It helped to create the GT40.
In 1963 Henry Ford held negotiations with Ferrari about the acquisition of his company. When Ford had enough money to buy the company, he was informed that Ferrari doesn’t sell the company. It is rumored that they had argued over the races, and Ferrari broke the deal.
Ford was seriously angry and decided to create a car that would have exceeded the Ferrari. As the result GT40 car was born of anger, in the name of revenge and became the ancestor of American supercars.
