!!! 😂😂
The Ford gt is a legend. An absolute gem of engineering history, and it doesn't hurt that she still looks every bit as stunning as she did when we first met.❤😂
Basically every car is terrible now, with the touch screen and space ship-esque style, and completely forgotten about what was "reliability" means to cars
Thank you guys, I also remember that, but this sounded a bit filtered I thought. I remember he bought it and gave it back soon. That was my dream car, I should have bought it when about three year olds were half the price berfore it went up again...
@@SuperSilvi1990wrong both the shelby cobra and gt40 were designs from Britain and built with American engines The Shelby was from AC and the gt40 was from Lola Cars who were a Formula 1 racing team
@@chazzerbox131 - Wrong on your last comment - the GT40 was started in the UK and finished and made competitive in the U.S. The British made ones in '64 and '65 didn't even finish the frickin race. Not one of them! When ford moved the project to Shelby American, Ford, Kar Kraft and Holman Moody in the U.S., the car was successful.
@@Loulovesspeed buddy it ain’t that deep I was only talking about the design which was from Lola 🤷♂️ I never mentioned the actual mechanics just the design
@@lateshpatil5307 I think "ENGINuity" is a perfect way to describe the situation. It's a shame that you're so angry. I hope you're able to find the real source of your bitterness (it can't possibly be this one YT comment) in your life, and are able to take positive steps toward resolving it... so you can live a better life.
@@lateshpatil5307 When an LS Chevy V8 or a simple 5L Ford Coyote with boost beats most euro cars in a straight line, and with a good car swap, even better at the track. XD
This audio clip is a part of my childhood its from the Forza 4 Autovista mode where you could walk around the cars and press a button and Jeremy would explain the cars. I think this game got crazy good press back then (almost 13 years ago) because of top gears involvement.
@@deangregoric4735 not in my experience my grandfather’s GT has run great for years and the two people I know with Ferraris have had nothing but problems
@@johnwinter7597 you can find this about every car even GT hence why they always tried to get plans from Europe how to actually build Better cars you can find people with Ferraris who will say same thing about GTs
The Ford GT IS one of his favorite cars. Enough he dropped close to a million on one. He also bought a Lexus LFA for around the same coin. So he does venture out of euro cars if imports can impress enough
It doesn't mention the rest of the segment, where he explains why he hates the car. Particularly how the alarm would go off constantly, at any hour, for no reason at all
Yep... and only a couple of days later he lost it and said to Ford: "I want my money back." And that's what happened - they immediately refunded him. In full. 🤣
@@docternoblex That's right, not in '66 or '67, the small block 289 which was increased to 302 in '68 took care of everything else on the track in '68 and '69.
Let’s be frank here the GT40 was based on the Lola car and a British company and most of the engineers involved with the GT40 were British, notably Ken Miles among others.
@SpencerBarfield - Sorry to disappoint you sir but Ken Mile's only contribution was as a test driver, along with Bruce McLaren. While both men were mechanically savvy, they were not schooled engineers. That said, there contributions of feedback to the techs and engineers helped develop the car much more quickly and accurately. By the way, don't disregard the number of good Ford Engineers who contributed their fare share to the project!
Clarkson has been clear on several occasions over the years that he dislikes American cars and the US in general. Although they have showcased the underlying appeal of muscle cars in a Grand Tour episode
@@tracefuqua3651 the very first episode of The Grand Tour they all had Mustangs and then I loved I believe it was in the second season of The Grand Tour when they went to Detroit
One of most favourite cars. Its stunning. It was available very cheap in Dubai. My money came late and my priorities changed unfortunately I couldn't buy one.
do note that you and many others are also on this hill. then you also have the enjoyer legion who aren't dedicated to the hill, but will give reinforcements against unreasonable opposition. it's not a death sentence to be on this hill.
"that's something that only happens once every 50 years" that's where you're wrong Jeremy, because they made the next V6 one, and it beat Ferrari at the track, again!
@@bigblockjalopy that's where I'd disagree mate. American cars were ideal for America, Italian cars were ideal for Italy, and Europe in general. While fiat 500 doesn't seem convincing in the US, any American car from that era in Italy would get caught in an alley with no where to go. You'd be stuck to walking. Also America made like 2 cars that beat italian cars when it comes to top speed and track performance. The Italians were literally on top of their game. Especially Alfa Romeo and Maserati. They used to be on top for such a long time. I'd also say comparing such a big country as the US with such a small county as Italy isn't quite fair of you. But in the context of being in america, american cars make sense. As in being in italy, italian (European) cars make sense (which is why ford attempted to target their markets with such huge hits as the Focus and the other little ford rally cars I'm really too tired to recall the names). Well, that's until the 2000s. Nowadays normal Italian cars don't make sense even in italy. It's only the exotic cars that have flair and characters that you could consider successful. What I'm trying to say here, you need to understand why things are made the way you are. And as important as the US is both in history and economy, the world doesn't really revolve around it. I'm not denying its importance and sheer control, I'm saying that the manufacturers will mostly base their cars on what the customers need. And that's what makes a car great in its own right. Americans could never need an Italian cars best traits. But they could want one because it has character. American cars make sense on big american roads. They have everything you need and do it better than any other car that was designed to be cheap on the consumer, practical, and small to fit in narrow roads.
