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Shelby American

The car was 25% more efficientthan the roadsters. For endurance racing,the fuel economy...

The car was 25% more efficient
than the roadsters. For endurance racing,
the fuel economy was even more important, because if we could go three more laps
each time Ferrari pitted, that's the way you'd win the race. The Daytona Coupe was so much faster than
anything there, it was just incredible

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The car was 25% more efficient than the roadsters.
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For endurance racing, the fuel economy was even more important,
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because if we could go three more laps each time Ferrari pitted,
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that's the way you'd win the race.
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The Daytona Coupe was so much faster than anything there, it was just incredible.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:02
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...
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.
In the opening laps, the GT40 is furiously fast. - Shelby American 00:19
In the opening laps, the GT40 is furiously fast.
Richie Ginther has taken the lead on the second lap - Shelby American 00:14
Richie Ginther has taken the lead on the second lap
I can pull out 15 seconds any time you wanted it, - Shelby American 00:06
I can pull out 15 seconds any time you wanted it,
In the GT class, both Cobras are outpacing the Ferrari GTO - Shelby American 00:29
In the GT class, both Cobras are outpacing the Ferrari GTO
Ford's first casualty is Richard Attwood from Britain. - Shelby American 00:14
Ford's first casualty is Richard Attwood from Britain.