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Shelby American

And he held a press conference, and he looked people in the eye,and he said, this is a...

And he held a press conference, and he looked people in the eye,
and he said, this is a quote, "Ferrari's ass is mine." We knew that we had a car
that would beat Ferrari, so we scraped a little money together
with a little help from Castrol and our sales of the Cobra
were making a little money, so we put it together on
a very scrimpy budget and went to Europe

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And he held a press conference,
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and he looked people in the eye, and he said,
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this is a quote, "Ferrari's ass is mine."
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We knew that we had a car that would beat Ferrari,
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so we scraped a little money together with a little help from Castrol
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and our sales of the Cobra were making a little money,
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so we put it together on a very scrimpy budget
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and went to Europe.
Duration
24 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:00
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Chassy Media

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Movie Summary

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...
Of all the races in the world, there was none bigger than Le Mans. - Shelby American 00:22
Of all the races in the world, there was none bigger than Le...
Commercially, it is the most important race - Shelby American 00:06
Commercially, it is the most important race
There was a tremendous amount of publicity, - Shelby American 00:25
There was a tremendous amount of publicity,
This title, the GT40 was really representing a big change in motor racing. - Shelby American 00:07
This title, the GT40 was really representing a big change in...
My father was surprised about the car. - Shelby American 00:32
My father was surprised about the car.
In the opening laps, the GT40 is furiously fast. - Shelby American 00:19
In the opening laps, the GT40 is furiously fast.
Richie Ginther has taken the lead on the second lap - Shelby American 00:14
Richie Ginther has taken the lead on the second lap
I can pull out 15 seconds any time you wanted it, - Shelby American 00:06
I can pull out 15 seconds any time you wanted it,
In the GT class, both Cobras are outpacing the Ferrari GTO - Shelby American 00:29
In the GT class, both Cobras are outpacing the Ferrari GTO
Ford's first casualty is Richard Attwood from Britain. - Shelby American 00:14
Ford's first casualty is Richard Attwood from Britain.
It was burning fairly well when I got out. - Shelby American 00:10
It was burning fairly well when I got out.
It's a great endurance on the driver and on the car. - Shelby American 00:04
It's a great endurance on the driver and on the car.
And this is a combination that I think wears out - Shelby American 00:42
And this is a combination that I think wears out
When you had long straightaways, - Shelby American 00:23
When you had long straightaways,
Here's a car that's been having - Shelby American 00:40
Here's a car that's been having
The thing ran the last four or five hours at 300 degrees. - Shelby American 00:33
The thing ran the last four or five hours at 300 degrees.
Until we achieved that goal, he wasn't about to celebrate early. - Shelby American 00:05
Until we achieved that goal, he wasn't about to celebra...
The first time that they raced at Le Mans, cars didn't finish. - Shelby American 00:15
The first time that they raced at Le Mans, cars didn't ...
He wanted somebody who had demonstrated that ability to win. - Shelby American 00:08
He wanted somebody who had demonstrated that ability to win.
Carroll Shelby had won Le Mans as a driver, - Shelby American 00:19
Carroll Shelby had won Le Mans as a driver,