Object ID:
2018.023.1
Photographer:
Ron Phillips
VE Exhibit Label 1:
Carroll Shelby, June, 1960, admiring his trophy with the "Trophy Girl," Jan Harrison, a.k.a. Mrs. Carroll Shelby.
Carrol Shelby, driving a Scarab, beat Jim Hall in his Maserati Tipo "Birdcage," while also bettering Hall's CDR track record.
This turned out to be Shelby's last win as a driver. At season's end he announced his retirement from racing while also announcing the reason: he was suffering from a heart ailment.
Carrol Shelby, driving a Scarab, beat Jim Hall in his Maserati Tipo "Birdcage," while also bettering Hall's CDR track record.
This turned out to be Shelby's last win as a driver. At season's end he announced his retirement from racing while also announcing the reason: he was suffering from a heart ailment.
VE Exhibit Label 2:
Photos:
1 - Scarabs # 1 & 2. # 1 was driven by Shelby's teammate John
Kilborn.
2, 3, & 4 - Carroll Shelby.
5 - Receiving the 1st Place Trohpy from Jan Harrison, soon to
become Mrs. Carroll Shelby.
6 - Receiving the "Winners Kiss."
7 - Shelby and Roger Ward.
1 - Scarabs # 1 & 2. # 1 was driven by Shelby's teammate John
Kilborn.
2, 3, & 4 - Carroll Shelby.
5 - Receiving the 1st Place Trohpy from Jan Harrison, soon to
become Mrs. Carroll Shelby.
6 - Receiving the "Winners Kiss."
7 - Shelby and Roger Ward.
VE Exhibit Label 3:
Jim Hall set the CDR single lap record of 2:12.6, averaging 76.01 mph on Sunday May 8, 1960. Carroll Shelby bettered it in June averaging 77.73 mph in 2:09.68.
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