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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.
The Carroll Shelby Story is a memoir by Carroll Shelby published in 1967 by Pocket Books. [1] The book is a revised and enlarged version of The Cobra Story , covering the Cobra's successes in 1965 and 1966, as well as including technical specifications for the 289 and 427 Cobras.
He is an inductee to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. As an automotive engineer, he is known for developing the Ford GT40 along with driver and designer Carroll Shelby, which won at Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969. His and Shelby's efforts at Le Mans were dramatized in the 2020 Oscar-nominated film Ford v Ferrari.
Automotive Legend and American Icon Carroll Shelby Inducted into SCCA Hall of Fame LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Carroll Shelby, founder of the Carroll Shelby Foundation, Carroll Shelby Licensing ...
Ex-Carroll Shelby '66 Thunderbird For Sale on BaT Bring a Trailer The mid-Sixties Ford Thunderbird was a full-on luxury cruiser. It's about as far as you can get from a Shelby Cobra or even a ...
Charles Francis Dolan (October 16, 1926 – December 28, 2024) was an American billionaire businessman, best known as founder of Cablevision and HBO. [1] Today, the Dolan family controls Madison Square Garden Sports, MSG Networks, Madison Square Garden Entertainment, Madison Square Garden, the Sphere, Radio City Music Hall, BBC America, and AMC Networks.
Shelby American designed a limited-edition Mustang to honor what would have been its founding father's 100th birthday. 2023 Carroll Shelby Centennial Edition Honors the Founder's 100th Birthday ...
When Shelby and O'Shea got into a disagreement about who would work for who, O'Shea left. Shelby hired Brock as his first paid employee, running the Carroll Shelby School of High Performance Driving. [2] Brock worked at Shelby American until the end of the 1965 season on the Shelby American brand, creating the logos, merchandise, ads, and car ...