Historical Figure
Carroll Shelby
1923–2012
American racing driver and automotive designer (1923–2012)
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Biography
Carroll Hall Shelby was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur.
Timeline
The story of Carroll Shelby, told in moments.
Won the 24 Hours of Le Mans co-driving an Aston Martin DBR1 with Roy Salvadori. A heart condition was already limiting his driving career.
Founded Shelby American and shoehorned a Ford V8 engine into a lightweight AC Ace chassis. The result was the Cobra, a car that could embarrass Ferraris at a fraction of the price.
His Ford GT40 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, beating Ferrari. Henry Ford II had commissioned the project after Enzo Ferrari backed out of selling his company to Ford.
Artifacts (14)
The American portrait gallery; (IA americanportrait00jone)
Jones, A[bner] D[umont] [from old catalog]
Books from the Library of Congress (IA historyofsangamo01inte)
Interstate publishing co., Chicago. [from old catalog]
100 years of seed success - Funk Bros. Seed Co. (IA CAT31307321)
Funk Brothers Seed Company Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Catalogue of W. Brotherhead's collection of over seventeen hundred autographs (IA catalogueofwbrot00leav)
Leavitt, Strebeigh & Co Brotherhead, William
The Editor and Publisher 1911-01-07- Vol 10 Iss 28 (IA sim editor-publisher 1911-01-07 10 28)
money should be capable of measuring the worth of all commodities.
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Glory to the officers and soldiers of the heroic Korean People's Army!
m made his first and only public speech during a military parade for the KPA's 60th anniversary and said: "Glory to the officers and soldiers of the heroic Korean People's Army!". These words were...
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