John Morton

Inside Shelby American

Wrenching and Racing with Carroll Shelby in the 1960s

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Inside Shelby-American is champion racer John Morton’ s personal account of one of the most iconic sports car builders and racing teams of the 1960s, revealed through historic photography and an untold perspective.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: MOTORBOOKS INTL
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 154mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9780760353615
• ISBN-10: 0760353611
• Artikelnr.: 47821563

Autorenporträt

John Morton moved to California from Illinois in 1962 to enroll in Carroll Shelby's driving school at Riverside. After completion, with Peter Brock having been his instructor, John asked Shelby for a job on the racing team. He progressed from shop janitor to team driver in 1964, launching a career that spanned over forty years and joining the Shelby team at the most successful period in its history. In the early 1970s, John drove for Brock's BRE Datsun team, winning two National Championships and two 2.5 Trans-Am Championships. Career highlights include nine drives with two class wins at Le Mans and two GTP victories at Riverside, including the last sports car race at the facility in 1987 in a Group 44 Jaguar. Morton resides in El Segundo, CA.