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'66 was a great year for the GT40
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Shelby American

'66 was a great year for the GT40. We won Daytona 1-2-3.We won Sebring 1-2-3

'66 was a great year for the GT40. We won Daytona 1-2-3.
We won Sebring 1-2-3

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'66 was a great year for the GT40.
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We won Daytona 1-2-3. We won Sebring 1-2-3.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:24:29
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Chassy Media

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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...
I went to Le Mans with him in 1966. - Shelby American 00:12
I went to Le Mans with him in 1966.
Even though I'd say they were the odds-on favorite, - Shelby American 00:08
Even though I'd say they were the odds-on favorite,
We had a strategy, - Shelby American 00:25
We had a strategy,
Ken and Gurney were the rabbits, - Shelby American 00:05
Ken and Gurney were the rabbits,
When the race started, Ken Miles didn't get his door closed correctly. - Shelby American 00:05
When the race started, Ken Miles didn't get his door cl...
He got a terrible start. - Shelby American 00:20
He got a terrible start.
The next 20 laps or so were just incredible. - Shelby American 00:06
The next 20 laps or so were just incredible.
He wasn't backing off for anything - Shelby American 00:04
He wasn't backing off for anything
The MKII, driven by Ken Miles and Dennis Hulme, is leading, - Shelby American 00:37
The MKII, driven by Ken Miles and Dennis Hulme, is leading,
A few hours from the finish, - Shelby American 00:05
A few hours from the finish,
Miles is now in first place, - Shelby American 00:28
Miles is now in first place,
A lot of it was people were saying that Miles wins again, - Shelby American 00:10
A lot of it was people were saying that Miles wins again,
He's leaning on the pit while waiting for his stint on the drive, - Shelby American 00:18
He's leaning on the pit while waiting for his stint on ...
Ford won 1-2-3. - Shelby American 00:35
Ford won 1-2-3.
It was a shock, of course, but that's auto racing. - Shelby American 00:04
It was a shock, of course, but that's auto racing.
And when it came to the finish, - Shelby American 00:34
And when it came to the finish,
We made a horrible decision with Ken Miles - Shelby American 00:56
We made a horrible decision with Ken Miles
So my grandfather was determined - Shelby American 00:06
So my grandfather was determined
And so, development of the cars, - Shelby American 00:06
And so, development of the cars,
It was a prototype that they had used - Shelby American 00:07
It was a prototype that they had used