Shelby American Up Close and Behind the Scenes: The Venice Years 1962-1965 (2017)

Author: Friedman, DaveBrand: MotorbooksEdition: y First editionBinding: HardcoverFormat: Big BookNumber Of Pages: 240Release Date: 12-09-2017Part Number: 9780760351987Details: Shelby American Up Close and Behind the Scenes brings you closer to the action than ever before with Shelby himself as he creates his iconic speed machines. Prepare for a ride like none other. In 1962 retired racing great Carroll Shelby was looking for his next big move. He'd started a racing school at Riverside Raceway in California, but he really wanted to build his own sports and racing car. He found a promising platform in the British AC Ace, and set about stuffing an American V-8 between the AC's dainty fenders. Thus was born the Shelby Cobra. Shelby set up shop in Venice, California, later in 1962, marking the beginning of the classic Cobra era. It was a near supernatural combination of brilliant designers and wrenches, ever-faster cars, championship-winning teams and drivers, and sheer chutzpah. The Venic