@@yaseenbshina3140you missed the word "regular". Back in the late 50s those "bad " American bread and butter cars already hit 200mph on the salt lake. Try that with a 1960 Fiat, or anything regular till today. I'm driving an American car since 1988 over here in Germany, I couldnt be happier. At 370k troublefree miles it still runs like new. Still goes 150+ mph easily. The car is from 1959 and for handling, I have a 2015 Mercedes CLS for comparison. The old one is faster. It's slightly modded, mostly brakes, nothing radical. I'm roadracing that car since 89/90 and hardly lost any races. I'm not talking about Supercar terrain. Anyway, to me, reliability is the most important thing and in that respekt, you can't beat Detroit Iron. American cars are just the best.
And as I recall, it was a nightmare. Doors that wouldn’t unlock alarms going off at all times during the night and it was too wide for UK roads so you got rid of it and quickly too.
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Everytime Enzo Mocked or rejected someone, a new legend gets born.
his hubris created competitors who ended up beating him.
FACTSS
He was a legend maker ;-)
Lamborghini hasn’t beaten Ferrari on any Motorsport yet , so they haven’t made faster race cars, and Ford , being 100X times bigger and 100x times richer than Ferrari , with all their obscene amounts of money , achieved maybe twice in 100+ years of racing history to beat Ferrari , and both times they struggled to do so , close competition.
I think Enzo can rest in peace pretty happy about his goat status in the racing car world.
He did the same with Lamborghini
Gone the 2 legends behind the success of the GT/GT40. RIP Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby.
Don't forget the guy that signed the check. Last name began with F,as in F U Enzo 😂😂😂
Found on road dead
@@chipdisillusioned5957 honestly, Enzo was up his own ass. He gotta get humbled out somehow and so he did by Ford out of all companies 😂
@@imFxnrir not denying they got owned Italians got their heads up their asses but Ford still suck
Everyone dies
I love how the story behind several different supercars is basically "We wanted to work with Ferrari, but he was a jerk so he built something better"
Ferrari was his own worat enemy making rivals because his ego was bigger then jupiter........yet his company was bankrupt in the 60's. Doesn't matter if you make the best car in the world if you can only sell a dozen of them your still gonna fail. That being said the 60's was a golden age of car design and 1960's ferraris make anything post 1970 look like the designated ugly fat friend.
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@@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx Ferrari car designs are arguably as good as ever and mostly stay true to predecessors
Unfortunatly he sold to Fiat, in a parallel universe he pissed them off as well and we have a Fiat Hypercar.
That is how Lamborghini became.
I love how Jeremy tells stories!
I am almost certain this is an AI voice....
@@anonymousinternetuser7519 it's not. It's from Forza Motorsport 4 Ford GT Autovista
@@Slime-Man-Extreme If so then I take it back! Can't say I've played those games.
@@anonymousinternetuser7519 They're quite fun with the wheel
How can anyone love his English condescension?
It was pretty fucking baller of Ford to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this by entering Le Mans again and winning again.
Last win for ford was back in 1969 gt40
First and last car to win from ford
@user-ft5oj2lz4r i just checked on wiki and ford won 4 times in a row
66,67,68,69
And thats it never won again
@user-ft5oj2lz4r
The 2005 Gen 2 car did not win Le Mans.
@@truthsayerq7264the 2016 did tho
@@robertrusoiu8983 919 porsche spyder won 2016
Ford didnt win anything from 69
Check it by yourself if u dont believe me
God bless Shelby and Miles for giving us a great car
Its really amazing that no one knows the GT already was a completed and raced design. The car was a Lola GT, which in fact made headlines as a technical masterpiece. Then Ford bought it and a british team of engineers which created the GT40. Ford never designed the car, they never came up with the brilliant monocoque design. They bough a car that was already developed.
@@kimwollmann7194same with the latest ford gt and the ford mustang gtd, designed by multimatic
Shelby, god bless England who gave us access to ac cobra 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@@LonzieSeal-lc4wm Bless Shelby who not only helped bring the GT40 into being, but also the AC Shelby Cobra, & later, the Dodge Viper. The two have snake names for a reason.
@@KB10GL Shelby is a replica not an actual cobra 🤣 AC is a British car manufacturer it’s the yanks that steal the ideas of others 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
This car have a timeless design. It's never boring.
Is it true what he said, that it's called "40" cause it was 40 inches tall ??
Yup, google a picture of a Ford GT40 and you will see that's one low car!!
Especially this one. Its got the old classic look mixed with some modern. The newest one looks like a hot wheel toy car
Shelby >>> Lamborgini >>> Ferrari>peguot.
@@MikeLaRock88 The latest, with the flying buttresses, really is a beauty, though. Just too low for me to get into, sadly. I do fit into the 2005 one, just can't afford any of them.
And not only all of that, but the GT 40 is a work of art a beautiful, beautiful machine😎👀
I think its a terrible car bit every legend tends to be in its own ways
@@JacobWillitsare you not happy with the one you’re currently driving?
Lies again? Gangbang Of Thai Free Meals
The GT-40 & the GT both look stunning to this day, my all time best looking car.
Absolutely. 100% the definition of a timeless design. Honestly way better looking than most cars in general of the past 10 years
Love the gt40 I have bought all of them that I can find in hot wheels since I was a kid. Sadly though don't have the money to buy or build even a replica one.
The last Ford Gt is 💩sounds like Prius with astma
@@antonfloor344 when you know nothing about cars and can’t spell at and adult level
@@antonfloor344 lol ur screaming insecurities bud😂
I miss this feature of the Forza game that Clarkson May and Hammond were featured in. They had dialogue like this for nearly every car in ForzaVista
Forza 4 😢
Dude I remember that. I gotta go play horizon 3 again
I gotta play forza motorsport 4 again 😅
@@Racegasthat was Motorsport 4 tho?
