Inside Shelby American

Author : John Morton
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 1627880828
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside Shelby American written by John Morton and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2013-11-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1950s, a young John Morton was transfixed with sports car racing. His dreams of competition eventually led him to enroll, in 1962, in the Shelby School of High Performance Driving. In a bold moment after the last class, Morton asked Carroll Shelby if he might come to work for the newly formed Shelby American. The answer was “Yes, here's a broom.” Thus ended Morton's college career and began his long racing career. Over the next three years, Morton would be a firsthand witness to the evolution of one of the most iconic sports car builders and racing teams of the 1960s. Inside Shelby American is his personal account of a company overflowing with talent, from designer Pete Brock to fabricator extraordinare Phil Remington to drivers like Dan Gurney, Ken Miles, Bob Bondurant, and Phil Hill. The cars were equally captivating: AC Cobra, Mustang GT350, Ford GT, Daytona Coupe. In this book, Morton’s story is intertwined with the memories of other Shelby staffers of the period, revealing through historic photography and an untold perspective the rousing story of America’s most legendary racer and car builder.

Author : David Friedman
Publisher : CarTech Inc
ISBN 13 : 1613255977
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ken Miles: The Shelby American Years written by David Friedman and published by CarTech Inc. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ken Miles is one of the most famous sports car racers in history, and his time at Shelby American was the pinnacle of his career. Ride shotgun with Ken Miles through the twists and turns of Sebring, Laguna Seca, Riverside, and Le Mans as seen through the lens of Shelby American photographer Dave Friedman! The hiring of Ken Miles by Carroll Shelby in February 1963 initiated arguably the greatest pairing of driver/owner partnerships in the history of motorsports. Not only did Shelby hire Competition Manager Ken Miles as an accomplished road racer but also Miles brought professionalism, innovation, and a keen attribute of being able to surround himself with budding, talented individuals. The list of race cars that Ken piloted at Shelby American is nearly unrivaled: the Shelby 289 Cobra, 390 Cobra, 427 Cobra, King Cobra, Shelby Daytona, Mustang GT350R, and Ford GT. Ken dominated the 1964 United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC) racing season by winning 8 of 10 races to secure the Manufacturers’ Championship. However, it was at Le Mans where Ken Miles became a worldwide household name. The robbery that was the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans is laid out in excruciatingly accurate detail as Ford royalty Carroll Shelby, Carroll Smith, Homer Perry, Leo Beebe, Charlie Agapiou, Bob Negstad, Carroll Smith, and Peter Miles recall the race and the tragedy that followed two months later. Recapture Ken Miles’s career as told by esteemed Shelby American photographer Dave Friedman in this firsthand account titled Ken Miles: The Shelby American Years!

Author : Dave Friedman
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 0760351988
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shelby American Up Close and Behind the Scenes written by Dave Friedman and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shelby American Up Close and Behind the Scenes takes readers inside the shop that produced the 289 Cobra, Daytona Coupe, 427 Cobra, Mustang GT350, and more from 1962 to 1965.

Author : Colin Comer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1610598059
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shelby Cobra Fifty Years written by Colin Comer and published by . This book was released on with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rinsey Mills
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 0760370133
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Carroll Shelby written by Rinsey Mills and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written with Carroll Shelby's full collaboration and with a foreword by Edsel B. Ford II, the great-grandson of Henry Ford, this is the definitive record of America's preeminent twentieth century sports car builder and racer—now available as an ebook. It was motoring author Rinsey Mills' passion for AC cars and motorsports history that led to his first meeting with Carroll Shelby. His suggestion that they should collaborate in order to create an accurate record of Shelby's life and achievements at first was rebuffed but later taken up with enthusiasm. This authorized biography is the result. Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biography was a long time in the making, as Mills left no stone unturned in his quest to produce the complete study of Shelby's remarkable life. He carried out extensive research and conducted numerous interviews, fully capturing the narrative of Carroll Shelby within and outside of the automotive racing world, including his: Childhood in Texas Wartime service with the Army Air Force Postwar entrepreneurship Earliest race wins in 1952 Legendary 1959 victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Monumental release of the first Cobra and the formation of Shelby American in 1962 Historical partnership with Ford that would last for decades Personal interests and travels Present-day legacy Fascinating photographs from Shelby's personal collection complete a book whose original hardcover edition was published mere weeks before his passing, making Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biographya magnificent and lasting tribute to one of the greatest automotive figures of the twentieth century.

Author : Frank Barrett
Publisher : Haynes Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9781893618947
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shelby Cars in Detail written by Frank Barrett and published by Haynes Publishing Group. This book was released on 2008 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, studio photography emphasizes each car's distinctive shape, unique characteristics and mechanical attributes. The photography is supported by lively and authoritative chassis histories for every featured car.

Author : Chris Theodore
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1787117898
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The last Shelby Cobra written by Chris Theodore and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carroll Shelby, legendary driving ace, race team owner, and designer of Shelby Cobra, Daytona, and Mustang GT350 classics is revered by automotive enthusiasts, yet little has been written about the last quarter century of Carroll Shelby’s life. During that time Chris Theodore, VP at Chrysler and Ford, developed a close personal friendship with Carroll. The Last Shelby Cobra chronicles the development of the many vehicles they worked on together (Viper, Ford GT, Shelby Cobra Concept, Shelby GR1, Shelby GT500 and others). It is an insider’s story about how Shelby came back to the Ford family, and the intrigue behind the five-year journey to get a Shelby badge on a Ford Production Vehicle. The author provides fresh insight and new stories into Shelby’s larger-than-life personality, energy, interests and the many unpublished projects Carroll was involved with, up to his passing. Finally, the book describes their unfinished project, the Super Snake II Cobra, and the serendipitous circumstances that allowed to the author to acquire ‘Daisy,’ the last Shelby Cobra. To his many fans, Carroll Shelby was truly ‘the most interesting man in the world.’

Author : Tom Corcoran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781610591799
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shelby Mustang written by Tom Corcoran and published by . This book was released on with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design, production, and service histories of our most popular subjects combined with top-notch color photograph.

Author : Colin Comer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1616730331
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of Shelby Automobiles written by Colin Comer and published by . This book was released on with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Colin Comer
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 0760365970
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shelby Mustang written by Colin Comer and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shelby Mustang details the entire story of these fantastic cars, from the early prototypes built in Shelby's Los Angeles shop to today's Ford-engineered high-tech performers. Written by one of the world's foremost authorities on Shelby automobiles, critically acclaimed author Colin Comer, and with a foreword by Lee Iacocca, the American automobile executive credited with the successful development of the Mustang, this is the definitive account of the Shelby. When Ford wanted to toughen up its super-successful new Mustang, they approached Carroll Shelby to give it the performance image it so sorely lacked. Beginning with a 1965 "K-Code" 289-cubic-inch-powered Mustang fastback, Shelby applied the same formula that had made his Cobra sports cars such devastating performers both on and off the track: more horsepower, less weight, balanced handling. The GT350 quickly established itself as a bonafide force in SCCA B-Production racing, twisting back roads, and boulevards alike—setting the course for future Shelby Mustangs, like the big-block GT500. Though those original Shelby Mustangs were done by 1970, Ford dusted off its Shelby relationship in 2006 and has been producing high-performance Ford Mustang Shelbys ever since. This is a must-have read for any fan of American performance cars, whether you're a muscle-era original or a 21st-century stormer.