Donald Frey and Carroll Shelby at the 24 Heures du Mans (24 Hours of Le Mans) Race, June 1967
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Carroll Shelby joined Ford's struggling GT racing program in late 1964. Shelby, who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a driver in 1959, turned things around as a team manager for Ford. His Shelby American crew reworked the cars and Ford won Le Mans with a GT40 Mark II in 1966, and with a Mark IV in 1967.
Carroll Shelby joined Ford's struggling GT racing program in late 1964. Shelby, who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a driver in 1959, turned things around as a team manager for Ford. His Shelby American crew reworked the cars and Ford won Le Mans with a GT40 Mark II in 1966, and with a Mark IV in 1967.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
11 June 1967
Subject Date
11 June 1967
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.2065.23
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Technique
Photographic processes
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in