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The thing ran the last four or five hours at 300 degrees
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Shelby American

The thing ran the last fouror five hours at 300 degrees. It never missed a lick. How 'bout...

The thing ran the last four
or five hours at 300 degrees. It never missed a lick. How 'bout that?
Amazing. The oil leak prevented the Daytona Coupe from winning Le Mans outright, but Shelby and his team
still won the GT class, beating Ferrari. For the first time in history,
an American car had won at Le Mans. Carroll obviously was very pleased. On the other hand,
his eye was on the goal, and that goal was to win the championship

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The thing ran the last four or five hours at 300 degrees.
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It never missed a lick. How 'bout that? Amazing.
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The oil leak prevented the Daytona Coupe
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from winning Le Mans outright,
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but Shelby and his team still won the GT class, beating Ferrari.
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For the first time in history, an American car had won at Le Mans.
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Carroll obviously was very pleased.
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On the other hand, his eye was on the goal,
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and that goal was to win the championship.
Duration
33 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:33
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...
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
A beautiful day. A Mustang day. Ford Mustang. - Shelby American 00:50
A beautiful day. A Mustang day. Ford Mustang.
I don't know how Shelby slept. - Shelby American 00:08
I don't know how Shelby slept.
He had a parts division shipping parts all over the world. - Shelby American 00:04
He had a parts division shipping parts all over the world.
Guys on the assembly line were 17, 18, 19 years old. - Shelby American 00:05
Guys on the assembly line were 17, 18, 19 years old.
Guys in the parts department were 18, 19, 20 years old. - Shelby American 00:04
Guys in the parts department were 18, 19, 20 years old.