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So Carroll asked me to run his driving school out at Riverside
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Shelby American

So Carroll asked me to runhis driving school out at Riverside. During the off time,I...

So Carroll asked me to run
his driving school out at Riverside. During the off time,
I started working for Carroll on a secondary business

Full Transcript

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So Carroll asked me to run his driving school out at Riverside.
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During the off time, I started working for Carroll
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on a secondary business.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:07
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...
In 1960, the doctor told me I had five years to live, maybe. - Shelby American 00:15
In 1960, the doctor told me I had five years to live, maybe.
About all I had was a dream. - Shelby American 00:15
About all I had was a dream.
The Corvettes were winning everything, - Shelby American 00:17
The Corvettes were winning everything,
He knew if he wanted to make a name for himself, - Shelby American 00:13
He knew if he wanted to make a name for himself,
He'd always dreamed about it, even when he was in Europe the first time, - Shelby American 00:11
He'd always dreamed about it, even when he was in Europ...
Ray Brock with Petersen Publication - Shelby American 00:30
Ray Brock with Petersen Publication
He wasn't overburdened with a great deal of honesty. - Shelby American 00:05
He wasn't overburdened with a great deal of honesty.
One of the nicknames we had for him was "Billie Sol Estes." - Shelby American 00:12
One of the nicknames we had for him was "Billie Sol Est...
Billie Sol Estes was another Texan, - Shelby American 00:21
Billie Sol Estes was another Texan,
I went to Lee Iacocca and said, - Shelby American 00:27
I went to Lee Iacocca and said,
Between whipsawing both of them, - Shelby American 00:43
Between whipsawing both of them,
Everybody had a race car in their garage - Shelby American 00:05
Everybody had a race car in their garage
You didn't want a car just like everyone else's, - Shelby American 00:25
You didn't want a car just like everyone else's,
The epicenter was right in Southern California. - Shelby American 00:21
The epicenter was right in Southern California.
I got a couple of engines sent out - Shelby American 00:25
I got a couple of engines sent out
I walked in the shop and I go, "What the hell is this?" - Shelby American 00:04
I walked in the shop and I go, "What the hell is this?&...
Nobody knew if it was running or not. - Shelby American 00:10
Nobody knew if it was running or not.
We started putting whatever carburetor, manifold on it, - Shelby American 00:08
We started putting whatever carburetor, manifold on it,
...and said, "Where's the Corvettes?" - Shelby American 00:20
...and said, "Where's the Corvettes?"
Across the county in Venice, - Shelby American 00:19
Across the county in Venice,