Carroll Shelby Goes Racing

Ford provided Carroll Shelby with an engine for his start up sports car company and AC supplied the bodies. Shelby hired a bunch of hot rod builders in California and they created the Cobra.
Soon Ford turned to Shelby to beef up the Mustang and turn it into a Corvette beater. The GT 350 was born.
But there was more. Henry Ford II had tried to buy Ferrari and was spurned. Not one who was used to losing he decided to beat Enzo Ferrari on the track. After Ford's first forays stalled they turned to Shelby to beef up the GT 40s and take on Ferrari.
Pete Brock, Ken Miles and Dan Gurney put the cars through their paces.
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[@xxepic_gamer69xx36]

“My name is Carroll Shelby and performance is my business” That saying will never get old, RIP legend

[@rickintexas1584]

That was a brilliant opening line.

[@MrBluoct]

Xx Epic_ gamer69 xX 🤘🤘🤘

[@precogtyrant]

I remembered another similar quote: "Just like I told the guy on ABC, danger is my business" - Jeff Spicoli, Fast times at ridgemont high 😂

[@Adventure_fuel]

You can be a broom sweeper and still it can be "performance is my business."

[@onlythewise1]

@@Adventure_fuel or be called a engineer

[@superbird4351]

“My name is Carroll Shelby and Performance is my business.” RIP Carroll Shelby 1923-2012 RIP Ken Miles 1918-1966

[@benjaminwurtz1811]

It hurts that Miles died in 66

[@denisvozian4791]

Benjamin Wurtz it really does

[@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou]

yeah especially seeing how he never even got the chance to win at Le Mans... It is a shame he literally only lost by a few meters because of that BS but everyone knows who really one and he knew it too. He looks like a speed racer character in the cockpit shots lol.

[@iamcoreilly]

I met Carroll in 1993 and had the chance to thank him for the 1986 Shelby Charger front end and handling package which saved my life when I hit a deer. The car spun end over end along the side of a cliff, never actually leaving the ground, landing on the road in the opposite direction with the motor still running! Any other car I've owned would have flipped and probably gone over the cliff. I was able to drive it home, another 100 miles. His simple response was "Yeah, that was a great little car."

[@itmcbhpbgf.6374]

That one dislike was from Enzo Ferrari himself from beyond the grave. xD

[@Ofishu]

He is flipping them from the grave 😂 GT40 nightmares

[@alexander1485]

Enzo and his employees

[@kleimbach77]

lol

[@BlueHopi144]

@@kleimbach77 just saw the movie Le Mans 66 - Enzo was fuming all over at the end of the race .....he got what he deserved .

[@Medes06]

Enzo would've loved it.

[@Sturnburn772]

This is amazing. What a privilege to be able to watch this in 2019.

[@KMakoENVtuber]

Stanley Johnson amen homie. Love hearing Carrol’s voice and seeing him so young. Hoping to own a Shelby someday

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

An honor.

[@NeedForSpeed.2004]

*”My name’s Carroll Shelby, and performance is my business.”* -Carroll Hall Shelby Best quote of all time. There’s absolutely no replacement for a man like Carroll Shelby. Rest in piece.

[@katherinemartindale2022]

@@Vistaprint-zy2ly right on

[@colderbeer]

It's 2019, and thanks to the film FORD vs FERRARI everybody is gonna finally know who KEN MILES was.......rest in peace Mr Miles, and Mr. Shelby.

[@adventuresonic4675]

Im a 16 yr old boy who prefers racing cars from the 1960s and 70s instead of the modern racing cars in 2019!

[@rancerichardson1659]

“Like next year at Le Man maybe?” “It could really be a winner there.” They have no idea that the next couple years will make history

[@mayuquitomayu4743]

This show has more knowledge in reference materials than 2 hours of modern programming. The production of the show is classic 60s. What a gem to watch. Note how there is no rant. This is all business. It is wonderful to see Mr. Shelby on top of the world and giving us a lesson on everything from business, to cars and racing. Thank you for posting!

