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Originally Posted by sugarwood
I can't imagine why "car guys" wouldn't love it. The movie is a glorification of car guys and their struggle against automotive mediocrity and corporate group-think. The joke is that "Ferrari" is a completely minor character of little consequence to the storyline. The accurate title would be "Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles v. the Corporate Idiot *******s At Ford." I can't imagine the Ford company is very happy about this film.
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I would think Ford is thrilled with it. Any publicity is better than no publicity. They won the big races and perpetuated the legend of Shelby. Yes, Ford still puts the Shelby name on Mustangs and sells them at a premium.