I need to see it. In which forza does that happens?
Remember seeing one at my local ford dealership when i was 7. Most beautiful car i have ever seen
Mine is the Ac Cobra but I appreciate this cars beauty
I love ford with running horse logo instead just 'ford' for some reason
Yeah, you were 7.... LoL 🤣
The Ford GT 90 wasn’t too bad looking either 🤩🤩🤩
Clarksons words on this car at the end sent a chill down my spine. I hope when the next time ford is above the Italians, I’m able to purchase one for myself
Henry Ford looked down his American nose and said "FAFO"
*Fucks your shit in 429*
👏
A Brit calling American cars terrible; considering consistent and proven unreliability of British autos is the pot calling the kettle methinks..............
And time has proven that British cars unreliability has caused the demise or the sales of almost ALL British auto companies to other companies which exist in other countries.........so, Jeremy Clarkson, go stick it up yerazz!!!!
@@CorePathway that one definitely was
Yeah ford never had any balls as you are implying. He just had his daddy’s money.
Rest in Peace Ken Miles
He drifting in heaven now. Knowing Ken probably in the gucci ghost.
@@Canbutcantyou’re thinking of Ken Block
That's Ken block mate..... Wrong guy@@Canbutcant
@@Canbutcantwrong Ken, but RIP to my childhood hero. Ken block was the most down to earth racers in the world
@@user-sx7hf3kr4z yeah I meant ken block.
Forza vista featuring Jeremy’s poetry was the greatest thing to happen in gaming
Go watch the Forza 4 endangered species trailer with Jeremy commentary on it. It was the cherry on top to rewatching all of the forzavistas.
I immediately recognized it from Forza Motorsport 4
FORZA!!!
Its not Electric = its crap
@@planetbusterhahahahah that’s some backwards thinking. Even if you’re an environmentalist, you have to admit electric cars are worse. As for racing they are extremely heavy.
Ford GT is one of the most beautiful cars ever created.
you clearly havent seen a lot of cars then
Not the most beautiful but the most iconic one for sure 👍🏻
@@j.a.i.6626it is
@@j.a.i.6626oh quit your chopsing
I don’t think it’s incredibly beautiful but it is a nice car. And there are cars I can name that look way better. EX: 2019 Chevy corvette zr1 in orange.
The original GT 40, one of the most beautiful cars made
Certainly is
The kit gt40s can be had for $40k-$60k..I'd love to build one one day!
all I know is we only make good rockets
Really? I heard that Russians builds fastest and smartest rockets.
… but they can’t build any cars😁
I'm not an American Car Guy but I 100% agree.. the GT40 is timeless, absolute beast and stunning to look at....
I think the biggest middle finger Ford has given to Ferrari was in 2016. Ford decided last minute to make a new GT, and enter it at LeMans in thr GT class. They entered, and beat Ferrari to win the class, 50 years after they did it the first time.
Essentially they said, "any time we want, we can join your game and beat you."
Ferrari was, is and always will be overrated.
Exactly. I love that GM is getting in on it now and kicking their European asses too. (Cadillac and Corvette)
@@skeena59100 percent
@@skeena59bro you're missing the big picture. Ferrari holds the record in formula 1 as the most titled "scuderia". Ferrari won 10 times at Le Mans, Ford 4. You can't watch a movie and read some shit on TH-cam and think "oh Ferrari is overrated ". It's just not. Ferrari is famous and known in the world because it actually wins its races
@handsomejack395 ...exactly. Ferrari was a very small company back then that was a true David vs Goliath. Lacking funds, teetering on bankruptcy, they had a few down years when Ford was able to take advantage and use it's unlimited resources to beat Ferrari. Only it wasnt Ford, but Carol Shelby, which is the only part that is true. What they also don't tell you is that everyone, especially Ferrari, was making the move to F-1, or what's known as the most technically advanced racing on the planet.
As for the 2016 lms race, everyone knows Ford had a lot, and I mean ALOT of help to pull off that rigged 1, 2, 3 finish. What's more, in order to build the 2005 Ford GT you see here, they had to shamelessly reverse engineer a Ferrari 360 modena. It had been over 3 decades since Ford made anything comparable, or worth mentioning, meaning they had nothing to reference to close the technology gap. That's why everyone called it the Forderrari GT. The bs story Ford sells is 90% propaganda. Ferrari has always been beyond dominant and there's not even a close 2nd!!
Jeremy’s way of describing things, mainly cars is so awesome, I need this guy to narrate my life
Catch him when he is sober.
It was Henry Ford II (not his father who most people would refer to as “Henry Ford”) that was behind the endurance racing efforts in the 1960s.
Pretty sure Henry Ford was his grandfather, not his father
Hank the Deuce was not the son of Henry, but his grandson. That's why he is Henry II, and not Henry Jr, and his father was Edsel Ford.
@fikriarieska8450 Here in Detroit, Edsel was well- liked. He was kind, generous, and a brilliant engineer, designer, and executive. He was often at odds with his father, and some say it led to his poor health and early death. "The Edsel" came out 15 years after his death; too bad it wasn't a better car befitting his legacy. Trivia: Edsel is an old German name meaning "noble."
Maybe because Henry 1 and Edsel were dead.
