Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans (signed by 8)

Baime, A. J. (signed by 8 race car drivers / engineers: Dan Gerber, Allan Grant, Phil Remington, Gene Crowe, Bob Bondurant, Tom Yeager, Walt Hare]

ISBN 10: 0618822194 / ISBN 13: 9780618822195

Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston & New York, 2009

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Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. SIGNED on the title page by 8 racing team drivers / mechanics / engineers -- all or mostly from the Shelby American team: Dan Gerber, Allan Grant, Phil Remington, Gene Crowe, Bob Bondurant, Tom Yeager, [Lynwood] Walt Hare and [illegible first name] Caldwell [?]. SEE OUR PHOTOS. Some of these signatures are difficult to read. Please email to correct me if have any wrong. Gerber and Grant were closely associated with the Shelby American racing team and the development of the Shelby Cobra. Remington was the genius fabricator and Carroll Shelby's chief engineer. Crowe was the technially brilliant crew chief and mechanic with the Shelby American team. World class driver Bob Bondurant was a pivotable figure and technical expert for Carroll Shelby. He later trained Christian Bale for his acting role as Ken Miles in FORD VS FERRARI. Starting in 1965 Yeager raced the new Shelby GT350R for Carroll Shelby, and in 1996 was named Driver of the Year. This book is the BASIS for the film FORD VS FERRARI. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. NOT price clipped ($26.00). Square and tight. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently seldom, if ever read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. We have only this one copy, but it is available now and ready to ship today from Henderson, Nevada. Illustrated with 8 pages of photos, some in full color. Index. Bound in the original black boards with a gilt-stamped gray spine. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "By the early 1960s, Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind. Baby boomers were taking to the roads in droves, looking for speed not safety, style not comfort, and Ford didnâ  t offer what these young drivers wanted. Meanwhile, Enzo Ferrari lorded over the European racing scene, crafting beautiful, fast sports cars that epitomized style. Baime tells the remarkable story of how Henry Ford II, with the help of a young visionary named Lee Iacocca and a former racing champion turned engineer named Carroll Shelby, 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. They 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 readers to a golden era in racing when Ford's innovative strategy led to victories on the track and renewed respect for the American automobile.". SIGNED on title page by Shelby team members. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xvi, 304pp. + 8 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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• Titre: Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans (signed by 8)
• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston & New York
• Date de parution: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0618822194
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780618822195
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: NOT a library discard
• Édition: First Printing of the First Edition.
• État de l'article: Fine condition
• État de la jaquette: Fine dust jacket
• Signé: Signé par l'auteur
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Synopsis

By the early 1960s, the Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind. Young Henry Ford II, who had taken the reins of his grandfather’s company with little business experience to speak of, knew he had to do something to shake things up. Baby boomers were taking to the road in droves, looking for speed not safety, style not comfort. Meanwhile, Enzo Ferrari, whose cars epitomized style, lorded it over the European racing scene. He crafted beautiful sports cars, "science fiction on wheels," but was also called "the Assassin" because so many drivers perished while racing them.

Go Like Hell tells the remarkable story of how Henry Ford II, with the help of a young visionary named Lee Iacocca and a former racing champion turned engineer, Carroll Shelby, 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. They would design, build, and race a car that could beat Ferrari at his own game at the most prestigious and brutal race in the world, something no American car had ever done.

Go Like Hell transports readers to a risk-filled, glorious time in this brilliant portrait of a rivalry between two industrialists, the cars they built, and the "pilots" who would drive them to victory, or doom.

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"All I can say is: Wow! Go Like Hell drops you right smack in the middle an intense and ferocious battle between Ford and Ferrari in the 1960s. Baime's exceptional voice puts the reader into minds of the drivers, designers, and executives who formed the Golden Age of racing; his fantastic descriptions allow the reader to feel the pounding of the cylinders. If you like cars—nay, if you have ever seen a car—you must read this book!"
—Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain "Light up a Lucky Strike. Pour yourself a good stiff drink. Go Like Hell is a wonder, chock-a-block with great heroes and villains, a pedal-to-the metal account of greed and gumption, a chronicle of obsession and vain glory. Don't worry about that seat belt. Just go for the ride." 
  —Leigh Montville, author of The Big Bam, Ted Williams and At the Altar of Speed
"Go Like Hell is an epic. Ambitions, lives, fortunes, friendships, and a place in history--all are on the line here.  A.J. Baime marvelously reveals the people behind the machines."
—Neal Bascomb, author of The Perfect Mile and Hunting Eichmann "Mix sport, death and big business, the biggest.  Throw in vivid portraits of  Enzo Ferrari and Henry Ford II,  and the drivers, men obsessed with speed and fast cars while trying not to get killed. Go Like Hell is a very hard book to put down. Sharp and suspenseful from beginning to end."
—Robert Daley, author of The Cruel Sport and Year of the Dragon "Baime’s skillful reporting and introspective writing style make for an insightful portrait of two automobile legends, as well as an exciting account of a bygone era in racing and in American culture." —Publishers Weekly

"Turbo-charged look at the heated race-car rivalry between Ferrari and Ford... Baime’s rich descriptions of the card lift them to near-human proportions. The ultimate speed-read."  —Kirkus Reviews

"A remarkably intimate look into the famous 1960s Ford-versus-Ferrari battles at Le Mans." —Automobile

"Like the cars it describes, Go Like Hell is a streamlined marvel built for speed, fueled by testosterone and likely to elicit happy grins from anyone who has ever heard music in the squeal of a tire or the roar of an engine . . . [Baime] hits the gas, pops the clutch and takes readers on a red-blooded ride to glory that will have them smiling all the way to the checkered flag."  —Dallas Morning News

"A pleasure to read . . . chronicles a time when an unfettered Detroit, led by 'car guys,' could achieve great things." -- Wall Street Journal

"Henry Ford II’s monumental effort to topple Enzo Ferrari from the summit of sports-car racing at Le Mans is vibrantly told in this fast-paced account of the clash between the two fearsome, hyper-competitive automotive titans." – Bloomberg

"Insightful, well written accounts of the events and people involved along with inspired detail regarding the vehicles makes for a page turner. This is an ideal book for gear-heads, automotive enthusiasts, historians and people who might find amazing symmetry in what happened over 40 years ago verses what is happening today." -- Denver Examiner  "Engaging... Grips you from the early pages to the conclusion." -- Autoweek