Revealing the inside story of Carroll Shelby’s last quarter century: the legend, the man, and the vehicles he helped develop with the author: Ford GT, Shelby GT500, Shelby Cobra Concept, Shelby GR1, Super Snake, secret projects, and the return of “Daisy,“ the last Shelby Cobra.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Forward
Prologue: Describes why I wrote this book
Chapter 1: From Boyhood Hero to Automotive Legend
• A summary of Shelby’s career
• Criteria to become a legend
• Why Carroll is one of the few who meets the criteria.
Chapter 2: The Legend and a New Snake
• First meeting Carroll
• Carroll’s involvement with Chrysler
• Shelby’s role in the development of the Dodge Viper
Chapter 3: The Courtship of Carroll and Ford
• The intriguing backstory behind reuniting Shelby and Ford
Chapter 4: Project Petunia
• 2005 Ford GT, Shelby’s first official role
Chapter 5: Codename Daisy
• Carroll’s involvement in “Daisy,” the Shelby Cobra Concept
Chapter 6: Shelby GR1
• Carroll and the Shelby GR1, successor to the legendary Shelby Daytona.
• The stillborn efforts to put Daisy and GR1 into production
Chapter 7: Project Condor
• How Shelby’s name finally appeared on a Ford product - the Shelby GT500
Chapter 8: Shelby GTs
• The untold story of the ill-fated Shelby GT, a worthy successor to the Ford GT
• How the Hertz Shelby Mustang GTH led to the introduction of the Ford Mustang Shelby GT
Chapter 9: Super Snakes
• Our efforts to create and Shelby Super Snake II Cobra
• Shelby American’s introduction of the Super Snake Mustangs
Chapter 10: Interesting Interests
• In the midst of the “Great Recession,” I try to capture Carroll’s multi-faceted personality; his curiosity, interests, storytelling, humour, connections, temperament, stubbornness, vanity, charm, philanthropy, controversies, wisdom and friendship
Chapter 11: Unfinished Business
• The 2010 Shelby GT500
• Shelby GT350
• Progress on Super Snake II
• Plans for a new line of Shelby Cobras and Daytonas
• Carroll’s untimely death
Chapter 12: Kismet
• The Shelby Tribute
• Shelby American’s ongoing operation
• The serendipitous circumstances leading “Daisy,” the last Shelby Cobra coming home
• Thanks to Carroll for the memories
Epilogue
• Lessons from Carroll
• The future of “sport” cars
Acknowledgments
• Thanks to the many contributors who helped make this book possible, starting with Edsel Ford II
Appendix:
• Letter from Roy Lunn
• Dan Gurney tribute speech
• Project team members: Viper, Petunia, Daisy, GR1, GT500
