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Author : Colin Comer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781616730338
Author : Colin Comer
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-16
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0760335788
Shelbys are the most iconic performance cars in the history of the American auto industry. This lavishly illustrated work conducts readers through Shelby American's forty-plus years. An exhaustive review of American high performance, from the first Cobra produced in 1962 through today's fire-breathing, world-beating Shelby GT500KR Mustang, The Complete Book of Shelby Automobiles offers an in-depth look at the ultra high-performance cars that have made Carroll Shelby a living automotive legend. With extensive details, specs, and photographic coverage, this book is the ultimate resource on America’s most exotic performance car. See Motorbooks author Colin Comer interviewed by Jay Leno on JayLenosGarage.com: http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/jays-book-club-lee-klancher/1211582/
Author : Colin Cormer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0760335796
Shelbys are the most iconic performance car in the history of the American auto industry. This lavishly illustrated work conducts readers through over forty years of Shelby American's performance cars. From the first Cobra produced in 1962 to today's fire-breathing, world-beating Shelby GT500KR Mustang, The Complete Book Of Shelby offers an in-depth look at the ultra-high performance cars that have made Carroll Shelby a living automotive legend the Shelby Cobra, Ford Mustang Shelby GT350, Cobra Roadster, Dodge Viper, GT500......and more! With extensive details, specs, and photographic coverage, this book is the ultimate resource on America's most exotic performance cars and the man named as one of the most important people in the auto industry by Motor Trend magazine.
Author : Colin Comer
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780760365984
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.
Author : Colin Comer,Richard J. Kopec
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780760376195
Celebrate six decades of Carroll Shelby's brand of automotive excitement with Shelby American 60 Years of High Performance. Cobra, GT40, Daytona Coupe, King Cobra, Mustang GT350, and more are covered in this officially licensed, heavily illustrated overview.
Author : Colin Comer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781610598057
Author : Rinsey Mills
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780760370131
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 : John Morton
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781627880824
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 : Mike Mueller
Publisher : Complete Book Series
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780760372883
The Complete Book of Ford Mustang, 4th Edition details the development, technical specifications, and history of America’s original pony car, now updated to cover cars through the 2021 model year.
Author : Brian Laban
Publisher : Crowood
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781785000041
In the new edition of this classic text, Brian Laban brings the story of the AC Cobra up to date. In the early 1960s, a flamboyant Texan, Carroll Shelby, dreamed of a special kind of sports car, a marriage of European style with lusty, affordable American V8 power. He took his dream forward and he persuaded British sports car specialist AC Cars to build his car, and US industry giant the Ford Motor Co to fund it. Its name also came to him in a dream - Cobra. The original production of the Cobra lasted just five years and encompassed barely a thousand cars built within the original framework. But it was only the beginning of a story that is still very much alive, encompassing 'continuations', spin-offs, and a massive worldwide replica industry. Shelby and AC Cobra details the man behind the cars, the story of their development and engineering, racing pedigree and owning and driving these powerful, iconic cars today. Fully illustrated with 250 archive colour photographs.
Author : Chris Theodore
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781787117891
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 : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-09
Category : Mustang automobile
ISBN : 1610591798
Design, production, and service histories of our most popular subjects combined with top-notch color photograph.
Author : David Friedman
Publisher : CarTech Inc
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781613255971
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 : Emily Rose Oachs
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781681033082
The Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 was named for its creator, Carroll Shelby. This American racecar driver of the 1950s designed this Ford model to maximize speed and power on the track. This hi-lo book highlights the race friendly features of the fan-favorite pony car.
Author : Jaxon Hayes
Publisher : Gray Duck Creative Works
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781647720339
It’s race time for the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500! Which American sports car will reach the finish line first?