@@wolfman231 Oh I didn't know the Name is german. But it makes sense because "Noble" in german means "Edel" and it's just one Letter difference
Shelby was the real deal and miles could drive like he was an extention of the GT. The 2 together made an awesome piece of American history.
I watched Ford v Ferrari too
Shelby Cobra?
A Texan and Brummie RIP
@@frogshitjj Just because you watched the movie doesn't discount the actual history that took place.
It's such a shame that they stole Miles' '66 LeMans' win from him. He would still be the only trifecta winner in endurance racing, Daytona, Sebring, and LeMans all in the same year. Quite remarkable, considering how many years have gone by since then.
rip Caroll shelby and ken miles, absolute legends
Italians can't make cars for sh-t. Especially FIAT
IMO, that is one of the most sexy cars ever built.
I work at a Ford dealership in Minnesota. There's been a blue Ford GT just sitting outside in the service lot for months. Ig they are waiting on a part to be custom made or something. It's been sitting outside all of winter... In Minnesota... It's been a very tame winter though so it's better than last year but the damn thing is still covered in salt and the brakes are rusty. I recently found out though that the owner has 2 Ford GT's one in red with the 2 white stripes that he stored and keeps all nice and pretty. and the blue one which is out in the lot that he races and takes on road trips. It has something like 120,000 miles on it which is bonkers for a rare super car like that
the beast just take a nap, the right mechanics will awake it 🤩
I kinda respect that guy.
Cars should be driven, not garage queen'd for eternity.
@@Tornado2409Agreed
Regarding of how rare the car is, it should be driven from time to time, not rotting in a garage masquerading as a museum before it's owner dies or tries to sell it to some other dude
70° in february is more than tame friend
So let me get this straight. A Ford dealer parks a Ford GT outside in the winter?
What kind of unprofessional shop is that?
Hopefully the owner knows this.
I’m gonna find that owner. Curious what he says.
Tiger Woods won one of these in a Ford-sponsored golf tournament in the early 00s (along with the usual giant check).
But Tiger couldn't drive it, as he had an endorsement deal with Buick.
So he gave it to his caddy. Best. Boss. Ever.
That is awesome!
Didn’t that caddy pretty much betray him when he was caught driving with percocet in his body?
Wanted to learn more and found out he also gave him a Shelby gt500 a few years earlier. Sheesh.
I just wanted to see if he owned it long enough until the GT started going up in value but I'm sure he's fine with it if he didn't. The market on these things was really weird for the first few years when they were hitting the aftermarket. I remember seeing one in the 60k range with an extra set of tires back then. For comparison, just a regular gt500 was around 60k that year
He probably did the car a favor by giving it away, based on Tiger's less than exemplary driving record!! LOL
His caddy also raced Saloon cars in New Zealand on dirt oval tracks. Basically a slightly toned down version of Late Model racing in the US
Forza Motorsport 4 days 😮💨
I knew it…
Was that 4 or 3?
@@keatonmc14
@@keatonmc14
A man of exquisite taste and culture
Some of today's Corvettes / Stingrays are WONDERFUL supercar perfection.
Watch Ford vs Ferrari, absolutely banger of a film about the story around this car
Too bad it's about historically accurate as Blazzin Saddles.....
@@marvinheemeyer6660 at least they had the decency of casting an Italian actor for portraying Enzo.
@@marvinheemeyer6660 They never claimed to be a documentary.
The heartwarming story of an industry giant with endless amounts of money waging war against a little company struggling to survive. And yet Ford are the good guys, guess why.
@@nevetz845 Because the little company builds overly finicky, fussy, expensive, maintenance nightmares?
And it's also one of the most beautiful cars ever built. Almost 60 years later, it still retains its recognizable silhouette.
Right up there with 911:)
Timeless
beautiful form but it must be said, those panel gaps are absolutely heinous.
And it had a new form that Porsche and others quickly emulated!
the OGs will know where this audio is from. Froza motorsport is still my favorite racing game ever
And the video lmfaooo
Forza 3???😢
🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻
@@Thawhid Forza 4 with the autovista
@@MrCargod05 ahh yea, I remember. The Ferari cover too
Legend has it, that George Washington fought from the battle of Trenton, all through to the battle of Yorktown astride a Blaze white GT40 named Nelson.
I loved the game when they had him do voiceovers for many of the cars. Such a great moment in gaming history.
Forza!
Forza Motorsport 4 Introduction video and Autovista mode. I always remember his voice over for the Gumpert Apollo S "All car, silly name!"
Istg we all had the same childhood.. Autovista was really cool to see in forza
Forza Motorsport 5
What I would do for a remaster of forza 4, or even just a pc port
for me this is the most beautiful car ever build and i am 100 % proud Italian
Ford has a Victory that Dodge, Cadillac, Chevy just cant beat, and that is a Fact
Well, Dodge is too interested in drag racing to even try. As for the other two...
(then again, the 'Vette has been a constant menace in the Le Mans GT classes for decades)
Dodge Roadrunner dominated NASCAR
@@5crassrockerPlymouth Roadrunner
Dodge version was the Super Bee
Dodge was the Daytona charger
@@5crassrocker got the Daytona and Superbird confused
Jeremy has such a way with words. My favorite quote came at the end of the Top Gear episode where they took the Corvette, Cadilac CTS, and Challenger to Bonneville. He said, "So, we set out to find if the Americans have finally made a car that can survive in the civilized world, and the answer is no, they haven't. As you can plainly see from the smiles on our faces, they've made three."
