Inside Shelby American: Wrenching & Racing with Carroll Shelby John Morton Book

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81.75
yearPublished
2013
ISBN
9780760343944
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN-10
0760343942
ISBN-13
9780760343944
eBay Product ID (ePID)
160075399

Product Key Features

Book Title
Inside Shelby American : Wrenching and Racing with Carroll Shelby in the 1960s
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Motor Sports, Automotive / History, Sports
Publication Year
2013
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Author
John Morton
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
22.2 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-021590
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"It's almost as if you're sitting down with Morton over a beer as he tells his tales without getting bogged down in detail or nostalgia. Funny, exciting and very entertaining. This book is a great gift for any Shelby or racing fan." -  The Virginian Pilot
Dewey Decimal
796.720922
Table Of Content
ContentsChapter OneLearning to Drive the Shelby WayChapter TwoRacing from the Wrong End of a BroomChapter ThreeMidwest RacerChapter FourCobra PilotChapter FiveShelby ExpandsChapter SixThe Shelby ShadowEpilogue?Index
Synopsis
In the late 1950s, a young John Morton was transfixed with sports car racing. His dreams of competition eventually led him to enroll, in 1962, in the Shelby School of High Performance Driving. In a bold moment after the last class, Morton asked Carroll Shelby if he might come to work for the newly formed Shelby American. The answer was "Yes, here's a broom." Thus ended Morton's college career and began his long racing career. Over the next three years, Morton would be a firsthand witness to the evolution of one of the most iconic sports car builders and racing teams of the 1960s. Inside Shelby American is his personal account of a company overflowing with talent, from designer Pete Brock to fabricator extraordinare Phil Remington to drivers like Dan Gurney, Ken Miles, Bob Bondurant, and Phil Hill. The cars were equally captivating: AC Cobra, Mustang GT350, Ford GT, Daytona Coupe. In this book, Morton's story is intertwined with the memories of other Shelby staffers of the period, revealing through historic photography and an untold perspective the rousing story of America's most legendary racer and car builder., Inside Shelby American is champion racer John Morton's personal account of one of the most iconic sports car builders and racing teams of the 1960s, revealed through historic photography and an untold perspective.
LC Classification Number
GV1032.M57A3 2013

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