Saturday, May 12, 2012

OT: RIP Caroll Shelby

The Shelby Cobra... The Shelby Mustangs... The Cobra cars... The David from Texas defeating the Goliath from Italy when no one gave him a chance.

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 | Obituary
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
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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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