Everything is afraid to be true. What Wo Jia pays attention to is the real history of the King of Flying Cars.

At the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony which just ended not long ago, the movie "The King of Flying Cars" recommended by us last week won two awards, the best editing and the best music editing. Oscar is one of the most valuable awards ceremonies in the world, and these two awards are undoubtedly the best affirmation of "The King of Speeding Cars". It's been five days since the Oscar ceremony ended. During these five days, I believe that many fans have "taught themselves" The King of Flying Cars, so now let's start a "more real" film review and compare the similarities and differences between the details in the play and the real history.

Q: Lee Iacocca went to Maranello to discuss the acquisition with Enzo Ferrari?

Fact: When Henry Ford II planned to buy Ferrari, he sent a "team" to Ferrari's headquarters in Maranello, but Lee Iacocca was not on the team list. According to Forbes, Ford's team of lawyers will not be accompanied by a sales executive. At the same time, there were no Fiat commercial spies at the trading site.

Question-Carol Shelby's team undertook the design and development of the Ford GT40?

Historical facts: you can't say that completely. Shelby and Kim Myers have made great contributions to the research and development of the Ford GT40, and Shelby's team is indeed in the design and development team of the Ford GT40, but in fact, a large number of Ford employees and suppliers are involved in this tense "battle", including the senior leaders of Ford in the "Glass House" (Ford dearborn Headquarters) in Michigan. Maybe Shelby or Myers will have some differences with Ford on some minor opinions, but in the face of this urgent task, the overall rhythm of the team has remained harmonious.

Question-Did Shelby invite Henry Ford II to experience the Ford GT40? MKII？

Historical facts: First of all, it should be explained that whenever and wherever anyone enters a racing car like the Ford GT40, he must wear necessary protective measures, so it is impossible for Henry Ford II to enter the car in a suit and tie and experience "flying life" with Shelby. According to IndieWire, did Henry Ford II really experience the Ford GT40? But it was not Shelby who sat next to him, but Kim Myers himself.

In addition, in fact, the fact that Leo Bibby was locked in the office by Shelby is also a program effect fabricated by the film.

Question-Is Kim Myers included in the list of 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours?

Historical fact: The conflict between Kim Myers and Ford is slightly exaggerated in the film. If we search Kim Myers's Le Mans score on Wikipedia, it is not difficult to find that Kim Myers also participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1965, and his co-driver was bruce mclaren who crossed the finish line with him and won the championship in 1966.

Unfortunately, in the Le Mans race of 1965, the Ford GT40 driven by Kim Myers was forced to retire due to gearbox failure.

Q: carroll shelby gambled all his property to let Kim Myers take part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans?

Fact: Let's continue to talk about the relationship between Kim Myers and Ford. Although Leo Bibby opposed Kim Myers, an eccentric racing driver, he finally gave in. Shelby didn't gamble his fortune with Henry Ford II, and he didn't put forward the condition that Kim Myers won Daytona Endurance Race before he could take part in Le Mans. As for the "7000+" in Daytona? Going? Like what? The slogan "hell" has never appeared in history.

Question-Lorenzo Gambini, who fought the midnight oil in Kim Myers?

Fact: In the film, Ferrari's 2 1 car ranked first at night, and Kim Myers needed to catch up with Gambini at night and overtake him before the day came. However, in the real 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ferrari 2 1 was still ranked as 12 around 3 am, and this rainy night battle was actually fictitious.

Question-Enzo Ferrari visited Le Mans?

Historical facts: In an interview with director James Mangold in IndieWire, he once said: "The most dramatic and untrue part of this film is that Enzo Ferrari appears in Le Mans. But I insisted that he appear in the movie, because I really couldn't keep switching between Miles' wife and son and Enzo Ferrari, which was too difficult to express their sense of participation. "Well, it turned out to be a technical problem.

Experience "more real"

Generally speaking, most of the plots of "The King of Flying Cars" still respect historical facts. Although some effects and artistic fabrication and sublimation are inevitable, it does not affect us to understand the confrontation between the two automobile giants in that era through this film. After the story of "the king of express trains" happened, Ford with strong financial strength gradually gained a firm foothold in Le Mans. Due to the change of the rules of the game, Ferrari, which was short of funds, finally chose to quit. However, with the change of each dynasty, there will always be a new challenger, that is, another "Long Hudou" about Porsche and Ford. We also welcome you to explore another legendary story that happened in Le Mans in the late 1960s. Portal: Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Porsche 9 17.

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