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