Carroll's idea was to use basic hot rod technology; that is, mate a lightweight, good-handling European chassis with a powerful, dependable American drive train.

With Snake acting as car owner and Wes Cerny as crewchief, the Dixon-driven digger could well be called Suds, Snake and Cerny. —Gray Baskerville See All 2 Photos ...

Ed Cole and Harley Earl at GM were receptive to Shelby's ideas as early as 1956, but other factions (read Corvette) didn't want anything to do with another high-performance sports car. Carroll was ...