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Ford had the Galaxie, Ford had the Thunderbird
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Shelby American

Ford had the Galaxie,Ford had the Thunderbird, but when it came to a plausible race...

Ford had the Galaxie,
Ford had the Thunderbird, but when it came to a plausible race car,
Ford had nothing

Full Transcript

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Ford had the Galaxie, Ford had the Thunderbird,
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but when it came to a plausible race car, Ford had nothing.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:20
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...
Henry is at a motor race, sees a Ferrari win, and says, - Shelby American 00:31
Henry is at a motor race, sees a Ferrari win, and says,
And we'll try to accommodate your desires as best we can. - Shelby American 00:06
And we'll try to accommodate your desires as best we ca...
My father thought that this was gonna be a done deal. - Shelby American 00:04
My father thought that this was gonna be a done deal.
Ford Motor Company was gonna walk away with an incredible brand. - Shelby American 00:05
Ford Motor Company was gonna walk away with an incredible br...
But I said, "No, I don't want to sell it." - Shelby American 00:48
But I said, "No, I don't want to sell it."
Is it gonna go fast?" And I said, "I believe it will." - Shelby American 00:04
Is it gonna go fast?" And I said, "I believe it wi...
The actual idea for the new shape of a body - Shelby American 00:18
The actual idea for the new shape of a body
Extending the length, cutting it off, - Shelby American 00:17
Extending the length, cutting it off,
Builders at that time, including BMW, - Shelby American 00:12
Builders at that time, including BMW,
But when I was at General Motors, - Shelby American 00:11
But when I was at General Motors,
And I couldn't read all the German, but I could understand the numbers - Shelby American 00:07
And I couldn't read all the German, but I could underst...
I presented the idea to the crew, - Shelby American 00:05
I presented the idea to the crew,
All the enthusiasm I'd had stopped completely - Shelby American 00:09
All the enthusiasm I'd had stopped completely
And the main resistance came from Phil Remington, - Shelby American 00:08
And the main resistance came from Phil Remington,
And I thought, "Well, boy, if I get Phil behind this deal," - Shelby American 00:11
And I thought, "Well, boy, if I get Phil behind this de...
And of course all the guys in the shop followed him and said, - Shelby American 00:12
And of course all the guys in the shop followed him and said...
When I looked at the Pete Brock coupe, - Shelby American 00:55
When I looked at the Pete Brock coupe,
Fortunately, our top driver, Ken Miles, - Shelby American 00:11
Fortunately, our top driver, Ken Miles,
So he said, "OK, go ahead and do it." - Shelby American 00:15
So he said, "OK, go ahead and do it."
Brock had his opportunity, but what he didn't have was time. - Shelby American 00:29
Brock had his opportunity, but what he didn't have was ...