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“I’m very proud of the Carroll Shelby Centennial Mustang, which was designed to honor my grandfather,” says Aaron Shelby, member of the Carroll Shelby International board. “Since Carroll gave me ...

Against all odds, Carroll Shelby became a legend not only because he won Le Mans but because he proved that when there's a will, there's a way. In addition, his life and career as a racing driver and ...

We do well here in the US when it comes to concours and historic races. We each have our favorite events and there isn’t really a bad one among them, from the Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion to the ...

At age 7, Carroll Shelby moved to Dallas. He was the son of working-class parents, balanced precariously on the poverty line. He had a leaky heart valve that reminded him that life could end any day.

Steve McQueen, who was best known for driving a Ford Mustang during the action-packed car chase scene in Bullit, was a fan of the Shelby Cobra. He visited Carroll Shelby at his Venice, Calif. facility ...

Long before the name Shelby was on everyone’s lips and plastered on Mustangs and race cars, it belonged to a lanky, stubborn Texan. Carroll Shelby did not grow up with a golden spoon, nor was he ...

Carroll Shelby was born January 11, 1923 in Leesburg, Texas, a hamlet that the Texas State Historical Association says has counted anywhere from 50 residents not long after founding to 300 residents ...

Carroll Shelby is a positive thinker and one hell of a hot rodder. What are obstacles to most people are only challenges to Shelby. As members of his racing organization put it, "If you wanted to get ...