@@SimonWoodburyForget This video aside, Jeremy does have a way with words, and I may have not gotten the quote I put up exact, but it is from an episode of Top Gear that aired in the US back in the mid 2000's.
@@SimonWoodburyForget Jeremy is a top class story teller and writer, for any other faults.
This is an accurate quote
It's from Forza 4 back in the day
@@GaryDaBussy Seriously? Get out of here with your bullsh_t trolling because you suck at it.
Ford GT : one of few cars that are highly respected by every group of car enthusiast.
The sound of an original Gt 40 idling then revving is insane. Love it!
Ever heard a V12 Ferrari fire up from the mid 1960's? Exquisite!
I can listen to Jeremy all day and still not feel tired.
How are you doing over there?
James May even more so. He should read audio books.
@@MatthewSmith-j1lapparently its not, its from a Forza game
@@MatthewSmith-j1lNo its from Forza Motorsport 4
@@daan9094Correct, FM4
Saw one on the road on a business trip in Chicago! That was cool to see it driving on a regular street!!!
In my opinion, the Ford GT is the most beautiful sports car ever built.
Go see an optician and that opinion will likely change lol.
This and the lexus lfa in my opinion.
It’s not a sports car
@@davidn4125 it’s a super/ hyper car not a sports car.. a sports car is a Mazda mx5 🤣🤣
@@jat1994 A supercar is a sportscar you loudmouth
I worked at ford as a service writer for a while. I miss the ford gt's that would come in every now and then. 😢😢😢
they force you to admire them… very beautiful machines
Lol! Service wronger! 😂
What was interesting was that a cast iron, pushrod V8 which was available as an option in full-size Ford cars didn't require much modification to beat the pants off exotic V12 OHC 250P. As has long be said, "There is no replacement for displacement."
Well there is one replacement now. Their called EV's .
I learned this 20 years ago when I had some RC cars I figured the gas ones were better just cause they were gas. Then I got my first real electric RC car and I was shocked . The gas didn't even compare to it. I have been waiting since then for EV's and Tesla has not disappointed making the fastest production car for over a decade now. For practically nothing ($90k )compared to anything that comes close to it's ability .
@@derekgrey3927”tesla has not disappointed” 😂😂😂 have u asked the car enthusiast community LOL
@@derekgrey3927you really just compared RC cars to EVs and then called $90k practically nothing, this is what we call being out of touch
@@a_zula1 Yeah when talking about the fastest car in the world all the other top 5 are at least 1 mil. So considering you could buy 11 teslas for the price of a Ferrari. Yeah thats nothing. Your one of those people that are against EV's for no other reason than the government saying to buy one. EV's are better in every aspect I would explain but I don't wanna wake up my kid trying to find crayons so I could explain it to you.
@@hexhiaa Who makes the fastest production car in the world and has for over a decade?
I'm not narrow minded and go against something just because the gov might mandate them eventually. Even if the government didn't mandate them. Evs will replace gas cars because they are better in every aspect this is coming from a mechanic of 21 years. Maybe you just like paying for gas. I haven't gotten an EV yet but got solar panels a couple years ago so when i do it'll be an investment because I'll get free energy (fuel).
Thank you Clarkson... from Italy! Respect...!❤
Finally a short that isnt a perfect loop with a story that actually goes somewhere
First I thouht this was AI voice Jeremy Clarkson but then it kicked me. You used voice from Autovista Forza motorsport 4 and I like it.
I was wondering if it was AI thanks
The GT40's originally entering the LeMans circuits was really a British Lola design. The engine was an American Ford V8.
And it was never officially called the GT 40. The press named it that when a journalist asked Ken miles the height of the car.
@sauluribe7082 - The GT40 was built with "ideas" gleaned from the Lola, but in no way was it a British Lola design Roy Lunn who Ford put in charge of designing the car with his staff was responsible for the almost final design of the car. Roy Lunn was British born and worked for Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough, England. He later moved to and became an American citizen. The final touches for the car were done when production was moved to Dearborn, Michigan and the Kar Kraft Co., Fords performance partner then, completed the car with the engine work being done by Holman Moody. So please don't say it was a "British Lola design.
@@russcooke5671 IT was the Lola MK6 GT, correct. But it was 40 inches high when Lola made it. Americans would never have been able to win without buying a british design. No way in hell, they were 30 years behind when it came to GT racing.
@@russcooke5671 I though Shelby himself did?
He asked his guys, "what are we gonna call it?" Then he asked "how tall is it". They said about 40". He said "ok, Call it a GT40"
That was the story I heard.
I saw one of these in the same color today. Legendary!
Ferrari vs Fors was a good movie. I really enjoyed it.
It’s Forsin time!
@@AJayZyhaha now I really shoudn't correct my spelling :D
....@@mariopsmt.....That movie was
absolutely HORRIBLE. !
...It was a cheap reduction of a
chapter in racing history that
Hollywood should have left alone.
I have the. "Complete Book of
Ferrari " .. The compilation of all
of Ferrari's wins in racing. GOES on
for pages. No other company comes
even close. Certainly no FORD.
...Note : The GT 40 was designed by
Lola Cars in England by Eric Broadley.
@@michaelcelani8325Completly agree my Lord
@@michaelcelani8325
Hollywood is indeed dumb
To this day I’ve still never seen a BMW or Volkswagen without a check engine light😂
I used to respect BMW, figuring "German Engineering" was that top tier workmanship, right? My last job some middle manager guy owned a BMW he was very proud of... ALWAYS in the shop, ALWAYS needed a ride to the dealer for x, y, or z repairs... ugh, no thanks. My Mustang gets oil changes and inspections, and it's back on the road. Zero issues.
