Meticulously researched, engagingly written, and complete with photographs from Shelbyâ s personal collection, Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biography is a magnificent and lasting tribute to one of the twentieth centuryâ s greatest automotive figures.
Meticulously researched, engagingly written, and complete with photographs from Shelbyâ s personal collection, Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biography is a magnificent and lasting tribute to one of the twentieth centuryâ s greatest automotive figures.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Rinsey Mills has owned AC sports cars, both pre-war and post-war, for forty years. He has restored some and raced others. His books include Original AC Ace and Cobra and Essential AC Cobra. Edsel B. Ford II is the great-grandson of Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company. His grandfather was Edsel B. Ford, company president from 1919 to 1943, and his late father, Henry Ford II, was president of the company from 1945 to 1960. Edsel B. Ford II was named president and chief operating officer of Ford Motor Credit Company in May 1991 and elected a company vice president in December 1993. A graduate of Babson College and Harvard Business School, he is currently a member of the Ford Motor Company board of directors.
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Foreword by Edsel B. Ford II 1 The Boy from East Texas 2 The Army Air Force 3 Children, Trucks, and Chicken 4 Racing for Real 5 Foreign Representative 6 Record-Breaking and the Mexican Road Race 7 Guiberson’s Ferraris 8 Italian Summer 9 Moving On 10 Unrestricted National Champion 11 In Hemingway’s Footsteps 12 Carroll Shelby Sport Cars 13 Mainly Maseratis 14 Looking to the Future 15 Back to The Bahamas and a Kidnapping in Cuba 16 A Season in Europe 17 The Writing on the Wall 18 Works Driver 19 Victory at Le Mans 20 Aston Takes the Championship 21 El Paso by Sundown, Nassau by Night 22 “Lucky” Experiences 23 The Last Laps 24 Starting Afresh 25 Out into the Sunshine 26 The Cobra is Born 27 Let the Racing Begin 28 The Watershed Year 29 Further Ambitions 30 World Championship Bid 31 Over to Europe 32 A New Era 33 Upping the Ante 34 Getting the Job Done 35 Trials and Tribulations 36 The Price of Success 37 One More Time 38 Fresh Horizons 39 Off to Africa 40 Dodging Around 41 Rejuvenation 42 The First One 43 Millennium Man Author’s Acknowledgements Index
Foreword by Edsel B. Ford II 1 The Boy from East Texas 2 The Army Air Force 3 Children, Trucks, and Chicken 4 Racing for Real 5 Foreign Representative 6 Record-Breaking and the Mexican Road Race 7 Guiberson’s Ferraris 8 Italian Summer 9 Moving On 10 Unrestricted National Champion 11 In Hemingway’s Footsteps 12 Carroll Shelby Sport Cars 13 Mainly Maseratis 14 Looking to the Future 15 Back to The Bahamas and a Kidnapping in Cuba 16 A Season in Europe 17 The Writing on the Wall 18 Works Driver 19 Victory at Le Mans 20 Aston Takes the Championship 21 El Paso by Sundown, Nassau by Night 22 “Lucky” Experiences 23 The Last Laps 24 Starting Afresh 25 Out into the Sunshine 26 The Cobra is Born 27 Let the Racing Begin 28 The Watershed Year 29 Further Ambitions 30 World Championship Bid 31 Over to Europe 32 A New Era 33 Upping the Ante 34 Getting the Job Done 35 Trials and Tribulations 36 The Price of Success 37 One More Time 38 Fresh Horizons 39 Off to Africa 40 Dodging Around 41 Rejuvenation 42 The First One 43 Millennium Man Author’s Acknowledgements Index
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