Carroll Shelby, Dave MacDonald, and Bob Holbert at Finish of 12 Hours of Sebring Race, March 1964

Summary

Ferrari dominated the 1964 running of the 12 Hours of Sebring, but race fans and observers were surprised by the strong showing from Carroll Shelby's Cobras. Shelby's cars swept the top three spots in the GT class. Drivers Bob Holbert and Dave MacDonald took first in the GT class (fourth overall) with their #10 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe.

Ferrari dominated the 1964 running of the 12 Hours of Sebring, but race fans and observers were surprised by the strong showing from Carroll Shelby's Cobras. Shelby's cars swept the top three spots in the GT class. Drivers Bob Holbert and Dave MacDonald took first in the GT class (fourth overall) with their #10 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe.

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

March 1964

Subject Date

21 March 1964

Creators

Friedman, Dave 

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.5883.20.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 0.875 in

Width: 1.375 in

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