- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Motorbooks International (30 Jun 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0760300135
- ISBN-13: 978-0760300138
- Product Dimensions: 25.7 x 25.4 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,839,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Official Shelby American team photographer, Dave Friedman, presents rare color photos that chronicle the entire unknown story of the development, production, and racing of Carroll Shelby's famous Ford GT40. From Shelby's California shop and early test sessions to the victory stand at Le Mans, it's all here in historical photographs and the words of race legends such as Carroll Shelby, Dan Gurney, Bruce McLa ren, A.J. Foyt, Bob Bondurant, Mario Andretti, Chris Amon, Carroll Smith and more. "You did a hell of a job with this book, Carroll Shelby. I loved it," - Carroll Smith.
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The unmatched experience of Shelby racing comes roaring to life in this book. Dave Friedman was the official phtographer for Shelby-American, and has used all their resources to record early test sessions, the assault on Le Mans, the 1967 victory. With racing legends Dan Guerney, AJ Foyt, Bruce Mclaren, Bob Bondurant, Mario Andretti, Chris Amon, and Carroll Smith all contributing, this is a slice of racing history for anyone with an interest.
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On a cold, dark, rainy day in mid-December 1 964, the whole face of Shelby American changed forever. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
On a cold, dark, rainy day in mid-December 1 964, the whole face of Shelby American changed forever. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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Ford's assault on Le Mans
19 Sep 1999
Format:Hardcover
I became a fan of the Ford GT's on a sunday morning in June of 1966. I was 13 years old. Up early before my parents I turn on the T.V. to try to find some cartoons and lo and behold there in living color is the 24 hours of Le Mans. I did'nt really know much about it though the name Le Mans did mean something to me. I was enthralled. As the Ford Mk.II's finished 1,2,3, I became a Ford fan forever. This book recaptures those days and Ford's epic assault on Le Mans in pictures and captions. From the beginning of the program to the all-american victory in 1967 by Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt in the Mk.IV. My only complaint is that the book ends abruptly with that victory. Boom. But like the jacket says, "to take a look inside is to take a trip back in time." And what a time it was.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Great Pictures by an "Insider"
20 Aug 2001
Format:Hardcover
This book makes a great addition to anyone's GT40 collection. Friedman's pictures document not just the races, but a fair amount of the preparation necessary to get the cars in shape for competition.
As a pervious review mentioned, the coverage stops right after Ford's 1967 Le Mans win, thereby totally ignoring the JWA/Gulf era, but in all fairness, Shelby wasn't involved in those years. This is a book about the *Shelby* GT40 afterall.
I especially enjoyed some of the coverage of the GT40's competitors: Ferrari, Chapperal, and Porsche. This made the book just a little richer.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
GT 40 Book
22 Nov 2010
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I bought this book after buying Go Like Hell by Albert Baime; which I highly reccomend. GT 40 has lot's of great information on the GT 40.
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