The Sunbeam Tiger is iinevitably compared to the Shelby Cobra but really, they are two very different cars. Continue reading
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Video: Carroll Shelby Pitches the 1967 Shelby Mustangs
See Carroll Shelby at the height of his car-selling powers in this original FoMoCo spot promoting the Shelby GT Mustangs for 1967. Continue reading
Video: Lee Iacocca Unveils the Dodge Viper
On May 18, 1990, Chrysler brought a trio of heavyweights to the stage for the official introduction of the Dodge Viper: Lee Iacocca, Bob Lutz, and Carroll Shelby. Here’s their presentation. Continue reading
Video: Carroll Shelby’s Cobras Rule the 1963 Sports Car Season
Carroll Shelby’s Cobras were winners right from the start, as this original 1963 Ford of Britain promotional film demonstrates. See the birth of the legend here. Continue reading
Video: Carroll Shelby Tells the Cobra Story
In this 1965 film produced by the Ford Motor Company, Carroll Shelby himself tells the story of the Cobra and Shelby American. In Shelby’s manner of speaking, he’d call that straight from the horse’s mouth. Continue reading
Video: Carroll Shelby Pitches the 1968 Mustang
Among his many talents, Carroll Shelby was one of the car industry’s great salesmen. Here the Ford Motor Company puts him to work selling the 1968 Mustang line. Continue reading
Video: The Carroll Shelby story–in his own words
In this great little 1965 film produced by the Ford Motor Company, Carroll Shelby himself tells the story of the Cobra and Shelby American. In Shelby’s manner of speaking, he’d call that straight from the horse’s mouth. Don’t miss it. Continue reading