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Holman Moody's Racing Program Involvement

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Holman Moody is Building The LAST Original Ford GT40 MKII Chassis In The World! (Insane History)

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Paul explains Holman Moody's deep involvement in the Ford GT40 racing program, noting that both Shelby American and Holman Moody were key facilities responsible for developing, fine-tuning, and manufacturing the cars. He emphasizes that Holman Moody's expertise spanned various racing disciplines, from offshore boats and rally cars to NASCAR and pit stops, showcasing their comprehensive technical experience. He also alludes to the competitive nature and strategic 'games' played between teams, including Shelby and Holman Moody, to gain an edge, which contributed to the continuous refinement of the GT40s.

Goal: Detail Holman Moody's historical role and contributions to the Ford GT40 racing program.

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what what is the the history on that so there's like the famous one two three finish in the movie and that everybody knows about where does holmen movie play into those cars all of it all shelby american and home and moody were the two major facilities that were doing the cars developing them fine-tuning them uh a new idea they made them work and homomoody was contracted right through ford motor company like finishing manufacturing the cars you could say and you know the the gt40 program started in about 1962 or 63 and was developed over a period of years like when they won in 66. so at times the cars would come back from england go to home and moody or go to shelby get going through redone and then go back race again and then go back to one of the two facilities and get redone again because yes there were race cars they were in constant development and change and refinement along the way wow yeah they they tested for lamar at sebring and daytona and you know they did everything they could in the states and then to pack up and go to england and uh try and beat the ferraris which of course we did so we're we're shelby and holman moody i guess technical teammates under the forward umbrella but were they competitors within that umbrella oh yeah yeah yeah the league could tell more about that but yeah it wasn't always just in racing's racing and it can get ugly so you know somebody might actually sabotage something or fudge some numbers so nobody knows what spring you're running you know what your spring rates are or what carburetor you got or what cam you're running and so they play games with each other because everybody wanted to win i mean really they play games that everybody wants to win so you know you want your name at the top so you do what you got to do okay yeah yeah that's interesting but but i have to say home and moody was into so many more things than shelby was shelby was the mustangs and the cobras and then the gts as a team and carol shelby had one had ruined le mans and i believe one lamar back in the day before he quit driving so he had that experience but what holmen moody had was the technical experience and all forms of racing from offshore boats rally cars nascar the pit stops everything home and moody had had had tentacles about in every kind of racing and so they put all that expertise and all the sharp guys on it and make the cars go fast wow and a lot of the things you know i mean a lot of things were shared between home and moody…

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