With Venice, Calif., Auto Racing Story. He Sits In His Winner -- Auto builder Carroll Shelby is shown in one of his sports cars that have helped him to become a power in auto racing in the United States and abroad. A Shelby car driven by his team in 1964 became the first U.S. racer ever to win the American road racing championship and came close to capturing the world title. Shelby’s two-seat sports car, built in Venice, Calif., soon will go on sale across the country.

Associated Press · [ca. February 1965]

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