One of the most celebrated race cars in motorsports history is coming to the Heritage Invitational.Rob Kauffman’s 1966 Ford GT40 – the very machine that delivered Ford’s historic 1-2-3 finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and inspired the blockbuster film Ford v Ferrari — will be on display...

Los Angeles, CA -- The Petersen Automotive Museum will host Bruce Meyer’s All-American Cruise-In celebrating Carroll Shelby and the Ford v Ferrari movie Jan. 26 from 8-10 a.m., followed by an all-star panel presentation about Shelby at 10 a.m.Photo: Petersen Museum“Each month, our breakfast club cruise-ins gather enthusiasts from every...

The 1966 Superformance Ford GT40 MkII that stars as the Ken Miles hero car in Ford v Ferrari exceeded its pre-sale estimate of $275,000-$325,000 to sell Saturday (Jan. 11) at Mecum’s Kissimmee auction for $484,000 — placing ninth in the sale’s top 10.The car, built to replicate the one driven...

James Mangold’s movie Ford v Ferrari has been nominated for Best Picture by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which is believed to be a first for a motor racing-themed film.Depicting the legendary fight at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, where the Ford Motor Company spent...

The popularity of the movie "Ford v Ferrari" inspired the five-year-old Cobra Experience Museum to host a fundraising sweepstakes to give away a 427 Superformance Cobra used in the movie.The car is done in Indigo Blue with Wimbledon White Le Mans stripes, a Roush 427cid V8, Tremec TKO-600 transmission and...

Anyone who has seen "Ford v Ferrari," the blockbuster 20th Century Fox film depicting Ford Motor Co.'s effort -- spearheaded by Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and Ken Miles (Christian Bale) -- to unseat Ferrari as the king of Le Mans, saw this before the credits rolled: "Revered by racing fans...

Photo: Chassy MediaLos Angeles, CA -- So now that you’ve likely seen Ford v Ferrari (and helped it finish first on opening weekend with a $31.4 million box office tally for Nov. 15-17), why not see the real Carroll Shelby, along with the story of Shelby American, in a new...

While opinions of the end result may vary, there is no denying that a serious amount of work goes into making a big-budget Hollywood studio film. Sometimes it is nice to peel back the curtain a bit and see how things are done. Here are a few videos that go...

Like most anyone reading RACER.com, I approached Ford v Ferrari with trepidation. The trailers I’d seen promised Hollywood’s usual testosterone-fueled crash-fest portrait of motorsports. Nor was I encouraged when I stumbled into a VIP showing of the movie’s “short” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum last May in time to...

Los Angeles, CA -- Real stories about larger-than-life people aren’t often the subject of major motion pictures from significant film studios -- especially when those people come from the world of motorsports. But the buzz around this week’s premiere of Ford v Ferrari underscores that it’s a story people want...