But the crucial test and develop man was Ken Miles, Shelby’s competition manager. Miles was an Englishman in his mid-40s, the antithesis of Shelby’s young-blood, west coast racers. But Miles could drive sports cars and make them faster. He’d come to California in the 1950s with his young family and set-up a small speed shop.
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