There have been few people on this planet that have made such an impact on the automotive racing and design world than legend Carroll Shelby. Now well into his 80's, Carroll continues fueling his passion for high performance automobiles. Carroll Shelby starting out racing back in the 1950's and he was hooked from that point on. After retiring from the racing scene in 1959, he took his passion for high performance and turned it to building cars under the Shelby American name.The first incredibly successful car built was the AC Cobra, which remains one of the most sought after vehicles ever produced. To build this car Carroll Shelby took the British AC Ace and combined it with a Ford V8 engine to produce a fast little convertible roadster. Although at the time, the Shelby Cobra was not a financially viable car to produce, it Only 1003 Shelby Cobra's were every built and shipped throughout the world between 1965-1970.
Shelby was also very busy assisting other car companies in making high-performance versions of cars that they were already producing. Many people will remember the Shelby Mustangs of the 1960's. These cars were the joint effort of Shelby and Ford to produce a unique, higher performance Mustang than was previously available by Ford alone. The two Mustangs that were produced from this project were the Shelby GT500 and the Shelby GT350. This relationship with Shelby and the Ford Mustang is still in existence today and a Shelby Mustang.