In the early 1960s, Henry Ford II decides to improve the company's image and change course to produce more fashionable cars. After a failed attempt to buy the nearly bankrupt Ferrari, the Americans decide to challenge the Italian competitors on the track and win the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race. To create a suitable car, the company hires car designer Carroll Shelby, and the latter refuses to work without an outstanding, but, as it is believed, difficult to communicate racer Ken Miles. Together they set about developing the subsequently famous Ford GT40 sports car.