[@pinetree1616]

Exactly. NASA documentaries from the time, and other documentaries from the time are far superior to today's stuff.

[@Pulsonar]

This is Gold, Shelby the racing God introduces a pantheon of racing legends - Miles, Gurney and Brock, like hes introducing personal friends to you personally. He was a really cool and gifted communicator.

[@sirjammer]

the GT-40 is one of the most beautiful cars ever made.

[@1racemate]

corvette is too

[@redgreen6795]

The '66 GT350 is right up there IMHO.

[@muddshshshark]

Ford GT

[@seldomseensavage3459]

Mud Sh-sh-shark best user name!!!

[@Naniss1965]

​@john barrett not as fast, technologically advanced & sexy though.

[@Bramon83]

Here after Ford v Ferrari. What an amazing movie. Go see it.

[@Gronkhsau]

B Have seen it and I love it! Such a great movie! It‘s made for the carguys. Not some F&F shit

[@onlythewise1]

@@Gronkhsau whats a f&f?

[@Gronkhsau]

onlythewise1 fast and furious obviously

[@onlythewise1]

@@Gronkhsau oh yaaa ok

[@brasstacksboxing409]

Great movie... super well done. Acting was top notch. Super emotional. Top notch production value. All you could want in a feature film..

[@edwarddouglaspierce]

"Fatigue sets in, both human and mechanical" love it

[@matthewronson5218]

This is an old (circa 1965) promotional film on Shelby's development and testing of the Cobra, GT350, and Ford GT. It's worth watching, if just for the great driving instruction by Pete Brock with drivers Ken Miles and Dan Gurney.

[@2098elk]

One of the high lights of my life was winning a 3 lap tour at Portland International Raceway with Carroll Shelby in a 427 Cobra. This was back in the early 90's after his heart transplant. Had to sign my life away to go out with him but I thought what a way to go!

[@TSL73]

Badass

[@Scootchels]

Myles, Brock and Gurney. What a dream team, and seeing Carroll’s top creations in one place...the golden age of racing.

[@Charbacca]

So awesome I'm 19 and I can't get enough of it

[@matthewflinders1978]

It’s a special moment in your life when you hear thunder in the sky above and realise it is Ken Miles up there changing gears and sneering at the other drivers in his rear vision mirror.

[@724bigal]

This was better than the movie!

[@patrickmingle]

Wow. So they have no idea how great the GT40 is yet

[@KingRoseArchives]

Patrick Mingle They were a group of California hot rodders with Shelby at the head and with Ford's money taking on Ferrari. All they knew was that Henry Ford II had made it clear they'd better beat Enzo.

[@melodigrand]

+Patrick Mingle The GT40 had just been turned over to Holman-Moody and Shelby after John Weyer in England had been unable to prepare cars that could finish a race. Ironic, since Weyer had managed the Aston Martin team when Shelby won at Lemans in 59.

[@gearheadred]

Then Wyer took over the GT40 again and won Le Mans in 68 and 69. Looks like he was better at running his own race team than developing someone else's car.

[@stevenjackson8226]

And Weyer ran the factory Porsche 917 programs. The GT40 was an English Ford product; Broadley/Lola, Ford Advanced Vehicles in Slough, then back to Weyer and some others for even greater success after the US support. I'm not sure why Weyer didn't pull it off the first time, but kudos to the efforts in the US to help move the GT40 forward.

[@arkhsm]

@@melodigrand In an interview, Shelby says the head bolts had not been hardened, leading to multiple engine failures at Le Mans in '65. Otherwise the car WAS capable of winning !!

[@vs800rider]

Reliving my childhood watch this. Didn't care much for NASCAR or Indy but loved sports cars. Watching Shelby develop a great American team was fantastic.

[@stevie65able]

Four of my motorsport heroes here; Carroll Shelby, the true epitome of a legend. Dan Gurney, one of the finest sports car drivers of his generation (and formula 1). Pete Brock, an outstanding designer/driver/engineer. And Ken Miles, one of the finest drivers ever, taken too soon, who should rightfully have been given victory in the 1966 Le Mans race.

