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Aug 28, 2020 · With failing eyesight and muscle loss, Phil Remington stopped working full time in 2012, the same year Carroll Shelby passed away. In 2013, Remington too was laid to rest with his work being his immortal legacy. And so, the American automotive industry lost two great men who had once pulled a bunny out of a hat.
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Oct 25, 2022 · Here, the author recounts a life which is passing into folklore. Phil Remington in the Ford wind tunnel testing the bodywork modifications he’d made a few days earlier to the J-Car. When the new bodywork was finalised, the car was renamed the Mark IV and won Sebring and Le Mans in its only two competitive outings. FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
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Nov 12, 2019 · A Ford v Ferrari fact check confirms that a life-threatening heart ailment, angina pectoris, prompted Shelby to retire as a race car driver. Like in the movie, he was prescribed nitroglycerin tablets. He also wanted to put his focus into building cars. He received a heart transplant several decades later in 1990.
Remington was born in Santa Monica, California and was a pre-engineering student at Santa Monica Junior College. He initially was a component inspector at Northrop Aircraft. He joined the United States Army Air Forces during World War II by lying about his age because he was too young and by memorizing the vision charts because he was color blind.
Feb 13, 2013 · The Shelby story would have been vastly different if Phil wasn’t there.” Simply put, Phil Remington was to race-car fabrication what Dan Gurney was to race-car driving. Head here for All ...
Jun 18, 2013 · Remington's nickname at Shelby American was "STP"—Super-Twitchy Phil. He had a habit of. delegating work, then instantly growing frustrated at either the quality or speed with which it was being ...
Nov 17, 2019 · Here's what happened differently in real life. Ford v Ferrari is based on the true story of how Ford built the the GT40 to compete against Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans. History can tell you that ...
