While Circumstance guided me to race Chevy products, I'll always owe Caroll Shelby a debt for piquing my imnagination when he "kicked Ferrari's ass" back in the early 60's.
Recently, one of his cars from the "ass-kicking" era sold at auction for $5.5 million.
Well done.
Carroll Shelby, racer who put 'muscle' in Mustang | ObituaryMore:
Before legendary car designer and champion auto racer Carroll Shelby died Thursday, he had been one of the nation's longest-living heart-transplant recipients.The Associated Press
JEFF HAYNES / AFP/GETTY IMAGESCarroll Shelby poses with a 1968 GT500 KR during a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Ford Mustang in April 2004 at the Nashville Super Speedway. The race driver and car designer was celebrated for the Shelby Cobra, an automotive and cultural icon.
DALLAS — Decades after a heart condition forced him to retire from racing, Carroll Shelby still loved to drive muscle cars. Well into his 80s, the legendary car designer spent hours testing his last Mustang Shelby GT500, which has set a record for horsepower and hits a top speed of more than 200 mph.
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