{"id":742442,"date":"2014-05-16T21:21:31","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T21:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=742442"},"modified":"2024-10-31T13:52:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T13:52:56","slug":"book-review-carroll-shelby-a-collection-of-my-favorite-racing-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/book-review-carroll-shelby-a-collection-of-my-favorite-racing-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"[Book Review] Carroll Shelby &#8211; A Collection of my Favorite Racing Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Carroll Shelby &#8211; A Collection of my Favorite Racing Photos<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Art Evans with Carroll Shelby<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PR201612-p2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-578202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PR201612-p2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PR201612-p2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PR201612-p2-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PR201612-p2-1024x1002.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PR201612-p2-100x98.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PR201612-p2-770x754.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PR201612-p2-293x287.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>In the latter years of his life, racing and automotive legend Carroll Shelby shared a close familial friendship with VR contributor Art Evans. One offshoot of the duo\u2019s friendship was collaboration on a number of books chronicling Shelby\u2019s life and the rich history of racing in the \u201cFabulous \u201950s\u201d as Evans refers to it. One of the last projects the pair worked on before Shelby passed away was this compilation of photographs form Shelby\u2019s personal albums.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carroll Shelby\u2014A Collection of my Favorite Racing Photos is a photo scrapbook that examines Shelby\u2019s racing exploits, year-by-year, from 1952-1968, with additional chapters covering his various racing and automotive projects during the 1970s, \u201980s and from 1990 to his passing. Extended captions for each of the 300 photographs offer a combination of historical descriptions mixed with Shelby\u2019s own remembrances of the scene or personality depicted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A fascinating look at both Shelby\u2019s life and racing in the \u201950s and \u201960s, this book will be a worthy addition to the library of any fan of \u201cOl\u2019 Shel.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>US$34.95<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cartechbooks.com\">www.cartechbooks.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carroll Shelby &#8211; A Collection of my Favorite Racing Photos By Art Evans with Carroll Shelby In the latter years of his life, racing and automotive legend Carroll Shelby shared a close familial friendship with VR contributor Art Evans. 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