Carroll Shelby

CARROLL SHELBY d2012. American automotive designer, racing driver and entrepreneur. He was involved with the AC Cobra and Mustang for the Ford Motor Company. With driver Ken Miles, he developed the Ford GT40, the car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966 / 1967 / 1968 and 1969. As of 2024, it remains the only American-built car to win at Le Mans. Their efforts were dramatised in the 2019 Oscar-winning film Ford v Ferrari. Shelby and co-driver Roy Salvadori won the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans driving an Aston Martin DBR1. He won the 1960 Sports Car Club of America United States Auto Club Road Racing Sports Car Championship by winning the round-one race at Riverside International Raceway in a Maserati Tipo 61 "Birdcage" and winning round two at Continental Divide Raceways in a Chevrolet Scarab Mark II. He died in Dallas aged 89 on May 10th 2012