How Carroll Shelby And A Gang Of Nerds Beat Enzo Ferrari

If you only know the late Carroll Shelby for his tuner cars, you're missing an amazing story of how, during the mid-1960s, his little, nerd-filled race shop in Los Angeles helped Henry Ford II exercise his famous vendetta against Enzo Ferrari. Playboy editor A.J. Baime tells that story in his book, Go Like Hell: Ford,…

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Le Mans God Derek Bell Explains What It Felt Like To Do 238 MPH In A…

Derek Bell, the British racing driver who looks like Iggy Pop wearing Lionel Messi’s haircut, has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times. He was recently a guest on Motor Sport Magazine’s monthly podcast and explained what it was like to drive the Porsche 962 down the Mulsanne Straight in the rain:

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The World's First Twin-Turbo Ferrari Enzo

Rather than let his wrecked Enzo go to waste, one owner has converted his rarer-than-filet-at-Peter-Luger Italian stallion into a 1,000 hp salt flat beast. When we said "Save The Enzos," this twin-turbo Ferrari Enzo was exactly what we meant.

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Did Italian Coffee Makers Brew Up Fake Ferraris?

Three heirs to an Italian coffee empire are being investigated for making and selling millions of dollars' worth of fake Ferraris. An elderly mechanic, the Italian government, and one pissed-off Ferrari chairman are involved, and no one's happy. Here's why.

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What Would Enzo Drive? Fiat 128, of course!

Let's say you're Enzo Ferrari and it's the early 1970s. What are you going to drive? Well, you could go down to the factory and pick out a nice Daytona... or you could pay homage to your Fiat overlords and get a buzzy little 128. This ad makes it clear that Enzo, like Flava Flav, knew what time it was!

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