[@bishlap]

I was a kid/pre -teen in those days and my world was The Beatles, The NY Yankees, The Green Bay Packers and Carroll Shelby. I was so lucky to be born right before the REVOLUTION took place.

[@danielcunningham7828]

one of the men who helped build our American dream. amazing

[@harrisonsiegel9536]

I'm so happy that Ford vs. Ferrari is making more people car people!

[@mareksamel5334]

What this man and his crew first dreamed off and than followingly realized in only 5 years in motorsport is so stunning and unbelievable as those 59 dislikes...

[@fredcastor1]

I miss car manufacturers making these kind of promo videos, I love listening the people who's behind the car.

[@shafeer681]

just watched FORD VS FERRARI today .. RIP legends KEN MILES and CARROL SHELBY

[@Paintppa1]

You can believe about 30% of what you saw in that movie.

[@shafeer681]

Charles Roche but it is so similar to this documentary.

[@katherinemartindale2022]

@@Paintppa1 boo....dont ruin the fantasy for us sir 😊😊

[@SwastikaHinduSansrkit]

And now those cars sell for around 1M each if not more. Incredible.

[@montydurand467]

Old GT40s sell for mid to upper 100k range

[@MrYuck-ec5do]

@@montydurand467 those are authorized 1965 replicas made by Active Power Cars, just like year one offers a 1965 Camero kit. Good luck finding a real one for that price.

[@HorizonsleatherBlogspot2012]

@@montydurand467 You obviously know nothing. I would suggest finding actual facts instead of spreading disinformation, it helps. On the subject itself, a Superformance GT40 is about as close as we mortals will probably ever get, and that will run you about $165k to $200k, but that's a STEAL compared to the 1 million and up price range for an original and rare GT40. Also, the Superformance GT40's are in the Shelby Registry, totally legit, and have an improved suspension and other features, also it's road legal and can be a daily driver.

[@markthorne3414]

I meet Shelby at Le Mans, Great driver, and developer , Cobra was his first car he moved forward on, Ford was not his first choice of engine to start with, ,but ford was the only company to help him out with a engine, and like he says ,the rest is history,

[@sleekcartim]

+Mark Thorne I met him twice. Once at 25 SAAC show (showed my SVO comp prep) where he almost ran me over with his golf cart, we laughed about it, as he left he yelled "ill get ya next time!" I said it "would my honor sir!" ah memories. RIP Mr Shelby

[@thoof2001]

Yes, he went to GM/Chevrolet first but they were very reluctant to have a conflict with the Corvette. So, he went to Ford, they provided the 289 HiPo engine, and Chevrolet suffered the same fate as Ferrari.

[@pat36a]

@@thoof2001 Shelby liked GM becouse of there ability to interchangeable parts on GM motors. Ford was and still is limited , making it more expensive to build .GM was happy w/the Corvette and wanted to keep their racing program "In House". Basically they blew Shelby off. Ford was hungry and needed help they were way behind in their Racing program.

[@thoof2001]

pat36a Interchangeability amongst Chevy engines yes, but not amongst the different GM brands. The Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac-Cadillac engine families were all unique, at least until the 'corporate' engines started coming on-line beginning in the 1980s.

[@pat36a]

@@thoof2001 correct, but Shelby didn't go to Buick or Pontiac. He went to Gm/Chevrolet . That what I was speaking of.

[@christianmani1730]

This has to be the best Carroll Shelby footage of all time! So cool to see the best of the best getting it done back in the day.

[@porkscratchings5428]

Amazing to see this, all the legends are there. Really enjoyed this so much being a Shelby fan of his cars and the drivers from a kid. Now as an old man, I can have these all from Superformance, the kids inheritance went down big time lol Pete Brock is a legend in his own right, amazing guy!

