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Racing for Aston Martin before taming the Cobra
Carroll Shelby was born on this day in 1923, and while the great Texan is remembered as the man who tamed the Cobra, he was first and foremost a racing driver. While racing sportscars for Aston Martin in Europe in 1958, Shelby's results earned him a drive in four Grand Prix with the independant Scuderia Centro Sud's Maserati 250F. Shelby manhandled the outdated machine to the best of his ability, achieving a fourth place finish in a car shared with Masten Gregory at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. His close relationship with Aston Martin fueled his desire to drive the manufacturer's new F1 car in 1959. Unfortunately, the potential shown by the beautiful DBR4 when it was first wheeled out...
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