Carroll Shelby had taken a major corporate embarrassment and turned it into a world-class racing effort. "You will never see another program [like the one Ford created to win Le Mans]. Henry got ...

Carroll Shelby, the son of a mail carrier in rural ... and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans," played a key role the sold-out screening of the documentary film "The 24 Hour War" in ...

But it didn't start as a collaboration between Ford and Carroll Shelby—that happened ... The 24 Hours of Le Mans being just weeks away, the cars were pushed into track tests just days after ...

Shelby-tuned or produced vehicles like most of the Mustang-based GT350s, GT500s or Cobra are generally epic, but these fives ...

The focus would be the big three: the Daytona Continental 2,000 Kilometers in February, the 12 Hours of Sebring in March, and Le Mans in June. (Photo top: Carroll Shelby, center, with drivers Ken ...

This example (CSX2136) is the first of six Le Mans production-spec cars built by Shelby American. It is complete with a 4.7-liter (289-cu.in.) Ford V-8, FIA hood scoop, 37-gallon fuel tank, flared ...

The Shelby Automobiles assembly center in California plans to turn out 1500 V-8 Dakotas annually; the first pro­duction ...

Carroll Shelby is the only man to have won the prestigious Le Mans race as a driver, team owner and automotive manufacturer. “Carroll Shelby was an automotive visionary and leader,” stated Dan ...

Ferrari (known in some territories as Le Mans ... in Le Mans, France in 1966. In the movie, Christian Bale plays race driver Ken Miles, while Matt Damon portrays automobile designer Carroll ...

Ford got a message from a veteran who had a few very special rolls of cellulose acetate in his possession: Amateur footage from the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans ... and how Carroll Shelby was ...

Ferrari left Le Mans endurance racing and did not return until 2023. Carroll Shelby had formed a strong relationship with Ford. In the mid-1960s, Shelby Mustang GT350s transformed what was ...

defeating Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car up for grabs, chassis CSX9013, is a unique re-creation built for ...