[@seeohtwo]

Great vintage footage of classic sports car racing. Starting at 13:25 is a scene from my childhood. I vividly remember this Sebring race, including LeMans start and the rooster tails of rain from the cars at night. There's a brief crowd shot at 13:50 where you can see where we always watched the race. My dad paid for the Turn 1 parking spot, and his friend Mr. Daniels brought the grove truck with the hydraulic lift bed. That's us on the right. Certainly explains why I'm a car nut.

[@chucky29949]

Peter Griffith that's awesome!

[@dahinsoncoj]

These were the same driving techniques I learned in the police academy, pursuit driving(EVOC) early & late apexes, power thru turns & corners, downshifting over braking, straight lines(cutting corners) which equal wheels turning creating control, plus steering wheel hand placement techniques. Most importantly when in the lead, fold up the inside rearview mirror; distractions equal lost time.

[@dsmith9585]

Each in this promo, Shell, Kenny, Brock, Gurney, & visually seen Phil Remmington all deserve a Stand Alone movie script on their careers ...RIP Gents. U all have impacted both driving & race development of some of the fastest & qwickest cars the world has ever seen. Words will never define the sacrifices you all made in your own ways, but they are/were big.

[@danielfeher5018]

8:20 four wheel drift? Holy hell!

[@anthonybarnett6828]

All those driving technics still work

[@captjim007]

The glory days of American racing and America as a country.

[@onlinexanderw4090]

Racer X if you were white 🤣

[@larrynorsworthy8582]

Before the feds started destroying the family units of certain people.

[@paulmckinney1491]

Racer X ah yes the glory days 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@AlphaRaine]

Good days, yes, but you could argue by many metrics that life in America is way better in 2020

[@thestumaji656]

I see even the greats had to deal with that turn 9 dip at the apex! I can tell ya its still there!

[@andyharman3022]

Yeah, I had a disagreeable encounter with it back in 1993. It upset my car, I ran out of track at the exit, and I spun.

[@tomp1612]

Wow, excellent film. How has this got only 73,000 views yet some stupid crap gets millions?

[@KingRoseArchives]

+Tom P Thank you. Please share it with your friends.

[@wotan7830]

So dumm(stupid) sind die Leute(people) ¨!!!?

[@wotan7830]

@legal pitbull Carroll Shelby is a good MEN !

[@redgreen6795]

Never underestimate the stupidity of people in large groups.

[@vincej4319]

Stupid Algorithms rule the world.

[@TobinTwinsHockey]

Learning how to race from Ken Miles and Pete Brock. Priceless.

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

Jeeze Carrol really is a good talker and narrater see why he did well good speaker...didn't miss nothing...

[@JoeGess]

Absolute privilege to hear Shelby introduce Ken Miles

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

The REAL DEAL... Carroll and the original GT-40. Dan, .. I love these vintage videos from Willow Springs.. !! So much fun to hit those apexes and hills at full speed

[@calbackk]

I’m reading the book “Go like hell” right now, and started to google Carroll Shelby. What an adorable man he was. Respect from Sweden.

[@NeedForSpeed.2004]

Christer Albäck he was an amazing person

[@mariobianchi1909]

"Racing becomes an never ending pursuit of excellence"

[@peteranderson037]

Ken doesn't get any speaking lines because every time he flubbed a line he threw a wrench.

[@YariDC]

So what?! Miles spoked with his God-given skills. No microphone required! He just wanted to race! 🚘💕

[@CLA82529]

I actually like it. It made him more mysterious lol

[@masterchief1992HHQ]

But remember Bill was being an asshole

[@subasurf]

Cringey

[@juansolo8190]

That map of WSIR is absolutely amazing, cracks me up every single time.

[@floridamankyle5461]

Now that Ford v Ferrari is out, this video is even more AWESOME!!

[@branon6565]

My god those Mustangs are sick as f**k, what I wouldn't give to own one of those bad boys.....

[@jacklougheed4561]

8:20 the crazy part about that 4 wheel slide is that they needed a car faster than the cobra to run in front of it. Something faster than the fastest sports car in the world.

[@phillyphil1513]

ikr...?

