Carroll Shelby sought to enhance the driving experience of the Ford Mustang in the '60s, and since then, has an enduring ...

For sale right now on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos), this T-Bird served as Shelby's company car right around the time his team was working on the GT40s that ...

In between he won Le Mans as both a driver and a team owner, invented the Shelby Cobra, the Shelby Mustang, and even something called the Shelby Series 1, the latter which deserves—and got—a ...

Though it might be the least-remembered Shelby Race car, the Monaco King Cobra was one of the most succesful that the Texan ...

Famously, Shelby and his merry band of hot rodders then went on to take over the struggling Ford racing program, winning with the Ford GT at Le Mans, beating Ferrari, and taking the three top spots.

When Carroll Shelby celebrated his win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1959 as a driver, wearing striped overalls and guzzling champagne, it was Wyer who’d led and managed that Aston Martin team.

When it was over, Ford was the king of Le Mans. And Shelby had reached legendary status. In his racing life, Shelby crashed twice, enduring months of surgery and rehab.

That's where the racing evolution of Carroll Shelby began. He was involved in the team, and in 1954, he raced at Le Mans.

The 25th edition of the event honored 100 years of Le Mans, 100 years (almost) of Carroll Shelby, and the continuing greatness of Jacky Ickx, Tom Kristensen, Derek Bell, and many others.

Carroll passed away in 2012 after 89 eventful years in which he competed in Formula 1, won the Le Mans 24 Hour race both as a driver and team boss, and developed a slew of iconic road cars ...

Shelby’s partnership extended beyond Mustang; he was in charge of the winning Ford GT40 Mark II that defeated perennial winner and rival Ferrari at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France.

It's darn near impossible to overemphasize the impact that Carroll Shelby has had on the automotive world as we know it today. Born in 1923, Shelby took part in his very first race, a quarter-mile ...