| | | | | MOTORBOOKS BLOG | Many of America's most successful road racers developed their skills in amateur races conducted under the auspices of the Sports Car Club of America (the SCCA). Drivers such as Dan Gurney, Phil Hill, and Carroll Shelby, along with many more, began their racing careers as amateurs.
In 1964, the SCCA streamlined their procedure for crowning National Champions in the various classes of race cars that they recognized. Prior to 1964, for a team to contest a National Championship, it would have to travel the country for months, accumulating points in its class -- a very expensive task that eliminated all bu the well heeled.
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| | | Dear ASD,
In the late 1950s, a young John Morton was transfixed with sports car racing. His dreams of competition eventually led him to enroll, in 1962, in the Shelby School of High Performance Driving. In a bold moment after the last class, Morton asked Carroll Shelby if he might come to work for the newly formed Shelby American. The answer was "Yes, here's a broom." Thus ended Morton's college education and began his long racing career. |
 Over the next three years, Morton would be a firsthand witness to the evolution of one of the most iconic sports car builders and racing teams of the 1960s. Inside Shelby American is his personal account of a company overflowing with talent, from designer Pete Brock to fabricator extraordinaire Phil Remington to drivers like Dan Gurney, Ken Miles, Bob Bondurant, and Phil Hill. The cars were equally captivating: AC Cobra, Mustang GT350, Ford GT, Daytona Coupe. In this book, Morton's story is intertwined with the memories of other Shelby staffers of the period, revealing through historic photography and an untold perspective the rousing story of America's most legendary racer and car builder. |
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|  | | Classic Sports Cars 2014 |
|  | | Corvette Car-a-Day 2014 |
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| | | Ebooks, too
Many of our books are available as ebooks. If we have an ebook for your favorite title, there will be a series of "Buy the ebook" links on the product page, so you can choose your preferred ebook format and vendor. If the book you want isn't available as an ebook, check back often. We're converting more titles to ebook formats every day. |
The Motorbooksmobile is on the Road
The 2014 tour of the Motorbooksmobile continues! We'll be at the following shows in the coming weeks with a busload of books to buy at a discount. Stop by and see us!
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