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Shelby American

The story of automotive icon Carroll Shelby who started as a chicken farmer and went on to become one of the winningest racing drivers in American motorsports, and the only man in history to win in Le Mans as a driver and a manufa...

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Nate Adams, Adam Carolla

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documentary, biography, history

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I think he realized then
there was something to it. - Shelby American

I think he realized then there was something to it.

He got in the dump truck business,
gravel trucks, - Shelby American

He got in the dump truck business, gravel trucks,

I was vaccinating my chickens,
and my wife called me and said, - Shelby American

I was vaccinating my chickens, and my wife called me and sai...

All the chickens died eventually,
and I went broke. - Shelby American

All the chickens died eventually, and I went broke.

Growing up in east Texas as a kid, - Shelby American

Growing up in east Texas as a kid,

Particularly
after the chicken business went under, - Shelby American

Particularly after the chicken business went under,

Nobody thought back then
of themselves as being poor. - Shelby American

Nobody thought back then of themselves as being poor.

You just didn't have any money that week. - Shelby American

You just didn't have any money that week.

There was never really a question of,
"Could he win the race?" - Shelby American

There was never really a question of, "Could he win the...

The car flipped over. - Shelby American

The car flipped over.

No seatbelts in that point in time, - Shelby American

No seatbelts in that point in time,

Shelby knew the danger of the sport. - Shelby American

Shelby knew the danger of the sport.

Every year, you would accept - Shelby American

Every year, you would accept

The one group of people
who just accepted it - Shelby American

The one group of people who just accepted it

But is it scary enough to stop driving? - Shelby American

But is it scary enough to stop driving?

After breaking his arm,
he used to drive with a cast on - Shelby American

After breaking his arm, he used to drive with a cast on

And he wore his bib overalls,
and he was a showman. - Shelby American

And he wore his bib overalls, and he was a showman.

He won Sports Illustrated's
Driver of the Year Award twice. - Shelby American

He won Sports Illustrated's Driver of the Year Award tw...

Shelby raced all over the world, - Shelby American

Shelby raced all over the world,

Shelby and a partner started
a business with the idea of importing - Shelby American

Shelby and a partner started a business with the idea of imp...

I think Carroll watched
Enzo Ferrari pretty closely, - Shelby American

I think Carroll watched Enzo Ferrari pretty closely,

He may not have
particularly got on with Enzo. - Shelby American

He may not have particularly got on with Enzo.

Enzo wanted nothing to do with him. - Shelby American

Enzo wanted nothing to do with him.

Shelby wouldn't have to wait that long - Shelby American

Shelby wouldn't have to wait that long

As he speeds his green Aston Martin - Shelby American

As he speeds his green Aston Martin

Whilst at Mulsanne, - Shelby American

Whilst at Mulsanne,

Now the winner pulls in to be submerged
beneath a seething mass eager to acclaim - Shelby American

Now the winner pulls in to be submerged beneath a seething m...

Race driving wasn't
very profitable back then, - Shelby American

Race driving wasn't very profitable back then,

With his racing career over, - Shelby American

With his racing career over,

So Carroll asked me to run
his driving school out at Riverside. - Shelby American

So Carroll asked me to run his driving school out at Riversi...

In 1960, the doctor told me
I had five years to live, maybe. - Shelby American

In 1960, the doctor told me I had five years to live, maybe.

About all I had was a dream. - Shelby American

About all I had was a dream.

The Corvettes were winning everything, - Shelby American

The Corvettes were winning everything,

He knew if he wanted
to make a name for himself, - Shelby American

He knew if he wanted to make a name for himself,

He'd always dreamed about it,
even when he was in Europe the first time, - Shelby American

He'd always dreamed about it, even when he was in Europ...

Ray Brock with Petersen Publication - Shelby American

Ray Brock with Petersen Publication

He wasn't overburdened
with a great deal of honesty. - Shelby American

He wasn't overburdened with a great deal of honesty.

One of the nicknames we had
for him was "Billie Sol Estes." - Shelby American

One of the nicknames we had for him was "Billie Sol Est...

Billie Sol Estes was another Texan, - Shelby American

Billie Sol Estes was another Texan,

I went to Lee Iacocca and said, - Shelby American

I went to Lee Iacocca and said,

Between whipsawing both of them, - Shelby American

Between whipsawing both of them,

Everybody had a race car in their garage - Shelby American

Everybody had a race car in their garage

You didn't want a car
just like everyone else's, - Shelby American

You didn't want a car just like everyone else's,

The epicenter was right
in Southern California. - Shelby American

The epicenter was right in Southern California.

I got a couple
of engines sent out - Shelby American

I got a couple of engines sent out

I walked in the shop and I go,
"What the hell is this?" - Shelby American

I walked in the shop and I go, "What the hell is this?&...

Nobody knew if it was running or not. - Shelby American

Nobody knew if it was running or not.

