Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
, subject: Ford vs. Ferrari and Le Mans
A focused account of Ford’s attempt to beat Ferrari at Le Mans, where ego, engineering, money, and corporate adaptation all collide.
About the book
Baime follows Henry Ford II, Lee Iacocca, Carroll Shelby, Ken Miles, and Enzo Ferrari through Ford's attempt to build a car capable of winning Le Mans. The book makes the rivalry useful beyond motorsport by showing a large corporation buying expertise, absorbing failure, and learning to compete against a founder-shaped organization where product, identity, and prestige were tightly entangled.
Why read it
Best if you want the Ford-Ferrari Le Mans story as a lens on ego, engineering, money, and a large corporation trying to compete in a founder-shaped arena.
Key themes
- Ford Versus Ferrari At Le Mans
- Ego, Money, And Engineering
- Corporation Meets Founder Arena
Evidence and original sources
This record is supported by 12 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- Charles de Gaulle — David names Go Like Hell and points listeners back to its Founders episode, No. 97.
- Paul Graham's Essays Part 3 — David names Go Like Hell and points listeners back to its Founders episode, No. 97.
- Teddy Roosevelt and J.P. Morgan — David compares The Hour of Fate to Go Like Hell (Founders #97) as another book centered on conflict among strong historical figures.
- Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine — David connects this episode to Founders No. 97, based on Go Like Hell.
- Bugatti — David notes he also did a podcast episode on Go Like Hell.
- Enzo Ferrari (Ferrari vs Ford) — David reads and discusses Go Like Hell as the opening chapter of a planned two-part series on Enzo Ferrari.
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