For nearly 50 years, the name Shelby has been synonymous with high-performance Ford Mustangs. This four-part series chronicles the life and career of Carroll Shelby, a true American hero of automobile racing and car design.
EPISODE 1
Episode 1
The exploits of the hard-charging Texas farmer turned racer are explored. From his humble beginnings, Carroll Shelby takes on and conquers the world of international sports car racing at Le Mans and builds the most iconic American sports car, the Cobra.
EPISODE 2
Episode 2
Carroll Shelby teams with Ford Motor Company in 1965 and transforms the Mustang into a true race car -- the GT350. Four decades after the original GT350, Shelby builds a new GT350 with Ford's latest Mustang.
EPISODE 3
Episode 3
Borrowing the concept from his original Shelby Mustang GT500 of the 1960s, Shelby and Ford build a boulevard brute with Ford's new big-block Mustang. Shelby American transforms the new Shelby Mustang GT500 into the world's fastest production Mustang.
EPISODE 4
Episode 4
For nearly 50 years, the name Shelby has been synonymous with high-performance Ford Mustangs. Prior to his death in 2012, Carroll Shelby remained involved with the cars, including the current 200 mph, 662-horsepower Shelby GT500.
