FORD v FERRARI

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Ford V Ferrari

The executive of ford leo beebe tells the son of Ken Miles who is a car racer and an engineer for ford to stop touching the car.
Ken Miles tells his son to do what he's doing and told leo about all the problems his car faces.

Ken Miles - Racer

Leo Beebe - Executive of ford.

Kid : What do you think?

Miles : Oh I think it's a secretary's car

Kid : I like it

Beebe : Excuse me, would you not do that? Oh.

Beebe : Oh, is this your son?

Miles : Yes, it is.

Beebe : Would you ask him to keep his hands off the paintwork?

Miles : Oh no no, Peter. You're okay.

Miles : Who are you?

Beebe: Leo Beebe, Senior Executive Vice President, Ford Motor Company. I'm responsible for the launch of the Mustang.

Miles : Well, at least now we know who's responsible. Don't get me wrong, Lenny. Yeah, it looks fantastic, but inside it's a lump of lard dressed up to fool the public.

My advice is: lose the inline-six and that idiotic three-speed, shorten the wheelbase somehow, lose half a ton, and lower the price. But even then, I'd still choose a Chevy Chevelle. That's a damn terrible car.

Listen to the clip below and fill in the missing vocabulary gaps:

Beebe: "Would you ask him to keep his hands off the ?"

Miles: "Don't get me wrong, Lenny. Yeah, it looks fantastic, but inside it's a lump of dressed up to fool the public."

Miles: "My advice is: lose the inline-six and that three-speed..."

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price
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terrible
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price

Useful Phrase

"Don't get me wrong" means "please don't misunderstand me."

Car Expression

"lump of lard" means the car feels heavy, slow, and clumsy when you're talking about cars. It could mean lazy if it's directed at a person.

Did the dad tell his son to stop touching the car?

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