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Shelby American

It was burning fairly well when I got out. There was a "whoof" underneath the bonnet. It's...

It was burning fairly well when I got out. There was a "whoof" underneath the bonnet. It's known as the grand prix of endurance, and I think that this is the thing

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It was burning fairly well when I got out.
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There was a "whoof" underneath the bonnet.
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It's known as the grand prix of endurance,
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and I think that this is the thing.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:33
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...
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,
It was designed and built by Ford engineers - Shelby American 00:09
It was designed and built by Ford engineers
We've been given the job of testing this new car and racing internationally. - Shelby American 00:05
We've been given the job of testing this new car and ra...
The biggest concern for them was endurance. - Shelby American 00:05
The biggest concern for them was endurance.
These 12-hour and 24-hour races are, you know, - Shelby American 00:08
These 12-hour and 24-hour races are, you know,
Carroll Shelby knew the task before them. - Shelby American 00:21
Carroll Shelby knew the task before them.
In spite of his reluctance to build a Daytona, - Shelby American 00:08
In spite of his reluctance to build a Daytona,
When Shelby got the cars, - Shelby American 00:09
When Shelby got the cars,
But they even had problems with the suspension - Shelby American 00:10
But they even had problems with the suspension
A lot of the subsystems, - Shelby American 00:06
A lot of the subsystems,
Not only did Ford entrust Shelby and his team - Shelby American 00:18
Not only did Ford entrust Shelby and his team
The Mustang, when it was first conceived - Shelby American 00:14
The Mustang, when it was first conceived