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In the '60s, a dispute between two motor industry titans, Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari, became one of the great legends of motor racing and laid the foundation for all mid-engined supercars.
A new design for an old favourite.
In the first half of the 1960s, Scuderia Ferrari dominated Le Mans, achieving an indelible patina of peak performance and toughness that was the envy of the industry.
Regardless of its motorsport success, Ferrari's business end was struggling financially and in 1963 Henry Ford II approached Enzo in an attempt to buy out the Italian brand. Talks come to an abrupt ending when 'Il Commendatore' realized that his winning Scuderia was an integral part of the deal. A disgruntled Ford directed his racing division to come up with a machine to beat Ferrari
