Mark Hanna
American businessman and politician (1837-1904)
Carroll Shelby
American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur (1923-2012)
Carroll Shelby was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford, as well as developing the Ford GT40 that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times. Shelby also had a successful racing career, winning the 1959 Le Mans and the 1960 USAC Road Racing Championship.
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About the Carroll Shelby
Carroll Hall Shelbywas 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. As of 2024, it remains the only American-built car to win at Le Mans. His and Miles’s efforts were dramatized in the 2019 Oscar-winning film Ford v Ferrari.
As a driver, he was a co-driver in winning the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans driving an Aston Martin DBR1 with Roy Salvadori. He also won the 1960 Sports Car Club of America United States Auto Club Road Racing Sports Car Championship in 1960 by winning the round 1 race at Riverside International Raceway driving a Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage”, and winning round 2 at Continental Divide Raceways driving a Chevrolet Scarab Mark II.
As an entrepreneur he established Shelby American in 1962 to manufacture and market performance vehicles. His autobiography, The Carroll Shelby Story, was published in 1967.
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Carroll Shelby was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. He was best known for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, as well as developing the Ford GT40 which won the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times between 1966 and 1969.
As a driver, Carroll Shelby was a co-driver in winning the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans driving an Aston Martin DBR1 with Roy Salvadori. He also won the 1960 Sports Car Club of America United States Auto Club Road Racing Sports Car Championship, winning races at Riverside International Raceway and Continental Divide Raceways.
As an entrepreneur, Carroll Shelby established Shelby American in 1962 to manufacture and market performance vehicles. He also published his autobiography, ‘The Carroll Shelby Story’, in 1967.
Carroll Shelby 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. As of 2024, the Ford GT40 remains the only American-built car to win at Le Mans.
Carroll Shelby was born on January 11, 1923 and passed away on May 10, 2012.
Carroll Shelby’s and Ken Miles’s efforts to develop the Ford GT40 and win the 24 Hours of Le Mans were dramatized in the 2019 Oscar-winning film Ford v Ferrari.
Carroll Shelby was best known for his involvement with the design of the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company.
2 Quotes by Carroll Shelby
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It’s a massive motor in a tiny, lightweight car.
Carroll ShelbyAmerican automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur (1923-2012)
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I’m not going to take this defeatist attitude and listen to all this crap any more from all these people who have nothing except doomsday to predict.
Carroll ShelbyAmerican automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur (1923-2012)