Shelby American: The Renegades Who Built the Cars, Won the Races, and Lived the Legend - Preston Lerner

Lerner, Preston: - Preston Lerner is a former daily newspaper reporter and longtime feature writer whose work has appeared in publications ranging from Wired and The New York Times Magazine to Sports Illustrated and Men's Journal . He contributed for many years to Automobile Magazine and Road & Track and has written six books-- Scarab: Race Log of the All-American Specials ; Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (with coauthor Matt Stone); History's Greatest Automotive Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed (also with Matt Stone); Speed Read Ferrari: The History, Technology and Design Behind Italy's Legendary Automaker ; and Ford GT: How Ford Silenced the Critics, Humbled Ferrari and Won Le Mans . He's also the author of a novel, Fools on the Hill . Racing has been his lifelong passion, as a fan, as a journalist covering the sport, and as a participant--of absolutely no distinction--competing in SCCA club races.