Gear head legend lost. Carroll Shelby Dead age 89.
05-11-12, 12:40 PM
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Gear head legend lost. Carroll Shelby Dead age 89.
I was lucky to shake this guys hand a few years ago.
http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/ar...uilder-ca.html
http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/ar...uilder-ca.html
Legendary racer Carroll Shelby, the larger-than-life Texan who created the brutal 427 Cobra and beat Enzo Ferrari, died Thursday night in Dallas after a lengthy illness.
In 1963, Shelby took a team of Cobras to Europe to race arch-enemy Ferrari as well as Porsche and Jaguar on their turf. In 1965, he wrested the Grand Touring World Championship away from Ferrari. He and drivers Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant returned to Europe to win LeMans in a Shelby-prepared Ford GT40 in 1966 and 1967.
Shelby, who contended with heart problems for most of his adult life, got a heart transplant in 1992, later receiving a kidney from one of his sons.
At the time of his death, he was founder and chairman of Carroll Shelby International and Shelby American, which unveiled its Shelby 1000 Mustang in New York last month -- a street car that can be equipped to produce more than 1,000 horsepower.
Shelby, who contended with heart problems for most of his adult life, got a heart transplant in 1992, later receiving a kidney from one of his sons.
At the time of his death, he was founder and chairman of Carroll Shelby International and Shelby American, which unveiled its Shelby 1000 Mustang in New York last month -- a street car that can be equipped to produce more than 1,000 horsepower.
05-11-12, 01:08 PM
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Breaking: Carroll Shelby passes away at age 89
Carroll Shelby passes away at age 89
Carroll Shelby has passed away at the age of 89. The legendary tuner and proprietor of the famous marque that bears his name had been in the hospital for several weeks, suffering from pneumonia. Shelby addressed his fans fourteen days before his death, saying that he was resting comfortably and being taken care of by his children.
Anyone familiar in the least with automotive history is well aware of Shelby's vast vehicular exploits, so we'll just touch on them here. Carroll was a successful race car driver in the 1950s before creating his own racing team to take on the likes of Ferrari, using Ford-powered sportscar called the Cobra. Suffice it to say, Shelby and his Cobra were extremely successful. Later, Shelby's name would become synonymous with the fastest and most powerful Ford Mustang models ever created.
Shelby is survived by his three children Patrick, Michael and Sharon, his sister Anne Shelby Ellison of Fort Worth and his wife Cleo.
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/11/c...way-at-age-89/
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05-11-12, 01:54 PM
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[QUOTE=neurocity;7226024]I was lucky to shake this guys hand a few years ago.
I also was lucky enough to shake the big man's hand & it is the biggest hand I ever shook in more ways than one. It was during the 1st day I worked for Shelby American in CA in the early days of the Series 1 project development. I will try to post some pic's later.
I also was lucky enough to shake the big man's hand & it is the biggest hand I ever shook in more ways than one. It was during the 1st day I worked for Shelby American in CA in the early days of the Series 1 project development. I will try to post some pic's later.
