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Twilight of the Idols
Twilight of the Idols
Oi on Canvas
16" x 48"

This is preparing chassis #844 in the Le Mans garage in 1966. Ferrari had been doing battle against the financial might of Ford (some sources put it at 100 million Ford money against Enzo's 125 thousand) for several years. This would be the year Ford finally won the 24 hour race with a 1-2-3 victory. Ferrari still won the World Championship, just lost this prestigious race. Ferrari came back in 1967 to beat Ford 1-2-3 at the 24 Hours of Daytona a few months later. The stuff legends are made of...

Collection of Steve Beckman