Carroll Shelby and Steve McQueen at Shelby-American International Shop, June 1963
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Actor and racer Steve McQueen paid a visit to Carroll Shelby at the Shelby American shop in Venice, California, in June 1963. McQueen took his racing seriously, winning several sports car events in the 1960s and finishing second overall in the 1970 Sebring 12-hour endurance race. McQueen later starred in the 1971 cult-classic racing film Le Mans.
Actor and racer Steve McQueen paid a visit to Carroll Shelby at the Shelby American shop in Venice, California, in June 1963. McQueen took his racing seriously, winning several sports car events in the 1960s and finishing second overall in the 1970 Sebring 12-hour endurance race. McQueen later starred in the 1971 cult-classic racing film Le Mans.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
June 1963
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.2916
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in
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