Carroll Shelby at the 12 Hours of Sebring Race, March 27, 1965

Summary

Carroll Shelby joined Ford's struggling GT racing program in late 1964. He was determined to turn things around. His Shelby American team fielded two Ford GT40s at the 1965 Sebring 12-Hour. One car failed to finish due to rear suspension problems, but the other GT40 took second place in the event.

Carroll Shelby joined Ford's struggling GT racing program in late 1964. He was determined to turn things around. His Shelby American team fielded two Ford GT40s at the 1965 Sebring 12-Hour. One car failed to finish due to rear suspension problems, but the other GT40 took second place in the event.

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

27 March 1965

Subject Date

27 March 1965

Creators

Friedman, Dave 

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.7665.2.9

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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