1On May 8, 963, Ford proposed to buy Ferrari, hoping for a final result on July 5 of that year.

Enzo wrote down his opinions and comments on this matter in Italian, followed by a note translated into English by Ford employees, which probably means that Enzo sold Ferrari at a price higher than Ford's expected purchase price, which is a bit of bargaining.

It was not until the telegram of May 22nd 1963 that the acquisition case was officially closed. There is only one simple line on the telegram: "the transaction fails and the negotiations are suspended."

The biggest difference between the two:

Enzo realized that the acquisition target included Ferrari, which won the Le Mans championship many times, and thought that this honor could not be sold. In short, cars and companies can sell, but the team will never sell, which shows Enzo Ferrari's respect for the spirit of racing.

So Ford II decided to beat Ferrari in the race and let carroll shelby and Kim Myers team up. In a letter dated 1965, 2 1, Ford described the formation plan of the team and told Shelby and Ken to win the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours at all costs.

Just like the ending of the film, Ford won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with 1966, but in fact, the process was not as perfect as that shown in the film. Even in the competition, the engine of GT40 has always had the problem of oil leakage.