We started putting
whatever carburetor, manifold on it, - Shelby American

We started putting whatever carburetor, manifold on it,

...and said, "Where's the Corvettes?" - Shelby American

...and said, "Where's the Corvettes?"

Across the county in Venice, - Shelby American

Across the county in Venice,

And Carroll took it over
when Reventlow quit racing, - Shelby American

And Carroll took it over when Reventlow quit racing,

Out of that came the best guy
that I ever ran into, Phil Remington. - Shelby American

Out of that came the best guy that I ever ran into, Phil Rem...

Remington is one
of the few figures in racing - Shelby American

Remington is one of the few figures in racing

Well, the guy was a fabricating
engineering genius, self-taught. - Shelby American

Well, the guy was a fabricating engineering genius, self-tau...

He had the ability,
when something broke on the cars, - Shelby American

He had the ability, when something broke on the cars,

He had seven ideas,
and he only needed one, - Shelby American

He had seven ideas, and he only needed one,

And he taught a lot of the young guys - Shelby American

And he taught a lot of the young guys

Oh my gosh. - Shelby American

There's a slight problem: - Shelby American

There's a slight problem:

Carroll was a salesman. - Shelby American

Carroll was a salesman.

And all these guys
worked together amazingly well. - Shelby American

And all these guys worked together amazingly well.

We hired a shop foreman
named Carroll Smith. - Shelby American

We hired a shop foreman named Carroll Smith.

Ken Miles, we called him "The Hawk." - Shelby American

Ken Miles, we called him "The Hawk."

It was a good day for Ford.
I'm very happy for the Ford Motor Company. - Shelby American

It was a good day for Ford. I'm very happy for the Ford...

You really had to listen close
to understand what he was saying. - Shelby American

You really had to listen close to understand what he was say...

Gordon Chance was "Ricky Nelson"
'cause he looked just like Ricky Nelson. - Shelby American

Gordon Chance was "Ricky Nelson" 'cause he lo...

His nickname was "STP,"
"Super Twitch Phil." - Shelby American

His nickname was "STP," "Super Twitch Phil.&q...

We were a ragtag bunch of crazy guys,
kind of out of control. - Shelby American

We were a ragtag bunch of crazy guys, kind of out of control...

I remember they had a cage,
like an aquarium, with a live cobra in it, - Shelby American

I remember they had a cage, like an aquarium, with a live co...

He always had fireworks, Charlie did, - Shelby American

He always had fireworks, Charlie did,

It was a happy place to work. - Shelby American

It was a happy place to work.

It made you want to, you know,
work harder and even do better. - Shelby American

It made you want to, you know, work harder and even do bette...

I wasn't gettin' overtime.
I wasn't even working. - Shelby American

I wasn't gettin' overtime. I wasn't even work...

It really didn't matter
what your background was - Shelby American

It really didn't matter what your background was

Watch out. - Shelby American

This Corvette was developed
by Chevrolet engineers, - Shelby American

This Corvette was developed by Chevrolet engineers,

Obviously, all the top West Coast
Corvette drivers were there, - Shelby American

Obviously, all the top West Coast Corvette drivers were ther...

Billy Krause, one of the top,
top road racers - Shelby American

Billy Krause, one of the top, top road racers

The first time we showed up
at Riverside with a Cobra, - Shelby American

The first time we showed up at Riverside with a Cobra,

MacDonald and I were up toward the front. - Shelby American

MacDonald and I were up toward the front.

Krause, he went out and led immediately, - Shelby American

Krause, he went out and led immediately,

As soon as it appears
at Riverside in its first race, - Shelby American

As soon as it appears at Riverside in its first race,

Actually,
I was surprised how easy - Shelby American

Actually, I was surprised how easy

I said, "This is not good." - Shelby American

I said, "This is not good."

My dad was so impressed with that Cobra. - Shelby American

My dad was so impressed with that Cobra.

So quick, so light,
much lighter than the Stingray, - Shelby American

So quick, so light, much lighter than the Stingray,

And like Carroll Shelby the driver,
Shelby Cobra started to win. - Shelby American

And like Carroll Shelby the driver, Shelby Cobra started to ...

We're running 35, 40 hours on the cars
without even overhauling them now, - Shelby American

We're running 35, 40 hours on the cars without even ove...

Carroll Shelby and his Cobras
win the Manufacturers' Championship. - Shelby American

Carroll Shelby and his Cobras win the Manufacturers' Ch...

Beat the Ferraris, the Corvettes, - Shelby American

Beat the Ferraris, the Corvettes,

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The story of automotive icon Carroll Shelby who started as a chicken farmer and went on to become one of the winningest racing drivers in American motorsports, and the only man in history to win in Le Mans as a driver and a manufa...

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Director: Nate Adams, Adam Carolla

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Production: Chassy Media

Genre: documentary, biography, history

Year: 2019

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ImdbRating: 7.4

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Released: 22 Nov 2019

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Homepage: https://chassy.com/product/shelby-american/