The last time the team won the race overall, in 1959, Carroll Shelby was driving. Now it’s bringing a new car, the futuristic ...

The automotive equivalent of Clark Kent and Superman, the original Ford Mustang and Shelby GT500 are both fundamentally the ...

This example (CSX2136) is the first of six Le Mans production-spec cars built by Shelby American. It is complete with a ...

Carroll Shelby driving the Aston Martin DBR1 at the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans. Bernard Cahier, Getty Images Shelby retired from racing shortly after due to health reasons, opening a driving school ...

First place was captured again at Le Mans the following year with Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt taking turns behind the wheel of a Ford GT40 Mk IV (the opening image shows Carroll Shelby by that very car).

The GT40s continued winning, racking up Le Mans wins in 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969. Enzo Ferrari was publicly humiliated at what was widely thought to be his racing venue. Ferrari left Le Mans ...

At age 7, Carroll Shelby moved to Dallas ... When it was over, Ford was the king of Le Mans. And Shelby had reached legendary status. In his racing life, Shelby crashed twice, enduring months ...

The GT40 kept improving and won more races, including Le Mans again in 1967, 1968, and 1969. Carroll Shelby made another big splash in the car world with the Shelby GT350 in 1965. This car wasn't ...

However, the pony car would finally fit the bill two years later, thanks to Carroll Shelby and his legendary Venice crew. The former Le Mans-winning race driver turned engineering wizard initially ...

Carroll Shelby was nothing if not an inveterate pitchman ... team was working on the GT40s that would win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in such a dominant fashion in 1966. This machine is a much ...