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Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur.. Best known as a designer for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, he also developed the Ford GT40 with racing legend Ken Miles, the car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969.
Huffman Mill Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge spanning the Anderson River in Anderson Township, Perry County and Harrison Township, Spencer County, Indiana. It was built in 1864–1865, and is a 148 foot long, Burr arch truss wood, stone, and steel bridge.
With the success of the Shelby Charger and Omni GLH Carroll Shelby set up a new company similar to the original Shelby American. Shelby Automobiles, Inc. was founded in 1983 and began operation in 1985 out of a shop in Whittier, California, near the Chrysler-Shelby Performance Center, producing performance versions of Chrysler cars. The first ...
Location of Pike County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pike County, Kentucky.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.
Ford had just come off a 1-2-3 triumph at the first 24 Hours of Daytona in February, with two of their seven-liter engined GT40 Mk.II's being run by Carroll Shelby.They had effectively trounced Ferrari and Porsche, and were looking to do the same thing at Sebring in March.
All American Racers is an American-licensed [2] auto racing team and constructor based in Santa Ana, California. [3] Founded by Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby in 1964, All American Racers initially participated in American sports car and Champ Car races as well as international Formula One events with cars named Eagle.
Richard Symons's documentary recounts the origins and rise to racing history of the AC Cobra, the car requested by Carroll Shelby.The film details the history of the Cobra and Carroll Shelby's racing career from its humble beginnings to the 1959 victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Roy Salvadori at the wheel of an Aston Martin DBR1.
Shelby Series 1 is a high-performance roadster designed by Carroll Shelby and produced by Shelby American. It was powered by Oldsmobile 's 4.0-litre L47 Aurora V8 engine. Unveiled at the 1997 Los Angeles Auto Show , it was intended to be a modern day reinterpretation of the original Shelby AC Cobra .