Estnische wrote:Sorry lads - I reeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaally wanted to like Go Like Hell, but it was Hollywood dross. Christian Bale as a hammy pom they tell me sounded nothing like Ken Miles. Should have sounded more like Nigel Mansell apparently. When he went for a job interview with Shelby, there was a buck in the workshop of the Cobra Daytona, which in reality he helped make. The Ferrari factory scene set in about 1965, showed P4 Ferraris which didn't come out until after Miles was dead.
I can forgive all of that. But:
- taking Henry Ford II for a 'hot ride' never happened, and have him squeal blubbering like a baby doesn't seem like someone who served in the Navy in WWII.
- driving along struggling to pass someone, and then magically plucking another gear, look sternly at the other guy and press harder on the accelerator is not how racing works.
You make good points, but unfortunately most racing or car style movies are full of flaws. But we need these hollywood things to make sure they can target the masses to like the film. if it was more real then the films would maybe become more boring for the masses and worse still never be made. We just have to live with it
The new Top Gun to be released is full of 'not real' 'that would never happen', but it does make for good viewing.
I remember speaking to some old Le Mans racers when i was like 11 or 12 at a Jaguar day with my father. They used to regard the Mulsanne straight as there rest nap as it was more like plant your right foot and relax ready for the next corners and helped them tackle the long endurance runs that was asked of them.
The Cobra Daytona is my favourite US car of all time. If i had spare time and some cash i would love to build a Factory Five Daytona and make it look as original and classic as possible. Its a sexy car and a monster at the same time