My proudest moments are beating Ferrari for the World Championship in 1965, and working with Ford to win Le Mans in 1966 and 1967.
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I had a lot of fun driving race cars, but it wasn't my No. 1 priority.
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Every morning I wake up with new ideas.
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It's a massive motor in a tiny, lightweight car.
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I didn't have time for my children much. I wasn't a very good parent; I had a pretty unhappy home life.
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In 1964, when Lee Iacocca said, 'Shelby, I want you to make a sports car out of the Mustang,' the first thing I said was, 'Lee, you can't make a race horse out of a mule. I don't want to do it.' He said, 'I didn't ask you to make it; you work for me.'
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