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The longest-known and most cherished story of endurance racing here in America has to be the one of Carroll Shelby and Ford, and the legend of how the combined forces fused together to beat Maranello's best.
Ford GT40 Race Car at Carroll Shelby American Museum Las Vegas, Nevada YouTube
Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 - May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. Shelby is best known for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, which he modified during the late 1960s and early 2000s.He established Shelby American in 1962 to manufacture and market performance vehicles.
CARROLL SHELBY & THE FORD GT40 FOUR YRS OF DOMINATION AT LE MANS The Selvedge Yard
This is a Ford GT40 race car at the Carroll Shelby American Museum in Las Vegas, NV. This model was produced from 1964 to 1969.
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Carroll Shelby was an accomplished car driver, but a heart condition took him out of the driver's seat, so he built race cars instead — including the Shelby Cobra. Played by Matt Damon in "Ford v Ferrari," Carroll Shelby built the iconic Ford Mustang GT40 that dethroned Ferrari at Le Mans.
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The first two Ford GT40 prototypes were completed in Slough, England, in the spring of 1964, labeled as chassis GT/101 and GT/102. The 24 Hours of Le Mans being just weeks away, the cars were.
The Shelby Racing Team Ford GT40 & pit crew.
The Ford GT40 is another famous Carroll Shelby-made race car with a cool backstory. The GT40 story started when Ford tried to buy Ferrari, but the deal fell through. Ford was upset, especially.
Carroll Shelby. Mustang, GT40, Cobra......imagenes Taringa!
DubiCars Persona Of The Month — Carroll Hall Shelby. He is one of the most influential personalities in the history of the automotive industry, Caroll Shelby.
Automotive Legends Carroll Shelby
The star car of the film Ford v. Ferrari is the GT40 Mk II. Back in 1966, we did a deep dive into the car after it won Le Mans.. Ferrari, which tells the story of Carroll Shelby, Ken Miles and.
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Carroll Shelby was vital to Ford Motor Company's success at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. His Shelby American racing team fielded the winning GT40 Mark II in 1966, and the winning Mark IV in 1967. The latter triumph was especially sweet. An American team, an American car, and American drivers Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt meant an all-American victory.
1964 Ford GT40 GT/104 Shelby American Collection
The Ford GT40 is a high-performance endurance racing car designed and built by the Ford Motor Company.It grew out of the "Ford GT" (for Grand Touring) project, an effort to compete in European long-distance sports car races, against Ferrari, who had won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race from 1960 to 1965.Ford succeeded with the GT40, winning the 1966 through 1969 races.
1964 Ford GT40 prototype history How Carroll Shelby and Ford put the Le Mans program back on track
First place was captured again at Le Mans the following year with Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt taking turns behind the wheel of a Ford GT40 Mk IV (the opening image shows Carroll Shelby by that very car).
Carroll shelby ford gt40
Carroll Shelby tells all in this never-before-seen, newly released, raw & uncut interview. Shelby talks openly about his childhood, passions, early race care.
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This factory-run prototype is one of five GT40 prototypes assembled in the UK for the 1964 racing season and the first to run a 289-cubic-inch V-8, rather than a 256-cu-in Indy block. Ford hadn't yet enlisted Carroll Shelby to further develop its racing program, so it was up to Ford Advanced Engineering to hew out the prototypes' body work.
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Here's the true story behind Ford v Ferrari. Carroll Shelby wore many hats, among them designing legendary automobiles. Miles led in a Ford GT40 MkII at the end of the race, with two other.
2009 Shelby MkII GT40 Review Top Speed
The GT40® is built under license from Safir Spares LLC, the holders of the GT40® trademark. Shelby®, Carroll Shelby®, Carroll Shelby's Signature & Initials®, Carroll Shelby's Photograph®, 427 S/C, 289®, Shelby Cobra 289 FIA and the Shelby Cobra "Daytona" Coupe®, Cobra® shape and design (trade dress) of the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe are registered trademarks and/or the trade dress of.
FORD GT 40 Autos, Ruedas
The book covers the GT40's mixed results in 1964 and 1965. For 1966, Ford turned to legendary stock car racing team, Holman-Moody, to field a team of GT40s alongside the Carroll Shelby-run team. You can find the rest of the story in HOLMAN-MOODY: The Legendary Race Team by Al Pearce and Tom Cotter. The No. 5 Holman-Moody GT40 comes in for a.