My sister has been driving a VW polo 1.4 since 2014 and it has only given her problems only twice and she's still driving it today with no problems😊❤
I've never seen a car made from Italy go last 300K miles
Loot at m539, he has fairly high mileage maserati
812 will do it :)
... after repairs worth 3 812s, maybe
cap
@@v5k456jh3 give us an example
We all miss you man keep enjoying your killer life!
Ford vs. Ferrari is an awesome movie.
Both Shelby and Ken were unbelievable talents.
I'm not a Ford guy, but this is beautiful, and an astounding marvel of engineering!
Forza ?
Henry Ford II poured lot of Fords resources into developing the GT40 payed off big time 4 years straight.
Ford vs Ferrari was great movie.
I'am Mopar Guy, but great when America showed up with best equipment and drivers.
Ferrari dominance was over.
The Lola GT was a marvel of engineering. Then Ford bought it and a british team which made the Ford GT40 for him. The design, idea and the car was british unfortunately. Look it up
@@michaelriebandt6754 No he did not. The car was already designed and raced before the GT40. It even carried the same name, but the design was that of Lola. ANd the car was considered a technical masterpiece. Then Ford bought it and the team behind it which in turn made the car for him. Ford vs Ferrari is a lie.
Dream car right there. Everything about it is magnificent to me.
It's boring, blank and simple. No joy watching it for me. It looks like a whale trying hard not to crap itself, but it failed and poked two holes in its back
@@davidd2661 LOL thanks for the laugh
@@Chris-rt5qu no problem, it's my honest and humble opinion.
@@davidd2661 I appreciate it! Even if we don’t agree on the car itself
Same but I like the 1960s model more
The commentary God, that was Gold 👌
Everyone I know who has had a European car has had numerous expensive problems. Daughter has a $145,000 SL550 that literally started to fall apart at 50,000 miles. In the shop numerous times to the tune of $15,000 in repairs. Now sits in the garage while she drives a Corolla which has 85,000 miles with 0 issues.
😂 thats the point you don’t buy an expensive car if you can’t afford it . What people don’t understand the price tag is an initial warning not a full price of the car. Just like when entering mine field. It’s ahead of the area so you don’t get in. 😂
Good...luxury is not for the poor.
@@ideaseeds01 justifying an expensive car breaking down with "what did you expect its expensive" is the most cuckold mentality ive ever seen in the car world. 100% bogus and false. Some people want a $150,000 car that arent millionaires. You are defending the builder which is beyond cucked and stockholm syndrome.
Everyone here seems to think luxury = a car that can't last 50,000 miles. Great mindset
I have a 2002 Alfa Romeo 156 with around 130k miles I basically daily in the summer and take to Italy every year and it never let me down. Regular maintainance and a caring owner is what it takes to peacefully own a euro car.
I wish they mass produced that first 1995 Ford GT90
That's a great idea and I wouldn't be surprised if they don't. $130k corvette killer
Another American great that is underrated is the Dodge Viper absolutely stunning
Ah a man/woman of taste I see but fr tho so many people either overlook it or just forgot about it one of my favorite car Dodge made
Indeed, well I rather the new Ford GT but the classic is always good
What're you talking about? The Dodge Viper was huge in the mid to late 90s.
@@ectoplasm Its 2024
@@ectoplasm - Only to have its fan base lose interest in it by 2015!
The gt was the peak of fords work. 2002 was an amazing time to be a car lover
A man from the country that currently makes the least reliable car brands in the world wants to call American cars terrible lmao okay
Are you unfamiliar with jeremy clarkson and top gear?
Once upon a time the British car makers made extraordinary cars unmatched to any other.
@@TheAnish01as well as Jet Aircraft….
Those days are over. The US hasn’t made quality cars since the early 2000’s though… I’m pretty sure Japan now makes the best
and once upon a time the sun never set on the British empire. But we arent in those times@@TheAnish01
The Forza vista with Clarkson talking about the cars was the best shit ever in FM5
That massive super charger sitting on top is the first thing you see when you open the hood and it is like that scene from Ms. Doubtfire where she dips her face in the cake....HELLO DEAR!!!! 😂😂
The Ford gt is a legend. An absolute gem of engineering history, and it doesn't hurt that she still looks every bit as stunning as she did when we first met.❤😂
Damn this is just inspiring, we will all miss those old days where ford fought with the legendary ferraris...
or was it Enzo went up against legendary Ford?
Dude was like; if you can’t join em, beat em
Basically every car is terrible now, with the touch screen and space ship-esque style, and completely forgotten about what was "reliability" means to cars
Much agreed..! American can makers have gone off the deep end.
@NesconProductions not just American car companies, all car companies
Well truth be told ..greed is an engine and corrupt innovative is the fuel that combusts to move that electronic mess we call the future
Uhh toyota..
When were supercars ever reliable?
Clarksons knowledge & enthusiasm for Cars is unparalleled!
I'm pretty sure this is an AI voice of Clarkson.
@@KevHillit’s not
GT 40 is a master piece.
The GT is a masterpiece too 😉
Always love hearing Jezzas voice. Doesn't even matter what he's talking about.
Same here!
Though he sounds a bit AI modulated this time,
Don't you think so too?
@@76driver
It's from autovista Forza 4. So, legit Clarkson's voice
@@76driver I remember him stating the same lines in an episode of Top Gear.
