Shelby American 60 Years of High Performance
Shelby American 60 Years of High Performance Six Decades of Shelby performance--from the first Shelby AC Cobra to today's Mustang Shelby GT500!A bad heart forced Carroll Shelby, one of the top racing…
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Shelby American 60 Years of High Performance
Six Decades of Shelby performance--from the first Shelby AC Cobra to today's Mustang Shelby GT500!A bad heart forced Carroll Shelby, one of the top racing drivers of all time, to retire in 1960. He launched Shelby American in 1962 with the creation of the brilliant Ford-powered AC Cobra, soon to dominate both U.S. But that didn't stop the lanky Texan from continuing to make history.
Shelby's winning ways soon led to Ford seeking Shelby's team of "hot rodders" help to make the Ford GT program a success. and international sports car racing. It worked.
Shelby and Ford soon stunned the motorsports world by winning Le Mans and dominating other venues from 1966 to 1969 with the GT40. Fifty-three years later the legendary first Le Mans win of 1966 would form the basis for the acclaimed filmFord Versus Ferrari. As if the Cobra, Daytona Coupe, and GT40 were not enough,