Goodwood marks Carroll Shelby’s 100th with historic racer reunion
Goodwood has honoured Carroll Shelby twice, first by gathering arguably his most famous racers together for the first time, and then marking what would have been Shelby’s 100th birthday with a unique celebration in 2023
Six of the best: Goodwood gathered all six factory Daytona Coupés together for the first time at the Revival meeting in 2015
Nigel Harniman
In 2023 Goodwood marked Shelby’s centenary with a gathering like no other. All images here are from that event.
Two generations of Le Mans winners, with the Daytona Coupé that claimed class success in 1965 next to the Ford GT40 that famously dethroned Ferrari a year later
Peter Summers
Cobras alongside the green MG-TC that Shelby used for his racing debut in 1952
Peter Summers
Shelby’s MG-TC was driven in the 2023 event by his grandson Aaron
Peter Summers
Peter Summers
Sunshine and Daytona Coupés… bliss!
Peter Summers
A Maserati Birdcage. Shelby won the 1960 Riverside Grand Prix aboard the Tipo 61
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Lord March addresses the crowd
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Cowboy hats were the order of the day to honour the Texan hero
Peter Summers
Peter Summers
Peter Summers
Aaron Shelby (centre) was a guest of honour in 2023
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Back to 2015 and the Daytona gathering. Goodwood made some history by reuniting the six original Daytona Coupés, as Neil Cummings from Shelby International said: “Even in ’65, they weren’t in the same place at the same time; they were all at different places”.
Tom Shaxson
Designer Peter Brock poses with the cars he created
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