Inside Shelby American: Wrenching and Racing with Carroll Shelby in the 1960s

by John Morton

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760343942
• ISBN13: 9780760343944
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"