It gives me great pleasure to announce that my latest book, Shelby, the Race Driver, has been printed and is now available. I have been working, with Carroll’s assistance, for over three years on this project. For the most part, it has taken that length of time to accumulate the photographs.
Before a Cobra was even a gleam in his eye, Carroll Shelby was a great race driver, one of the very best Americans during the fifties. His career behind the wheel is told for the first time in this new book. It includes remembrances by Shelby himself along with more than 250 photographs, many rare and never before published.
Among other achievements, Shelby won Le Mans in 1959, was twice the Sport Car Club of America National Champion and was chosen Sports Car Driver of the Year two times. The book details a large number of his races as well as his relationships with Juan Fangio, Phil Hill, Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham and John Fitch among many others.
Shelby had World Championship ability, but unfortunately, his racing career was cut short after the 1960 season due to his heart condition. The book concludes at the end of that year.
The book is softcover, in 8½x11-inch landscape format with 192 pages. The book is printed on first-rate paper and the photographs are reproduced in high quality I think it’s a bargain for only $29.95 and a sure to be a future collectible, especially if autographed.
If you want me to autograph it, I’ll be glad to do so without extra charge. Just mail be a check for $29.95 + $5.59 s&h. Be sure to let me know what inscription you want me to write. Shelby, himself, will autograph it for you on the condition that you donate $150 to his personal charity, the Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation, which helps indigent children with acute coronary and kidney care whose lives would be cut short without financial assistance. Of course, your donation is deductible. Mail your check to Art Evans, 800 S. Pacific Coast Hwy., Redondo Beach, CA 90277. Unautographed, go online to enthusiastbooks.com or call 800-289-3504. –Art Evans