Top 10 Shelby production cars - Wheels.ca

Top 10 Shelby production cars
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Shelby then cemented his legend status by beating the Europeans on their home turf when he took a Ford GT40 to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967. Driven by Dan Gurney and AJ Font, Jr., it remains the only American-made race car driven by American drivers ...

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Carroll Shelby, Car Builder Who Added Muscle to American Racing, Dies at 89 - New York Times


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Carroll Shelby, Car Builder Who Added Muscle to American Racing, Dies at 89
New York Times
In 1959, Shelby became the second American-born driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the brutal endurance race in France, co-driving a British-made Aston Martin. But a heart ailment forced him to quit driving, and he founded Shelby American in 1962.
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VINTAGE: Concours Hosts Le Mans Racers - SPEEDtv.com

VINTAGE: Concours Hosts Le Mans Racers
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The first Corvette to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, owned and sponsored by Briggs Cunningham in 1960, will be shown at the Dana Point Concours. (Photo: Dana Point Concours d'Elegance) Historic Le Mans racers and some of the most famous ...

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Car-Racing Legend Designed the Cobra - Wall Street Journal


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Car-Racing Legend Designed the Cobra
Wall Street Journal
In 1966 and 1967, Shelby American-modified Ford GT40s won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, among sport racing's most prestigious titles. In a life marked by health problems—he survived heart and kidney transplants—, Mr. Shelby was an Army Air Corps flight ...
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Classic Recreations Shelby GT500CR - Wired News


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Classic Recreations Shelby GT500CR
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... AC roadster that defeated the then six-time champion Ferrari team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans two years straight. And there I was, getting ready to drive a replica of his souped-up 1967 Mustang many have come to affectionately know as “Eleanor.

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List: Top Ten Indy 500 Winners - Winding Road Magazine


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List: Top Ten Indy 500 Winners
Winding Road Magazine
Indy is one of the crown jewels of the international racing calendar, along with the Monaco Grand Prix (also this weekend), the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Daytona 500. Since the first running in 1911, there have been countless personalities that have ...

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Remembering Shelby – 1967 Shelby GT350 - Sports Car Digest


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Remembering Shelby – 1967 Shelby GT350
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He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, earned Sports Illustrated's Driver of the Year award, built the most recognized sports car on earth and led parent company Ford to the pinnacle of international racing. Then he started a charity that continues saving ...

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