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Well, the guy was a fabricating engineering genius, self-taught
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Shelby American

Well, the guy was a fabricatingengineering genius, self-taught

Well, the guy was a fabricating
engineering genius, self-taught

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Well, the guy was a fabricating engineering genius, self-taught.
Duration
5 seconds
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23
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:59
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...
He had the ability, when something broke on the cars, - Shelby American 00:12
He had the ability, when something broke on the cars,
He had seven ideas, and he only needed one, - Shelby American 00:06
He had seven ideas, and he only needed one,
And he taught a lot of the young guys - Shelby American 00:17
And he taught a lot of the young guys
Oh my gosh. - Shelby American 00:13
Oh my gosh.
There's a slight problem: - Shelby American 00:05
There's a slight problem:
Carroll was a salesman. - Shelby American 00:07
Carroll was a salesman.
And all these guys worked together amazingly well. - Shelby American 00:15
And all these guys worked together amazingly well.
We hired a shop foreman named Carroll Smith. - Shelby American 00:05
We hired a shop foreman named Carroll Smith.
Ken Miles, we called him "The Hawk." - Shelby American 00:08
Ken Miles, we called him "The Hawk."
It was a good day for Ford. I'm very happy for the Ford Motor Company. - Shelby American 00:06
It was a good day for Ford. I'm very happy for the Ford...
You really had to listen close to understand what he was saying. - Shelby American 00:05
You really had to listen close to understand what he was say...
Gordon Chance was "Ricky Nelson" 'cause he looked just like Ricky Nelson. - Shelby American 00:10
Gordon Chance was "Ricky Nelson" 'cause he lo...
His nickname was "STP," "Super Twitch Phil." - Shelby American 00:06
His nickname was "STP," "Super Twitch Phil.&q...
We were a ragtag bunch of crazy guys, kind of out of control. - Shelby American 00:05
We were a ragtag bunch of crazy guys, kind of out of control...
I remember they had a cage, like an aquarium, with a live cobra in it, - Shelby American 00:08
I remember they had a cage, like an aquarium, with a live co...
He always had fireworks, Charlie did, - Shelby American 00:25
He always had fireworks, Charlie did,
It was a happy place to work. - Shelby American 00:20
It was a happy place to work.
It made you want to, you know, work harder and even do better. - Shelby American 00:09
It made you want to, you know, work harder and even do bette...
I wasn't gettin' overtime. I wasn't even working. - Shelby American 00:09
I wasn't gettin' overtime. I wasn't even work...
It really didn't matter what your background was - Shelby American 00:10
It really didn't matter what your background was