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Shelby American is an American high performance automobile company founded by racing driver Carroll Shelby. The Shelby American name has been used by several legally distinct corporations founded by Shelby since his original shop in Venice, California began operating in 1962. The current company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International, a holding company formed in 2003, whose other subsidiary, Carroll Shelby Licensing, licenses the Shelby name and trademarks. Shelby American is best known for the Shelby Cobra, built on the AC Cars chassis, and for the Shelby Mustang models made with Ford.

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Founded Year
1962 1
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Unlisted 1
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Private 1
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Source Shelby American (Wikipedia)
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Manufactures

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Source The Dodge Omni GLH And GLH-S Were The Kings Of The Hot Hatch Scene In The 1980s (CarBuzz)Lead
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So, to inject some excitement into the Omni, Shelby teamed up with Chrysler and Dodge to create a variant known as the Omni GLH.

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Source The Always Iconic Charger: This Time Carroll Shelby Helped Out (CarBuzz)Lead history
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The result was the Dodge Shelby Charger, which hit the market in 1983.

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Source Wikipedia: Shelby Mustang2013-2014 Shelby 1000 and 1000 S/C
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Shelby American also received

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Source Shelby American (Wikipedia)Dodge, Shelby Automobiles
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Shelby Automobiles produced special editions of the Charger (1987 GLHS), Dodge Lancer (Shelby Lancer), Dodge Shadow (Shelby CSX) and Dodge Dakota pickup truck (Shelby Dakota), before ceasing operations in 1990.

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Source Shelby American (Wikipedia)Dodge, Shelby Automobiles
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Shelby Automobiles produced special editions of the Charger (1987 GLHS), Dodge Lancer (Shelby Lancer), Dodge Shadow (Shelby CSX) and Dodge Dakota pickup truck (Shelby Dakota), before ceasing operations in 1990.

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Source Shelby Daytona (Wikipedia)Chassis numbers
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The first Shelby Daytona Coupe was built at the Shelby American race shop in Venice, California.

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Source Shelby GLH-S (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Shelby GLH-S is a limited production series of sport compacts from the mid-1980s based on the Dodge Omni and modified by Shelby American.

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Source 2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT (MustangSpecs)Upgrades
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Shelby Automobiles facility in Las Vegas for modification before delivery to Ford dealerships

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Source 2011 Shelby GT350 (Supercars.net)Lead
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turned into a GT350 by the Shelby American Team

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Source 2012 Ford Mustang Shelby GTS Seeks Younger Buyers (Motor Authority)Lead
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Shelby American enhanced the car

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Source Shelby Lancer (Wikipedia)Lead, Whittier
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It was modified by Shelby Automobiles in Whittier, California, for the 1987 model year and sold under the Shelby name, with an announced run of 800 cars.

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Source 1965 Shelby GT350 (RM Sotheby's)Lot essay
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Shelby American produced only 562 of these tough-and-ready GT350s in 1965

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Source Shelby Series 1 (Wikipedia)Lead
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Shelby Series 1 is a roadster designed by Carroll Shelby and produced by Shelby American.

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Source Shelby rolls out 50th anniversary Super Snake (Fox News)Lead
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Carroll Shelby and his team at Shelby American built the first Mustang-based Super Snake

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Source Shelby's Terlingua Racing Team Returns (Jalopnik)Launch report
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by official factory mod shops including the one at Shelby

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Sources
1. Shelby American (Wikipedia)
  • History, founding year
    The Shelby American name has been used by several legally distinct corporations founded by Shelby since his original shop in Venice, California began operation in 1962.
  • Infobox: type
    Private
  • Operates In: Automotive Industry, Infobox: industry
    Automotive
  • In Group: Automobiles and Components Companies in the United States, Lead section
    Shelby American, Inc. is an American high performance automobile company founded by driver Carroll Shelby.
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