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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ford versus Ferrari
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 08:16:03 -0800
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OTOH, the 'Hollywood treatment' broadens the appeal; my girlfriend, who 
doesn't have a gearhead strand in her DNA enjoyed the movie (which makes 
for a more pleasant after-movie experience).  I also liked that they 
made Enzo Ferarri look like a jackass which, from all I've heard, he 
was.  I'm sure most of us on this list would prefer a technical 
documentary on exactly how the cars were designed, built, tuned and 
driven but then you'd have an audience of maybe a couple thousand people.

ps.  I thought the 'clunk' they Foleyed-in for gearchanges didn't sound 
realistic, but I've never driven a GT40 so who knows.


On 12/18/2019 6:38 AM, Stephen Hutchings wrote:
> I too remember that in the film they seemed to be swapping out the 
> entire upright assembly.
> If you want to watch a good film about that era, see â??Shelby Americanâ?? 
> on Netflix.
> I wasnâ??t at all impressed by â??Ford VS Ferrariâ??â?¦just another Hollywood 
> treatment full of ridiculous inaccuracies.
> Theyâ??re still using that old 1950â??s â??Bâ?? movie technique where two 
> drivers are supposed to be approaching the end of the Mulsanne 
> straight at very high speed, and they have time to glare at one another!
> And apparently all you have to do to overtake is gear down and press 
> the accelerator.
> I know itâ??s Hollywood, but sheesh!
>
> Stephen, BJ8
>
>> On Dec 18, 2019, at 12:51 AM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <YNOTINK@msn.com 
>>
>> In the movie, although there wasn't much technical explanation, it 
>> appeared that they removed and replaced the entire suspension upright 
>> assembly with new stub axles, hubs, rotors and calipers in place. I 
>> was thinking they must have used some kind of quick connect on the 
>> brake lines with a quick bleeder in place.
>>
>> Bill Lawrence
>> BN1 #554
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    OTOH, the 'Hollywood treatment' broadens the appeal; my girlfriend,
    who doesn't have a gearhead strand in her DNA enjoyed the movie
    (which makes for a more pleasant after-movie experience).  I also
    liked that they made Enzo Ferarri look like a jackass which, from
    all I've heard, he was.  I'm sure most of us on this list would
    prefer a technical documentary on exactly how the cars were
    designed, built, tuned and driven but then you'd have an audience of
    maybe a couple thousand people.<br>
    <br>
    ps.  I thought the 'clunk' they Foleyed-in for gearchanges didn't
    sound realistic, but I've never driven a GT40 so who knows.<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/18/2019 6:38 AM, Stephen
      Hutchings wrote:<br>
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      I too remember that in the film they seemed to be swapping out the
      entire upright assembly.
      <div class="">If you want to watch a good film about that era, see
        â??Shelby Americanâ?? on Netflix.</div>
      <div class="">I wasnâ??t at all impressed by â??Ford VS Ferrariâ??â?¦just
        another Hollywood treatment full of ridiculous inaccuracies.</div>
      <div class="">Theyâ??re still using that old 1950â??s â??Bâ?? movie
        technique where two drivers are supposed to be approaching the
        end of the Mulsanne straight at very high speed, and they have
        time to glare at one another!</div>
      <div class="">And apparently all you have to do to overtake is
        gear down and press the accelerator.</div>
      <div class="">I know itâ??s Hollywood, but sheesh! <br class="">
        <div><br class="">
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        <div>Stephen, BJ8</div>
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            <div class="">On Dec 18, 2019, at 12:51 AM, WILLIAM B
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                12pt;" class="">In the movie, although there wasn't much
                technical explanation, it appeared that they removed and
                replaced the entire suspension upright assembly with new
                stub axles, hubs, rotors and calipers in place. I was
                thinking they must have used some kind of quick connect
                on the brake lines with a quick bleeder in place.</div>
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