-
The research team on a Zoom call with Dr. Riedel (top left). COURTESY PHOTOS
-
Film Scholar Evan Sears, Director Brian Ramirez, NTCC Vice President Dr. Jonathan McCullough, Producer, Victor Diaz and Honors Coordinator, Andrea Reyes
-
Dr. Herbert Riedel and Carroll Shelby
-
Stephen Borkowski with NTCC Honors Research Team outside of what used to be downtown Leesburg, where Shelby shopped. Also shown are honors students: Victor Diaz, Israel Perez, Evan Sears, John Rodriguez, and Cade Bennett. One can barely see what was once a brick mercantile, now hidden by trees to the right.
The connection of the auto-racer/developer Carroll Shelby to the preeminent American muscle cars of the pre-regulation era, before 1970, makes him iconic still in American automotive history. The most expensive American car ever sold in an auction was a Shelby Cobra, which netted 14 million dollars, in 2016. In 2019, the Academy-Award-winning sports drama film, Ford v Ferrari, featured star actor…
Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or go here to purchase a subscription.