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Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 - May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. Shelby is best known for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, which he modified during the late 1960s and early 2000s.

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Aston Martin DBR1/300 wins 24 Hours of Le Mans 1959 with drivers Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori.

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of Aston Martin's first victory at La Sarthe in 1959, when American Carroll Shelby and Englishman Roy Salvadori formed the Le Mans-winning Aston Martin DBR1 team.

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In one of the many rousing sales pitches that Matt Damon's race car driver-turned-race car maker Carroll Shelby delivers in the film, he solemnly promises, "We're going to make history."

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Sep 11, 2020 After dominating Corvettes in the 1963 domestic series, Carroll Shelby set his sights on Ferrari and winning the World Manufacturers' Championship. This was easier said than done.

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Carroll Shelby Inducted 1992 Distinguished Service Citation Award 1987 1923 - 2012 Carroll Shelby, one of America's greatest automotive icons, once said that if he had been better at raising chickens, he never would have resorted to plan B: building and racing cars.

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Carroll Shelby proved himself a savvy racing driver in a hectic career cut short by a heart condition, laying the foundations for his even greater achievements to come, writes Paul Fearnley. but the Englishman had undertaken the lion's share at Le Mans when a stomach bug 'limited' his co-driver to 10 hours. Despite appearances, Shelby.

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Published April 13, 2022 Updated November 9, 2023 From motorcycle races and commanding World War II tanks to leading Ford to victory over Ferrari at 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ken Miles lived and died in the fast lane.

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Illness and burnt feet. Those were the abiding memories of Le Mans 1959 for Roy Salvadori. Sixty years on, his victory with Carroll Shelby remains Aston Martin's greatest sporting triumph and.

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Carroll Shelby wore many hats, among them designing legendary automobiles Carroll Shelby at 24 Hours of Le Mans, Le Mans, 21 June 1959. Bernard Cahier—Getty Images If your goal were.

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From Amateur Racer To Automotive Legend Wikimedia Commons Carroll Shelby racing in an Aston Martin DBR1/200 at the 12 Hours of Sebring race in 1958. "The desire for speed has always been there," Carroll Shelby said, "and I don't try to modify it."

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Ken Miles, left, talks with Carroll Shelby during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Miles, in the eyes of many, had a win stolen from him that year. Bernard Cahier // Getty Images The.

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The prospect of an exciting duel between Ferrari, Aston Martin and giantkillers Porsche was enough to draw large crowds and some 150,000 spectators gathered for France's classic sports car race, around the 8.38-mile course. Aston Martin finally achieved the coveted outright win, doing it with a 1-2 finish.

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Carroll Shelby tells all in this never-before-seen, newly released, raw & uncut interview. Shelby talks openly about his childhood, passions, early race care.

Racing legend Carroll Shelby in an Aston Martin DBR1/300 at 'The 24 Hours of Le Mans' in 1959


Legendary constructor and racer Carroll Shelby took Le Mans victory with Aston Martin in 1959, and we've found some excellent newsreel footage of the race from British Pathé. Shelby helped David Brown realise his long-held dream of winning the race by partnering Roy Salvadori and delivering a fairytale formation for the British marque.

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Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori won the 1959 Le Mans twenty-four-hour race in an Aston Martin DBR1. Paul Frre-who still drives awfully well and still writes for Road & Track.

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