Ford v Ferrari got my heart RACING * first time watching

If Ashleigh thinks THIS is a skinny Christian Bale, maybe it's time for "The Machinist"?

Batman and Jason Bourn fighting like two middle aged men on the lawn LOL

This story doesn’t get into it at all but Lee Iacocca, played by Jon Bernthal, is maybe one of the most brilliant automotive business minds in history. He launched the Mustang, Lincoln Continental, and the Pinto, all of which were huge successes. He eventually became the president of the company, but he didn’t get along well with Henry Ford II and the company fired him in 1978 despite turning a $2 billion profit that year. He went to Chrysler, which was on the brink of bankruptcy, and turned the entire company around by launching the first minivans in America and eventually led the acquisition of AMC, which owned the Jeep brand at the time. During his stint, he actually became the pitch man for the company’s TV ads, with his signature line, “If you can find a better car, buy it!”

Fun fact about the “sprint to your car” thing at LeMans: Porsche put the ignition on the left side of the steering wheel instead of the right like everybody else, so that when their drivers got in they could shift with their right hand while starting the car with their left, saving maybe one second on what is otherwise a 24-hour race… that’s how competitive these races are. They kept that feature in their cars to this day.

"I'm scared to drive at night in the rain to Walmart" girl I lost it 😂😂😂

31:15 That happened. During the running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1955 a multi-car accident launched one of the racecars directly into the grandstands, after which it burst into fire. 83 spectators, plus the driver of the car, were killed in the accident, and more than 120 were injured. Auto racing was temporarily suspended in France and several other countries because of the tragedy, and racing only resumed at Le Mans after the entire pit and grandstand area was demolished and rebuilt with more safety precautions in place to protect fans.

I went into this film with zero expectations and now it's one of my favorite films. I've seen it so many times. Another terrific racing movie is the 2013 movie Rush which is also a true story.

Absolutely. You can go to many major race tracks and pay to ride with a professional driver. That would be an adventure for you to take and film!

7:14 She's not saying "boogered", she says "buggered." Buggering is, well, a number of definitions that you can look up, but it's the British way of saying "we are f***ed" but it sounds adorable.

You're surprised he didn't quit? $200 a day is about $2000 now. They're in super-hurried mode, so he's making $10-14k a week, over half a million a year in current dollars. Not a job it's easy to quit when you were recently basically unemployed and about to lose everything

Just Love Ashleigh's take on the Porche... " I'm not really built for the race, I'm just happy to be involved.."

Ford going for the ride in the car with Shelby is my favorite scene in the movie. It starts out cool and a nice big middle finger to the asshat Leo. Then it turns funny with the reaction of Ford. It turns hilarious when he bursts out crying and Shelby is uncomfortable. And then... the big twist of the sensitive knife when he explains WHY he is crying! Wow!! I can't remember another time I have gone from laughter to on the verge of tears that quickly while watching a movie. Soooo good!

28:21 - "You comin' up on ol Lightning McQueen's looking ass Ka-chow!" Love the Cars reference.

Carroll Shelby was a friend of a friend; an acquaintance at best. He loved life on the hard edge, so for most people he knew it was better for them to be acquaintances than friends; he was hard on friendships. Carroll had no patience for any BS from anybody, because he knew before they opened their mouths that his BS was ten times better than theirs, and I never knew him to be wrong on that. Carroll had the best BS there was, even when he was telling the pure truth. When I first met him I was 13 years old and easily impressed, but my first impression of him never changed. The man who introduced me hated Shelby, but admired him more than he hated him.

"what these little streamers do?" The same thing as smoke in a wind tunnel -- show you the airflow.

As a lifelong Matt Damon fan, I am glad you got to see this! I hope you get to see him in Good Will Hunting someday!

Sad fact and nobody tell that about this movie but the Italian racer in the Ferrari was Lorenzo Bandini, who was a talented and humble guy in real life and died by a horrendous accident in the next year (1967) at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monaco.

I’m not a patron or a millennial movie member, but I would humbly like to recommend “The Martian” with Mr Matt Damon.

Carroll Shelby is an iconic name at Ford. He created the Shelby Mustang on of the most iconic cars Ford ever made. Actor Steve McQueen made it blast off in the movie Bullitt with the most legendary case scene in movie history. Probably another one for Ashleigh's old movie choices. Carroll Shelby is the grandfather of muscle cars. Muscle cars are street cars with racing engines.

Such a phenomenal film. The acting is incredible, especially from Christian Bale and Matt Damon. Bale lost quite a bit of weight to say the least since he just did Vice where he played Dick Cheney and so this was another transformation for him a year later. Great to see you watch this film Ashleigh, hope you’re doing well. Take care!