at the Lyon Air Museum in Santa Ana, California
Featured image: A North American B-25J looms over the 7th Annual Carroll Shelby Tribute at the Lyon Air Museum in Santa Ana, California. The B-25J “Mitchell” was built in Kansas City and served as a patrol bomber in World War II, converted to a training bomber thereafter, and continued military service until 1958 (Christopher Carreiro photograph).
For over 60 years one name above all has been synonymous with American car culture and that is Carroll Shelby.
Luckily, we can thank a failed bid at establishing a chicken farm post WWII in East Texas for Shelby’s pursuit of racing cars professionally. He’d later turn his winning spirit into the iconic brand we know today as Shelby American.
His life and legacy was celebrated at the 7th Annual Carroll Shelby Tribute at the Lyon Air Museum in Santa Ana, CA…