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Shelby American: Beyond the Legend by Preston Lerner (2022, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOctane Press
ISBN-101642341215
ISBN-139781642341218
eBay Product ID (ePID)6057276955
Product Key Features
Book TitleShelby American: Beyond the Legend
Number of Pages328 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMotor Sports, Automotive / History, General, Automotive / General
Publication Year2022
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, Sports & Recreation
AuthorPreston Lerner
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2022-935172
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsPreston Lerner's [book] opens doors rarely opened before to see the man with all his warts as well as his genius., In the end, this book is a lot like the cars that Shelby made legendary. It's carefully built, totally devoid of any fluff or filigree, and packs a whole damn lot of story performance into it's 328 well-tuned pages., And within the book's 300 pages is an authoritative (albeit accessible) style, mixed with the occasional wit of both his subject and - of course - Preston himself. The book supplies a great read, especially as your Shelby Mustang is taking its winter break., It's not the first to tackle the subject,but Lerner's exhaustively researched andimpeccably footnoted tome builds on what'sgone before to provide a complete picturethat makes essential reading for fans of Ford and 1960s sportscar racing.
Dewey Decimal338.76292220973
SynopsisShelby American didn't last long, but it was a flame that burned incandescently before being extinguished by corporate politics. In less than a decade, it created a legacy that will be revered as long as cars still roar around racetracks. Now, on the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of this iconic company, Shelby American: The Renegades Who Built the Cars, Won the Races, and Lived the Legend relates how the saga unfolded, as told by the men and women who were there. Although Carroll Shelby was the focal point of the publicity his company generated, Shelby American was staffed by a who's who of racing royalty, from Phil Remington and Ken Miles to Peter Brock and Carroll Smith. And while the shop is often depicted as a menagerie of Southern California hot-rodders, it also embraced mechanics and fabricators from Canada, England, Switzerland, Australia, and New Zealand. Like the Cobra itself, the company magically came together as a whole that was greater than its constituent parts. By incorporating the recollections of dozens of lesser-known crewmen, Shelby American goes behind the scenes to tell long untold and misunderstood stories-the cheat embedded in the turbine Indy car, the oiling woes that sunk the tunnel-port Trans-Am Mustang, even details about the build of the first Cobra in Dean Moon's cramped garage in Santa Fe Springs. The book also delves into the personalities and hijinks that made Shelby American such a vibrant place to work, whether team members were transforming humdrum Mustangs into race-ready GT350s or staging shop battles with cherry bombs and M-80s. Always standing above it all was a tall Texan. Dynamic, charismatic, mercurial, mercenary, and a little bit dangerous, Shelby had to fight Ford bean counters as fiercely as he dueled with Enzo Ferrari. But for a few miraculous years, Shelby managed to beat both of them at their own games., Shelby American didn't last long, but it was a flamethat burned incandescently before being extinguished by corporate politics. Inless than a decade, it created a legacy that will be revered as long as carsstill roar around racetracks. Now, on the sixtieth anniversary of the foundingof this iconic company, Shelby American: The Renegades Who Built the Cars,Won the Races, and Lived the Legend relates how the saga unfolded, as toldby the men and women who were there. Although Carroll Shelby was the focal point of the publicity hiscompany generated, Shelby American was staffed by a who's who of racing royalty, from Phil Remington and Ken Miles to Peter Brock and Carroll Smith.And while the shop is often depicted as a menagerie of Southern California hot-rodders,it also embraced mechanics and fabricators from Canada, England, Switzerland,Australia, and New Zealand. Like the Cobra itself, the company magically cametogether as a whole that was greater than its constituent parts. By incorporating the recollections of dozens of lesser-known crewmen, Shelby American goes behind the scenes to tell long untold andmisunderstood stories--the cheat embedded in the turbine Indy car, the oilingwoes that sunk the tunnel-port Trans-Am Mustang, even details about the buildof the first Cobra in Dean Moon's cramped garage in Santa Fe Springs. The bookalso delves into the personalities and hijinks that made Shelby American such avibrant place to work, whether team members were transforming humdrum Mustangs intorace-ready GT350s or staging shop battles with cherry bombs and M-80s. Always standing above it all was a tall Texan. Dynamic,charismatic, mercurial, mercenary, and a little bit dangerous, Shelby had to fightFord bean counters as fiercely as he dueled with Enzo Ferrari. But for a fewmiraculous years, Shelby managed to beat both of them at their own games.
LC Classification NumberTL215
