Go Like Hell

Go Like Hell - Ford, Ferrari And Their Battle For Speed And Glory At LeMans

By the early 1960’s, Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind. Baby boomers were taking to the roads in drives, looking for speed, not safety, style not comfort, and Ford didn’t offer what these new drivers wanted. Meanwhile, Enzo Ferrari lorded over the European racing scene. He crafted beautiful, fast sports cars that epitomized style, but was also called “an assassin” because so many drivers perished while racing them.

Henry Ford II knew he had to shake things up. With the help of a young visionary name Lee Iacocca and a former racing champion turned engineer named Carroll Shelby, he concocted a scheme to reinvent the Ford Company. They would enter the high-stakes world of European car racing, where an adventurous few threw safety and sanity to the wind. The would design, build, and race a car that could beat Ferrari at his own game, at the most prestigious and dangerous race in the world, the 24 Hours of LeMans.

Go Like Hell transports reader to the golden era in racing when a ruthless rivalry led to unprecedented innovation, and fearless drivers pushed the limits like never before in the heroic quest for speed.