Enzo Ferrari sold cars to race. Henry Ford II also wanted to hit the slopes. When Ford almost bought Ferrari, it seemed to be a good fit. But the deal fell through at the last minute.
It was a vow that didn’t last. In 1957, five major US car manufacturers agreed not to send their cars into races: too expensive, too dangerous. Five years later, Henry Ford II, grandson of the company founder of the same name, no longer gave up on his oath.