Thank you guys, I also remember that, but this sounded a bit filtered I thought.
I remember he bought it and gave it back soon.
That was my dream car, I should have bought it when about three year olds were half the price berfore it went up again...
British Chassis, American V8: it's the perfect combination.
That was the Shelby Cobra. The GT40 was designed by Ford, and Abbey Panels of Coventry built it.
@@SuperSilvi1990wrong both the shelby cobra and gt40 were designs from Britain and built with American engines
The Shelby was from AC and the gt40 was from Lola Cars who were a Formula 1 racing team
@@SuperSilvi1990 the GT40 chassis was developed by Lola, partly based on their T70 racing car. Lola was a Le Mans and F1 racing team.
@@chazzerbox131 - Wrong on your last comment - the GT40 was started in the UK and finished and made competitive in the U.S. The British made ones in '64 and '65 didn't even finish the frickin race. Not one of them! When ford moved the project to Shelby American, Ford, Kar Kraft and Holman Moody in the U.S., the car was successful.
@@Loulovesspeed buddy it ain’t that deep I was only talking about the design which was from Lola 🤷♂️ I never mentioned the actual mechanics just the design
I always loved this car.
AAAH! LISTENING TO JEREMY CLARKSON AGAIN AFTER A LONG TIME ! ALWAYS THE BEST TIMES ON TV.😌☝
Building magnificent cars to spite Enzo Ferrari is literally a billion dollar industry.
I think it was about spirit - not money. Warm regards from Poland.
If you’ve never seen Ford VS Ferrari do yourself a favor and watch that beautiful movie.
It’s a good one!
Ford didn't need a handicap, they did it with real American enginuity.
"Enginuity"... nice
yeah if ingenuity is getting it outsourced and throwing shit ton of money. Notice how you spelt it incorrectly just like you used it in the wrong way.
@@lateshpatil5307 I think "ENGINuity" is a perfect way to describe the situation. It's a shame that you're so angry. I hope you're able to find the real source of your bitterness (it can't possibly be this one YT comment) in your life, and are able to take positive steps toward resolving it... so you can live a better life.
@@lateshpatil5307 When an LS Chevy V8 or a simple 5L Ford Coyote with boost beats most euro cars in a straight line, and with a good car swap, even better at the track. XD
😭@@IdRatherBeDiving-vr5gk
This audio clip is a part of my childhood its from the Forza 4 Autovista mode where you could walk around the cars and press a button and Jeremy would explain the cars. I think this game got crazy good press back then (almost 13 years ago) because of top gears involvement.
Jeremy Clarkson. The most iconic automotive voice.
AI slop
Also, a racist.
@@sirruffles7198Its not, its taken from Top Gear.
@@jenifernaidoo7231"Racer"
As a brown british asian,i approve racist macist, j clarkson is 1 of a kind
Nothing beats a 1977 AMC Pacer and a Gremlin.
The Yugo comes close, so does the 1979 Honda Civic
Wonder if the Gremilin or Pacer could have been prepared like the Rebault R1
Maybe the 125 Fiat! Oh, I forgot, the US banned Fiats from entering the country.
@@L46C3my American eyes must be playing tricks again…those fiats look awfully like fiats…But you say no so they must not be fiats.
Nothing beats a 1984 3 cylinder Subaru Justy.
That's why I bought my Subaru WRX STI. Seriously though.. I still want a Ford Focus RS in my garage to keep her company.
Why?
You bought a Subaru because ford made a better car than Ferrari? Wtf are you on about
I'm italian and the gt 40 is my dreamcar... this car comes straight from the future...changed the game forever...
(I know my English sucks)
Everyone knows you better have a full tool kit when driving a British car.
And a fire extinguisher.
and an electrician. expert level.
I didn't even know Britain ever made any cars.
@@waterierStoneRolls Royce? Jaguar? Land Rover? Bentley?
@@waterierStoneEvery village has one.
The best thing about the ford is that it will still run in a year
Also, a set of brakes don't cost $35k
Quite opposite lol
@@deangregoric4735 not in my experience my grandfather’s GT has run great for years and the two people I know with Ferraris have had nothing but problems
@@johnwinter7597 you can find this about every car even GT hence why they always tried to get plans from Europe how to actually build Better cars you can find people with Ferraris who will say same thing about GTs
2 years is pushing it though
Any story that starts with “he wrote a blank cheque” is going to be a great story
If Clarkson’s favorite car had been built the exact same way but in America he’d hate it.
The Ford GT IS one of his favorite cars. Enough he dropped close to a million on one. He also bought a Lexus LFA for around the same coin. So he does venture out of euro cars if imports can impress enough
At one time 1993 or so his favorite car was American built and it was a Dodge.
It doesn't mention the rest of the segment, where he explains why he hates the car. Particularly how the alarm would go off constantly, at any hour, for no reason at all
Yep... and only a couple of days later he lost it and said to Ford: "I want my money back." And that's what happened - they immediately refunded him. In full. 🤣
@@maxhugen one minute of praise, 14 of condemnation
If I remember he did say he'd get another if they fixed all the bullshit
@@hotchquz7613 Yes, I seem to recall him saying that too. I'm so old the Muira and GT40 were the dream cars of my teens. 😎
@@maxhugen I remember watching that episode of TopGear. Boy I feel old now.
@@hotchquz7613 Rent some grandkids. 🤣 They'll bring back that "I just gotta be a kid for a bit" feeling. 😎
respect for Ford 🔥🔥
No Carol Shelby and the man that drove the car for Ford and that's what beat the Ferrari.
