{"id":33970,"date":"2012-05-16T11:29:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T16:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velocetoday.com\/index.php\/?p=33970"},"modified":"2015-11-23T15:23:51","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T20:23:51","slug":"carroll-shelby-and-the-osca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velocetoday.com\/carroll-shelby-and-the-osca\/","title":{"rendered":"Carroll Shelby and the OSCA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Shelby portrait taken in about 1956 by racing photographer Alix Lafontant. It is inscribed \u201cThe very best to my good friend Alix. \u2013 Carroll Shelby.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

By Carl Goodwin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photos by Alix Lafontant copyright Carl Goodwin.<\/p>\n

1956 was a great year for Carroll Shelby driving the Italian cars he loved. Up until a late-season off-course excursion in the sand at Thompson Raceway, he had notched 19 wins at road courses from coast to coast, driving a Ferrari 4.4, Ferrari Monza, Maserati 300S, and a Maserati 450S.<\/p>\n

We were accustomed to seeing Shelby toss around the big Ferraris and Maseratis owned by John Edgar and Tony Parravano, but he was also a great driver in under two liter Italian cars such as the OSCA. One such race was at Road America.<\/p>\n

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By Carl Goodwin Photos by Alix Lafontant copyright Carl Goodwin. 1956 was a great year for Carroll Shelby driving the Italian cars he loved. Up until a late-season off-course excursion in the sand at Thompson Raceway, he had notched 19 wins at road courses from coast to coast, driving a Ferrari 4.4, Ferrari Monza, Maserati... <\/p>\n

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