InsideShelbyAmericanisafirsthandaccountoftheiconicsportscarbuilderandracingteamfromJohnMorton,championracer,andpersonalfriendofCarrollShelby.

Inthelate1950s,ayoungJohnMortonwastransfixedwithsportscarracing.By1962,hisdreamshadledhimtoenrollingintheShelbySchoolofHighPerformanceDriving.Inaboldmomentafterthelastclass,MortonaskedCarrollShelbyifhemightcometoworkforthenewlyformedShelbyAmerican.Theanswerwas"Yes,here'sabroom."Thus,endedMorton'scollegecareerandbeganhislongracingcareer.

InsideShelbyAmericanishispersonalaccountofacompanyoverflowingwithtalent,fromdesignerPeteBrock,tofabricatorextraordinairePhilRemington,todriverslikeDanGurney,KenMiles,BobBondurant,andPhilHill.Theirridesareequallycaptivating:ACCobra,MustangGT350,FordGT,DaytonaCoupe.

Morethanjustahistoricalaccount,Morton'sstoryisintertwinedwiththememoriesofotherShelbystaffersoftheperiod,revealingthroughhistoricphotographyandanuntoldperspectivetherousingstoryofAmerica'smostlegendaryracerandcarbuilder.