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Shelby American

Ken was amazed how fast that carwas down the straight at Riverside. It ran pretty well. It...

Ken was amazed how fast that car
was down the straight at Riverside. It ran pretty well. It would run 170 miles an hour
down a straight on 350 horsepower. Painted it and put a stripe on it. It was incredible design
that Pete had come up with. Carroll said, "Let's get this thing
back to the shop

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Ken was amazed how fast that car was down the straight at Riverside.
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It ran pretty well.
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It would run 170 miles an hour down a straight
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on 350 horsepower.
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Painted it and put a stripe on it.
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It was incredible design that Pete had come up with.
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Carroll said, "Let's get this thing back to the shop.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:34
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...
We'll try to get it ready for Daytona." - Shelby American 00:12
We'll try to get it ready for Daytona."
When we got down to Daytona, - Shelby American 00:11
When we got down to Daytona,
An American car challenging them was unusual - Shelby American 00:31
An American car challenging them was unusual
After 110 laps, the Daytona Coupe had built - Shelby American 00:12
After 110 laps, the Daytona Coupe had built
The car was 25% more efficient than the roadsters. - Shelby American 00:18
The car was 25% more efficient than the roadsters.
By the seventh hour of the race down there, - Shelby American 00:35
By the seventh hour of the race down there,
And Carroll was so angry with the whole situation, - Shelby American 00:41
And Carroll was so angry with the whole situation,
The reigning Ferraris. They dominate the prototype class - Shelby American 00:14
The reigning Ferraris. They dominate the prototype class
They'd won everything all through '63. - Shelby American 00:26
They'd won everything all through '63.
I never saw anybody with an equal race car - Shelby American 00:12
I never saw anybody with an equal race car
They've broken on five, - Shelby American 00:30
They've broken on five,
It was absolutely amazing, a group of guys from Venice, California, - Shelby American 00:07
It was absolutely amazing, a group of guys from Venice, Cali...
True to his hopes, Carroll Shelby, with the Ferrari GTOs, - Shelby American 00:33
True to his hopes, Carroll Shelby, with the Ferrari GTOs,
I mean, all the American guys wanted to go to Indy. - Shelby American 00:16
I mean, all the American guys wanted to go to Indy.
And he held a press conference, - Shelby American 00:24
And he held a press conference,
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.