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"[narration] There's a point at 7,000 RPM... where everything fades. The machine becomes weightless. Just disappears. And all that's left is a body moving through space and time. 7,000 RPM. That's where you meet it. You feel it coming. It creeps up on you, close in your ear. Asks you a question. The only question that matters. Who are you?"
"We're lighter, we're faster, and if that don't work, we're nastier."
"[Shelby's speech at the Ford Mustang's debut event] Thank you. Well, if my daddy was here today, he'd tell me to sit on down and leave the yakking to the college boys so, like my cars, I'll make this fast. When I was 10 years old, Pops said to me, 'Son, it's a truly lucky man who knows what he wants to do in this world. 'Cause that man will never work a day in his life.' But there are a few, a precious few, and, hell, I don't know if they're lucky or not. But there are a few people who find something they have to do. Something obsesses 'em. Something that if they can't do it, it's gonna drive them clean out of their mind. I'm that guy. And I know one other man feels exactly the same. His name... His name is Henry Ford. And together, we're gonna build the fastest automobiles in the world. And we're gonna make history too, at Le Mans. My name is Carroll Shelby. I build race cars."
"[after seeing Enzo Ferrari arguing with his pit crew] I don't speak Italian, but he ain't happy."
"[Demanding with Leo Beebe while finding out the results of the Le Mans race] Where's the tie?! Where's the goddamn tie?!"
"So, you think that Ford are going to let you build the car that you want, the way you want it? Ford. Motor. Company. Those guys. Have you ever been to Detroit? I mean, they have floors and floors of lawyers. And millions of marketing guys. And they're all gonna want to meet you; oh, they're gonna want to get their photo taken with the great Carroll Shelby. And they're all gonna kiss your ass, and they're gonna go back to their lovely offices, and then work out new ways to screw you. Why? Because they can't help it. Because they just want to please their boss who wants to please his boss who wants to please his boss. And they hate themselves for it. But deep down, who they hate even more are guys like you. Because you're not like them, because you don't think like them, because you're different."
"[after test-driving the GT40] This car wants to go faster, I can feel it."
"[test-driving the GT40 with the new engine "The Beast"] OHH! Giddy-up, giddy-up!"
"[being surprisingly calm and consoling to Shelby after the results of the Le Mans race, which Miles is in 2nd place] You promised me the drive, not the win."
"They took the American dream for a ride."
"Based on the incredible true story."
"Matt Damon – Carroll Shelby"
"Christian Bale – Ken Miles"
"Jon Bernthal – Lee Iacocca"
"Caitriona Balfe – Mollie Miles"
"Tracy Letts – Henry Ford II"
"Josh Lucas – Leo Beebe"
"Noah Jupe – Peter Miles"
"Remo Girone – Enzo Ferrari"
"Ray McKinnon – Phil Remington"
"JJ Feild – Roy Lunn"
"Jack McMullen – Charlie Agapiou"
"Corrado Invernizzi – Franco Gozzi"
"Tanner Foust – Ronnie Bucknum"
"Brent Pontin – Chris Amon"
"Benjamin Rigby – Bruce McLaren"
"Francesco Bauco – Lorenzo Bandini"
"Joe Williamson – Donald N. Frey"
"Ian Harding – Ford Executive - Ian"
"Christopher Darga – John Holman"
"Jonathan LaPaglia – Eddie"
"Ben Collins – Denny Hulme"
"Alex Gurney – Dan Gurney"
"Marisa Petroro – Cristina Ford"
"Giovanni Cirfiera – Gianni Agnelli"
Heute, am 12. Tag schlagen wir unser Lager in einem sehr merkwürdig geformten Höhleneingang auf. Wir sind von den Strapazen der letzten Tage sehr erschöpft, das Abenteuer an dem großen Wasserfall steckt uns noch allen in den Knochen. Wir bereiten uns daher nur ein kurzes Abendmahl und ziehen uns in unsere Kalebassen-Zelte zurück. Dr. Zwitlako kann es allerdings nicht lassen, noch einige Vermessungen vorzunehmen. 2. Aug.
- Das Tagebuch
Es gab sie, mein Lieber, es gab sie! Dieses Tagebuch beweist es. Es berichtet von rätselhaften Entdeckungen, die unsere Ahnen vor langer, langer Zeit während einer Expedition gemacht haben. Leider fehlt der größte Teil des Buches, uns sind nur 5 Seiten geblieben.
Also gibt es sie doch, die sagenumwobenen Riesen?
Weil ich so nen Rosenkohl nicht dulde!
- Zwei außer Rand und Band
Und ich bin sauer!