In fact, the GT40 did not finish a race its entire first season. Enter Carroll Shelby. The first GT40 arrived at Shelby American's shop in Los Angeles on a drizzly day in mid-December 1964, and Shelby ...

The Ford GT40 ended up in first place four straight years from 1966-1969. Carroll Shelby received a heart transplant in 1990 and would go on to reintroduce Cobra 427 S/C continuation cars and 4000 ...

In fact, the GT40 did not finish a race its entire first season. Enter Carroll Shelby. The first GT40 arrived at Shelby American's shop in Los Angeles on a drizzly day in mid-December 1964 ...

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After approval of local authorities and the Shelby Foundation, the City of Pittsburg said plans are underway to erect a life-size bronze statue of Carroll Shelby.

Whoever the director and whoever the star, we'll be happy if it features lots of GT40 footage and comes off better than the NASCAR classic we so inexplicably loved.