The Carroll Shelby Story is a memoir by Carroll Shelby published in 1967 by Pocket Books.[1] The book is a revised and enlarged version of The Cobra Story, covering the Cobra's successes in 1965 and 1966, as well as including technical specifications for the 289 and 427 Cobras.
In the autobiography, Shelby discusses his life changing win at Le Mans in 1966 with driver Ken Miles against rival car manufacturer, Ferrari. He also describes his days as a race car driver, the challenges, the victories, and the crashes — the worst of which he describes as an “explosion.” He talks about his philosophies on racing such as, “If you’re going to go around worrying about getting killed, you might as well give up racing.” He writes two chapters about how he won the race at Le Mans in 1959, saying, “It knocks the hell out of a driver and it knocks the hell out of a car.” The memoir also discusses the genesis for the revolutionary car he created, the Shelby Cobra.
Reception
The contemporary review of The Cobra Story by Kirkus Reviews stated, "The lanky Texan's autobiography is short on grammar but long on building motors, racing frames and surviving hairbreadth escapes (one wreck with a Maserati cost him 72 stitches). He was early bit by the racing bug and even turned to airplanes for a while. He tells of the uncomfortable effect of racing on his marriage; his Air Corps service during WWII; and of the final big event when his Cobra beat the Ferrari, which had won for three years running. Shelby has none of the insight into racing which distinguishes Stirling Moss's books. And though he discusses motors far more intimately than the average reader will care about, his races often work up a real head of steam."[2]
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August 18, 2023
carroll, shelby, story, memoir, carroll, shelby, published, 1967, pocket, books, book, revised, enlarged, version, cobra, story, covering, cobra, successes, 1965, 1966, well, including, technical, specifications, cobras, paperback, editionauthorcarroll, shelby. The Carroll Shelby Story is a memoir by Carroll Shelby published in 1967 by Pocket Books 1 The book is a revised and enlarged version of The Cobra Story covering the Cobra s successes in 1965 and 1966 as well as including technical specifications for the 289 and 427 Cobras The Carroll Shelby StoryPaperback editionAuthorCarroll ShelbyCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreMemoirPublished1967PublisherGraymalkin MediaPublication date16 January 2020Media typePrintPages271ISBN978 1631682872OCLC1139709769 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Film 4 ReferencesBackground EditIn the autobiography Shelby discusses his life changing win at Le Mans in 1966 with driver Ken Miles against rival car manufacturer Ferrari He also describes his days as a race car driver the challenges the victories and the crashes the worst of which he describes as an explosion He talks about his philosophies on racing such as If you re going to go around worrying about getting killed you might as well give up racing He writes two chapters about how he won the race at Le Mans in 1959 saying It knocks the hell out of a driver and it knocks the hell out of a car The memoir also discusses the genesis for the revolutionary car he created the Shelby Cobra Reception EditThe contemporary review of The Cobra Story by Kirkus Reviews stated The lanky Texan s autobiography is short on grammar but long on building motors racing frames and surviving hairbreadth escapes one wreck with a Maserati cost him 72 stitches He was early bit by the racing bug and even turned to airplanes for a while He tells of the uncomfortable effect of racing on his marriage his Air Corps service during WWII and of the final big event when his Cobra beat the Ferrari which had won for three years running Shelby has none of the insight into racing which distinguishes Stirling Moss s books And though he discusses motors far more intimately than the average reader will care about his races often work up a real head of steam 2 Film EditIn 2020 the book was rereleased by Graymalkin Media for the opening of Ford v Ferrari titled Le Mans 66 in the UK and other territories a 2019 American sports drama film starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale 3 For his performance Bale was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role 4 5 References Edit Levine Robert 15 July 2006 King of the Road Vanity Fair Retrieved 9 March 2020 Book Reviews Sites Romance Fantasy Fiction Kirkus Reviews June 15 1965 Retrieved 9 March 2020 Shepherd Jack June 3 2019 Ford v Ferrari trailer Christian Bale and Matt Damon star in first clip from Le Mans 66 The Independent Archived from the original on June 8 2019 Retrieved June 7 2019 Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Golden Globes Full List of Nominations The Hollywood Reporter December 9 2019 Archived from the original on December 9 2019 Retrieved December 9 2019 National Board of Review 2019 The Irishman Wins Best Film Adam Sandler Named Best Actor National Board of Review December 3 2019 Archived from the original on December 3 2019 Retrieved December 3 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Carroll Shelby Story amp oldid 1071297608, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