[@pedinhuh16]

That was probably another Cobra though

[@MS-dp3py]

Great video, it is awesome to see Ken in his natural habitat and incredible to see this race footage.

[@Code3forever]

I'm a little past 70 now but in 1966, I was a teen. A friend of mine's mother past away that year and his father bought my friend a Shelby GT 350. That car was fast. I remember it had the 289 and 4 speed. It said it had 306 horsepower and I believe it. I vividly remember he and I going on the Palmdale Freeway from the I 5 where he opened that thing up. It scared the Hell out of me as the speedometer was showing 140 miles per hour. When he hit that speed, he brought it down to 80 where a CHP officer snagged us. Being that we were juveniles, he lost his license for 30 days. If we were snagged at the 140 mark, he could have lost his license for a year or until 18. That was one Hell of a car. In 1968, I bought a Camaro SS 396 with turbohydramatic. I was able to take him off of the line but he was able to overtake me at 85. Shelby was an automotive genius with the 350 and 500.

[@richardgaines1647]

I live 4 miles from willow springs.....little did I know that horsepower's God, Carroll Shelby, ran here !

[@junkduma]

My hero, the best. He wrote the book. Made the best. Carroll made what are still the best lookin cars for me, I got the Cobra bite bad.

[@siberia1409]

Can you imagine living the dream like these guys? Southern California, driving race cars all the SoCal girls hanging around! Missed it by about 20 years!

[@Paintppa1]

More like 50 years...lucky to have been there.

[@phillyphilhouse79]

I missed it by 30 years. California by the 1990s was a gangstas paradise with all the rap and faggy gangstas running around. Rap culture ruined Southern California. Nowadays being a tesla driving tranny fag is the new black. SoCal used to be cool.

[@Jesse.Shanks]

8:17 Even back then he knew drifting was big, well before it's time.

[@rickintexas1584]

What an awesome look back in time. We know how the story unfolds. I won't spoil it for those that don't know. But it was awesome seeing Carroll talk about Ken Miles.

[@mikaelbihl-matias9462]

Here After the Ford v Ferrari trailer

[@falconater68]

Tool.

[@holypotat0]

@@falconater68 ?

[@ikigai47]

Ur, I have no culture or taste so Hollywood tells me what to be interested in! Thanks Hollywood and KZbin

[@ddd228]

I watched it last night.11/23/19. A LOT of corporate interference involved from Ford.

[@MarlonAndGabriela]

Who is here after Ford v Ferrari?? Now I want a Shelby Mustang or Mustang GT and I’m a Prius owner.

[@m0nkyyy941]

Get rid of the pruis. Get a fun car. You won't regret it.

[@MarlonAndGabriela]

M0nkyyy I’ve had Subaru sti and 350zs among other sports cars. Pay my car note and it’s a deal.

[@roadwarrior114]

Foxbody or SN95 You can get nice ones for $1500-$4000.

[@jerryedmans8984]

Some of best original Cobra & GT footage

[@okbutwhocares]

I love how Carroll can't keep a straight face while calling Gurney "California's presidential candidate" at 4:37

[@hyphen6025]

I don't get it. Why was that funny?

[@65csx83]

@@hyphen6025 He was kidding; but Mr DG would have made a great President. In 1964, Car and Driver launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign supporting race driver Dan Gurney for President of the United States. No other candidate, the magazine wrote, represented the needs of the enthusiast driver

[@zzzhuh]

Amazing quality, and awesome to watch. Thanks for this.

[@KingRoseArchives]

+zzzhuh You're welcome. Glad you like it.

[@lisadecarolis-osepowicz1461]

1. Good driving tips! 2. Cool to see video of Miles and Gurney driving! 3. Race car drivers back then were awesome and fearless! 4. I drive like a grandma. Thank you for posting this.

[@cobra3289]

Great history..thanks for sharing

[@KingRoseArchives]

cobra3289 Thank you for watching.

[@thepassionofthegoose5472]

Everything about this is absolutely perfect. Thank you for uploading.

