In the mid-60's Ford and Ferrari were locked in a fascinating battle to dominate sports car racing.
Ferrari had designed one of the most beautiful sports cars ever, the Ferrari 330 P4. And Ford had its iconic GT40. Ferrari produced just three 330 P4 cars and they would fight just one season in the World Sportscar Championship.
In the first race of the 1967 season Ferrari brought three works' cars to race at Ford's home 24 hour race at Daytona. Ford had seven cars entered in the race. Only one Ford would finish, in a lowly seventh. This iconic picture was taken as the Ferraris crossed the line three abreast and finished 1-2-3. For many years this picture hung in Enzo Ferrari's office.
After the defeat Ford doubled its efforts and a few months later won Le Mans. The Ferraris finishing second and third. Ferrari eventually won the 1967 World Sportscar Championship by a single point. The rules for the 1968 championship were changed; all prototype cars would be limited to a three litre capacity. Enzo Ferrari was disgusted and declared that his cars would not be entering the Championship in 1968. The P4's would never race in the Championship again.
