Essex Wire’s president, Walter Probst, approached its biggest client, Ford Motor Company, with a plan to promote the two brands by going sports-car racing using one of Carroll Shelby’s new Cobras.

then as the chief development driver for Carroll Shelby. He died, by all accounts, when his Ford J-car prototype crashed during private testing. Although the racing world mourned the death of the ...

The dream child of motorsport legend Carroll Shelby ... Williams' racing jacket, and the famous t-shirt that the owner received from Caroll Shelby himself when the latter won at Le Mans.

Getty Images At a time when engine swaps were reserved for hot rodders and outlaws, Carroll Shelby bolted a V-8 into a ... an engine that had impressed Shelby in racing versions of the Ford Galaxie.

Next thing you know his son, Jonathan Carroll, the teacher and coach at Shelby County High, was going after him. Photos were taken by Sentinel-News ... “Jonathan’s mom, she grabs me by the back of the ...

To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's ...

The movie stars Matt Damon as Carroll Shelby ... driver who tests Shelby’s patience and risks death in his pursuit of glory. If this seems like just another ordinary racing movie like, say ...

Ahead of the debut, the company has provided computed-generated images that clue fans in on ... sports car was injected with V-8 power by Carroll Shelby to create the legendary Shelby Cobra ...

His influence goes far beyond the cars which still bear his name, heavily influencing American racing and muscle ... year in the name of Carroll Shelby, proving that his impact on the auto industry ...

Carroll Shelby driving the Aston Martin DBR1 at the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans. Bernard Cahier, Getty Images Shelby retired from racing shortly after due to health reasons, opening a driving school ...

This movie, directed by James Mangold (Logan), is about race car driver turned car designer Carroll ... Company hires Shelby, intending to finally beat Enzo Ferrari and his racing team in the ...