[@seedlessgrapes2605]

Wow what an amazing era and a great time to be alive

[@arkhsm]

What a FANTASTIC piece of historic film, and as old Shelby says, the coming races would bring either heart ache or joy...just as true now !!

[@crazyman762]

Just awesome. I loved it! Thanks for sharing.

[@dsanford12]

way cool video specially Willow Springs with a very few buildings on it, thank you so much for posting

[@KingRoseArchives]

Thanks for watching.

[@hugh308]

Awesome :) Thank you for sharing this gem!!

[@MrBucer2]

Amazing footage. Thanks so much for posting.

[@warrenny]

KRA, thanks for posting this video. I don't usually care for racing/drivers/etc, but this was a nice piece of history. I love the rough documentary footage.

[@ianmangham4570]

Priceless footage

[@dislike7973]

These guys are exponating their massive balls of steel for us all to see

[@86surge90]

@8:17 Even these guys from way back knew how fun drifting can be

[@karljokkerlukkas_974]

Good video...Thank's!

[@anthonyzarlenga5282]

Very cool video. well done. thanks Tony Z.

[@brittbrown5191]

Out of the archives a great story by the legends themselves. Enjoy

[@deksea]

Well Id say the hits on this little gem will soar out of sight now that the movie is out. This is excellent.

[@Samson518]

Fantastic, thanks for posting.

[@2002honda954]

Very cool video. Thanks for posting.

[@K-Effect]

Thanks for the video, made my day!

[@bpayne1228]

Great video! Thank you for posting it. I just ran a full track-day at Willow Springs for the first time... This is so incredible to see these legends at the very same track so long ago! I studied the track for weeks ahead of time, so it's absolutely fascinating to me watching them break-it-down corner by corner. I love this video!

[@arkhsm]

Pretty much the same lines/techniques taught at racing schools now !!

[@jimvanbrocklin2060]

Another great one, Jim Hall.

[@paullacey2999]

Fascinating film.We owe Shelby and Ford a great debt....

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

we need more guys like shelby.......

[@oteimoto85]

Thank you so much for posting this. In 2006 I met an American girl from L.A who raced motorcycles. We got into a relationship and I went over to stay for 6 weeks. We went racing at Willow Springs on the weekend of my birthday in December. I knew Willow Springs was special... But I had no idea of the kind of history it really hid. Started at the back on her 54,000 mile R6 In 26th place and got a 12th and 13th. Some of the finest days of my life 😁👍

[@Senna-xi1gr]

What a great vid. Cheers.👍🇬🇧

[@revelare_xvii6269]

0:32 One of the coldest lines in all of automotive history.

[@jeffday7465]

This is so cheesy, yet so cool. That Daytona coupe is awesome.

[@DIOSpeedDemon]

I saw two or three GT 40 Black race cars at Harrahs second floor museum in Vegas 30 years ago. THey don't look like the production gt 40 at all, they looked like someone took an English wheel , got some crazy aluminum Rosy riveter and put them together. We need more men like Carrol Shelby to build car companys from scratch with NO JOB killing Regulations. Lets make cars , ART again!!!!

[@alant5757]

I’m in my late 50’s and have been dreaming about the AC Cobras ever since I was a kid. Plan on building a Factory Five Cobra soon.... that’s the closet I will ever get to one.

[@RichKolasa]

Me too!!!

[@bleaks4198]

Alan T look into Superformance cobras

[@Dean0017]

Awesome footage. thanks for sharing

[@KingRoseArchives]

Thanks for watching

[@bigcheeezzz7135]

Very nice vid!! Thank You!.

[@carlosantonioaviles693]

Solo Carroll shelby pudo hacerlo... un verdadero texano con espíritu suicida con una determinación y una confianza increíble... dicen es uno de los mejores en la Industria... una leyenda. El Mejor.

[@user-gr3vx1qn3p]

fantastic video

[@Random-rt5ec]

The chrome was thick & the women straight back in the Carrol Shelby days.

[@bliglum]

The perfect lap.