BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Over the weekend on a massive Bethlehem estate, car care was taken to the extreme.
“I wish I had a bucket of water and a rag and just kind of wash it,” said Ed Welburn, former head of Global Design for GM, as he looked at a Ford GT.
Snakes on the Mountain is an annual private invitation only car show. Nearly 200 classics, race and rare automobiles from across the country rolled in.
Two roared louder than the rest.
“All Ferrari’s are for driving. I drive all my cars, people think I’m nuts,” said Len Rusiewicz.
Len Rusiewicz has owned dozens of Ferraris, including a 1958 model valued at $5 million that he drove to the event.
He, along with the rest, are celebrating the 60th anniversary of Ford vs. Ferrari.
“This is the car from the Ford versus Ferrari, the movie,” Snakes on the Mountain Boad Member Bill Caron explained.
A 2019 movie highlighted the historic 1966 Le Mans endurance race, when Ford’s GT40mk beat the Italian automaker.
“It was the race of the century,” said Rusiewicz.
Marking the first time an American manufacturer won the prestigious title.
“When you see a Ford GT, what does this represent to you?” asked 69 News reporter Bo Koltnow.
“This is Americana,” responded Sean Serafina in front of a Ford GT.
The 28-year-old drove in from Detroit.
“Who cares if Ford beat Ferrari 60 years ago? Why does it matter now?” Bo asked him.
“I think of Ford versus Ferrari, that was engineered here in America by average people. That’s why I love the cars, seeing what people create over time, and how things evolve, and they solve problems. It’s just representative what this country is all about to me,” he said.
It’s a ride through history where yesterday’s race still fuels today’s imagination.