Carroll Shelby
Motorbooks (Verlag)
978-0-7603-4646-4 (ISBN)
Written with Carroll Shelby's full collaboration and with a foreword by Edsel B. Ford II, the great-grandson of Henry Ford, this is the definitive record of America's preeminent twentieth century sports car builder and racer—now in paperback.
It was motoring author Rinsey Mills' passion for AC cars and motorsports history that led to his first meeting with Carroll Shelby. His suggestion that they should collaborate in order to create an accurate record of Shelby's life and achievements at first was rebuffed but later taken up with enthusiasm. This authorized biography is the result.
Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biography was a long time in the making, as Mills left no stone unturned in his quest to produce the complete study of Shelby's remarkable life. He carried out extensive research and conducted numerous interviews, fully capturing the narrative of Carroll Shelby within and outside of the automotive racing world, including his:
Childhood in Texas
Wartime service with the Army Air Force
Postwar entrepreneurship
Earliest race wins in 1952
Legendary 1959 victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Monumental release of the first Cobra and the formation of Shelby American in 1962
Historical partnership with Ford that would last for decades
Personal interests and travels
Present-day legacy
Fascinating photographs from Shelby's personal collection complete a book whose original hardcover edition was published mere weeks before his passing, making Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biographya magnificent and lasting tribute to one of the greatest automotive figures of the twentieth century.
Edsel B. Ford II is the great-grandson of Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company. His grandfather was Edsel B. Ford, company president from 1919 to 1943, and his late father, Henry Ford II, was president of the company from 1945 to 1960. Edsel B. Ford II was named president and chief operating officer of Ford Motor Credit Company in May 1991 and elected a company vice president in December 1993. A graduate of Babson College and Harvard Business School, he is currently a member of the Ford Motor Company board of directors.
Foreword by Edsel B. Ford II
1 The Boy from East Texas
2 The Army Air Force
3 Children, Trucks, and Chicken
4 Racing for Real
5 Foreign Representative
6 Record-Breaking and the Mexican Road Race
7 Guiberson’s Ferraris
8 Italian Summer
9 Moving On
10 Unrestricted National Champion
11 In Hemingway’s Footsteps
12 Carroll Shelby Sport Cars
13 Mainly Maseratis
14 Looking to the Future
15 Back to The Bahamas and a Kidnapping in Cuba
16 A Season in Europe
17 The Writing on the Wall
18 Works Driver
19 Victory at Le Mans
20 Aston Takes the Championship
21 El Paso by Sundown, Nassau by Night
22 “Lucky” Experiences
23 The Last Laps
24 Starting Afresh
25 Out into the Sunshine
26 The Cobra is Born
27 Let the Racing Begin
28 The Watershed Year
29 Further Ambitions
30 World Championship Bid
31 Over to Europe
32 A New Era
33 Upping the Ante
34 Getting the Job Done
35 Trials and Tribulations
36 The Price of Success
37 One More Time
38 Fresh Horizons
39 Off to Africa
40 Dodging Around
41 Rejuvenation
42 The First One
43 Millennium Man
Author’s Acknowledgements
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.7.2020 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Edsel B. Ford |
| Zusatzinfo | 69 b-w photos |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 232 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7603-4646-1 / 0760346461 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7603-4646-4 / 9780760346464 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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