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He was to do something noteworthy, and his press agent
was to get it in the paper so that Carroll Shelby's legend moved on. In Carroll's case, if another mechanic had their picture
in the paper and Carroll's wasn't, that mechanic could lose his job over it. He was there to promote Carroll Shelby. Few people realized,
back when all this was happening, Ford had taken over Shelby American. Ford in California is represented by these sleek racing cars. They're the products
of Shelby American Incorporated, builders of the world champion Ford Cobra and the Mustang GT350 sports car. And it became a division
of Ford Motor Company, and so the other side of it was
he was the factory team
was to get it in the paper so that Carroll Shelby's legend moved on. In Carroll's case, if another mechanic had their picture
in the paper and Carroll's wasn't, that mechanic could lose his job over it. He was there to promote Carroll Shelby. Few people realized,
back when all this was happening, Ford had taken over Shelby American. Ford in California is represented by these sleek racing cars. They're the products
of Shelby American Incorporated, builders of the world champion Ford Cobra and the Mustang GT350 sports car. And it became a division
of Ford Motor Company, and so the other side of it was
he was the factory team
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He was to do something noteworthy,
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and his press agent
was to get it in the paper
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so that Carroll Shelby's legend moved on.
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In Carroll's case,
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if another mechanic had their picture
in the paper and Carroll's wasn't,
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that mechanic could lose his job over it.
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He was there to promote Carroll Shelby.
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Few people realized,
back when all this was happening,
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Ford had taken over Shelby American.
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Ford in California is represented
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by these sleek racing cars.
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They're the products
of Shelby American Incorporated,
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builders of the world champion Ford Cobra
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and the Mustang GT350 sports car.
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And it became a division
of Ford Motor Company,
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and so the other side of it was
he was the factory team.
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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...
