{"product_id":"the-shelby-american-story-inside-shelby-american-box-set","title":"The Shelby American Story \u0026 Inside Shelby American Box Set","description":"The Shelby American Story \n\nThe Shelby American Story is a fascinating collection of interviews and \nstories about the cars, the races, and the people that made the Shelby \nstory so compelling.\n\nInside Shelby American: Wrenching And Racing With Carroll Shelby In \nThe 1960S \n\nIn the late 1950s, a young John Morton was transfixed with sports car \nracing. His dreams of competition eventually led him to enroll, in 1962, \nin the Shelby School of High Performance Driving. In a bold moment after \nthe last class, Morton asked Shelby if he might come to work for the \nnewly formed Shelby American. The answer was Yes; here's a broom. Thus \nended Mortons college career and began his long racing career. Over the \nnext three years, Morton would be a firsthand witness to the evolution \nof one of the most iconic sports car builders and racing teams of the \n1960s. Shelbys company overflowed with talent, from designer Pete Brock \nto fabricator extraordinare Phil Remington to drivers like Dan Gurney, \nKen Miles, Dave MacDonald, Bob Bondurant, and Phil Hill. The cars were \nequally captivating: Shelby Cobra, Mustang GT 350, Ford GT, Daytona \nCoupe. Mortons story is intertwined with the memories of other Shelby \nstaffers of the period to reveal the rousing, sometimes tragic, story of \nthis famed group. Morton eventually traded his broom for a steering \nwheel, racing Cobras as well as his own cars until he left Shelby in \n1965. Although he and Shelby parted ways, their relationship endured as \nJohn went on to compete in a number of racing series. He remains an \nactive historic racer today.","brand":"Midlife Classic Cars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32335984787527,"sku":"KITB10515\/B05811","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/9813\/3831\/files\/kitb10515b05811.jpg?v=1772256291","url":"https:\/\/www.midlifeclassiccars.com\/bs\/products\/the-shelby-american-story-inside-shelby-american-box-set","provider":"MidlifeClassicCars.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}