What? Are you trying to suggest that Ford beat Ferrari at Le Mans without the guidance or testing of Carrol Shelby?
Without the 427 big block and 289, Ken Miles and McLaren wouldn’t have stood a chance in the race
@@docternoblex That's right, not in '66 or '67, the small block 289 which was increased to 302 in '68 took care of everything else on the track in '68 and '69.
Shelby had help and he had connections in England.
What the Forza / grand tourismo voice over.
Legit feels like a voice over cut from those games when they had the presenters on.
Let’s be frank here the GT40 was based on the Lola car and a British company and most of the engineers involved with the GT40 were British, notably Ken Miles among others.
My thoughts exactly Miles and Shelby made it better but the car was designed and made in the UK.
@SpencerBarfield - Sorry to disappoint you sir but Ken Mile's only contribution was as a test driver, along with Bruce McLaren. While both men were mechanically savvy, they were not schooled engineers. That said, there contributions of feedback to the techs and engineers helped develop the car much more quickly and accurately.
By the way, don't disregard the number of good Ford Engineers who contributed their fare share to the project!
@@weaton25just like the Cobra
I love Top Gear but Jeremy wrong about American cars being terrible American cars were built to be affordable for the most part
Clarkson has been clear on several occasions over the years that he dislikes American cars and the US in general. Although they have showcased the underlying appeal of muscle cars in a Grand Tour episode
@@tracefuqua3651 the very first episode of The Grand Tour they all had Mustangs and then I loved I believe it was in the second season of The Grand Tour when they went to Detroit
They’re still terrible
@@Racing_Fox yes most of them are butt America has made some iconic vehicles
@@bradmiles8242 they’re iconic for looks, not performance though
Jermey is like the Dave Attenborough of cars. His voice should be AI voice for all car vids 🤣
It's not AI it's from Forza Motorsport 4
@@advaitkamatha_4438 noo I’m just sayin like all the car tik tok vids you see with that tik tok voice, should be clarksons voice
Rockin that Florida plate!
One of most favourite cars. Its stunning. It was available very cheap in Dubai. My money came late and my priorities changed unfortunately I couldn't buy one.
I don't like a lot of cars from the 60s to 90s, but Fords GTs are truly timeless.
And fords the only American car company that has never failed. Especially with money issues and reliability
The best looking car ever. I’ll die on this hill.
It is a good looking car. I'd really love to drive one , one day
A British chassis and body of course.
do note that you and many others are also on this hill.
then you also have the enjoyer legion who aren't dedicated to the hill, but will give reinforcements against unreasonable opposition.
it's not a death sentence to be on this hill.
The Jaguar D Type wants a word
I have a Jeep made in Italy, it’s actively making me miss my Ford, something I never thought I’d do.
Miss Clarkson terribly. He is an amazing storyteller 💕
And Ford did it again 50 years later
And even make block buster movie about it 🤣
"that's something that only happens once every 50 years" that's where you're wrong Jeremy, because they made the next V6 one, and it beat Ferrari at the track, again!
Almost every regular American car beat about any regular italian car since the invention of the automobile
@@bigblockjalopy that's where I'd disagree mate. American cars were ideal for America, Italian cars were ideal for Italy, and Europe in general.
While fiat 500 doesn't seem convincing in the US, any American car from that era in Italy would get caught in an alley with no where to go. You'd be stuck to walking.
Also America made like 2 cars that beat italian cars when it comes to top speed and track performance. The Italians were literally on top of their game. Especially Alfa Romeo and Maserati. They used to be on top for such a long time.
I'd also say comparing such a big country as the US with such a small county as Italy isn't quite fair of you. But in the context of being in america, american cars make sense. As in being in italy, italian (European) cars make sense (which is why ford attempted to target their markets with such huge hits as the Focus and the other little ford rally cars I'm really too tired to recall the names). Well, that's until the 2000s. Nowadays normal Italian cars don't make sense even in italy. It's only the exotic cars that have flair and characters that you could consider successful.
What I'm trying to say here, you need to understand why things are made the way you are. And as important as the US is both in history and economy, the world doesn't really revolve around it. I'm not denying its importance and sheer control, I'm saying that the manufacturers will mostly base their cars on what the customers need. And that's what makes a car great in its own right. Americans could never need an Italian cars best traits. But they could want one because it has character. American cars make sense on big american roads. They have everything you need and do it better than any other car that was designed to be cheap on the consumer, practical, and small to fit in narrow roads.
@@yaseenbshina3140you missed the word "regular". Back in the late 50s those "bad " American bread and butter cars already hit 200mph on the salt lake. Try that with a 1960 Fiat, or anything regular till today.
I'm driving an American car since 1988 over here in Germany, I couldnt be happier. At 370k troublefree miles it still runs like new. Still goes 150+ mph easily. The car is from 1959 and for handling, I have a 2015 Mercedes CLS for comparison. The old one is faster. It's slightly modded, mostly brakes, nothing radical. I'm roadracing that car since 89/90 and hardly lost any races. I'm not talking about Supercar terrain. Anyway, to me, reliability is the most important thing and in that respekt, you can't beat Detroit Iron. American cars are just the best.
@@yaseenbshina3140- F I A T - "Fix it Again Tony."
And as I recall, it was a nightmare. Doors that wouldn’t unlock alarms going off at all times during the night and it was too wide for UK roads so you got rid of it and quickly too.