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05-11-2012, 12:30 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Chattanooga,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance # 1774 / 392 Stroked Windsor
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Carroll Shelby died yesterday?
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05-11-2012, 12:39 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby CSX4005LA, Roush 427IR
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Dallas – May 11, 2012 – Carroll Shelby International, Inc., (OTC: CSBI.PK) announced today that Carroll Hall Shelby, a man whose vision for performance transformed the automobile industry, has died at age 89. Mr. Shelby passed away yesterday at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Born on Jan. 11, 1923, Carroll Shelby was one of America’s greatest success stories. Championship-winning racecar driver, “flying sergeant” wartime pilot, philanthropist, entrepreneur, car manufacturer and racing team owner, he embodied the ingenuity, tenacity and grit to overcome any obstacle. He is perhaps the only person to have worked at a visible level with all three major American automobile manufacturers.
Carroll Shelby founded Carroll Shelby International, a publicly held corporation involved in many industries. His licensing arm has agreements with industry giants, such as Mattel, Sony, Ford Motor Company and Electronic Arts. His car company, Shelby American, has a thriving parts business as well as a line of muscle cars including the Shelby GT500 Super Snake, Shelby GT350 and Shelby GTS. The Las Vegas-based company also manufactures a limited number of the 1960s Shelby 289 “street,” 289 FIA, 427 S/C and Daytona Coupe Cobras.
Shelby considered his greatest achievement to be the establishment of the Carroll Shelby Foundation™. Created in 1992 while Shelby was waiting for a heart transplant, the charity is dedicated to providing medical assistance for those in need, including children, educational opportunities for young people through automotive and other training programs and benefitting the Carroll Shelby Automotive Foundation.
Shelby remained active in the management of each of his companies and the Foundation until his death, even though he endured both heart and kidney transplants in the last two decades of his life.
“We are all deeply saddened, and feel a tremendous sense of loss for Carroll’s family, ourselves and the entire automotive industry,” said Joe Conway, president of Carroll Shelby International, Inc. and board member. “There has been no one like Carroll Shelby and never will be. However, we promised Carroll we would carry on, and he put the team, the products and the vision in place to do just that.”
Shelby is survived by his three children Patrick, Michael and Sharon, his sister Anne Shelby Ellison of Fort Worth and his wife Cleo. Funeral plans are not currently available. Donations to the Carroll Shelby Foundation are encouraged in lieu of flowers. Information about the Carroll Shelby Foundation is available at The Carroll Shelby Foundation.
About Shelby American, Inc.
Founded by legend Carroll Shelby, Shelby American manufactures and markets performance vehicles and related products. Now a subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International, Inc., the company manufactures authentic continuation Cobras, including the 427 S/C, 289 FIA and 289 street car component vehicles. The company offers the GT350, GT500 Super Snake and GTS post-title packages for the current generation Ford Mustang. For more information, visit Shelby American Inc..
About Carroll Shelby Licensing
Automotive manufacturer and entrepreneur Carroll Shelby is one of the most famous and successful high performance visionaries in the world, and he has spent the last 50 years establishing and protecting his name, trademarks and car design rights. He founded Carroll Shelby Licensing Inc., which has the exclusive right to license the Shelby trademarks and vehicle design rights for some of the most famous muscle cars and high-performance vehicles. CSL also holds trademark rights for Shelby-branded apparel, accessories and collectibles. For more information about the company or licensing opportunities, call (310) 914-1843, or fax (310) 538-8189 or write to Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc., 19021 S Figueroa St., Gardena, CA, 90248, or visit Carroll Shelby - An American Icon, Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc. or Carroll Shelby International, Inc..
About The Carroll Shelby Foundation
The Carroll Shelby Foundation was created by legendary racer and automotive manufacturer Carroll Shelby. Headquartered in Gardena, Calif., the Foundation is dedicated to providing medical assistance for those in need, including children, educational opportunities for young people through automotive and other training programs and benefitting the Shelby Automotive Foundation. For more information visit CarrollShelbyFoundation.org.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This release may contain forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future events or results to differ materially and adversely from those described in the forward-looking statements. CSI disclaims any obligation to revise or update any forward- looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on its behalf.
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05-11-2012, 12:40 PM
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God Bless you Carroll. My sympathy goes out to his entire family.
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05-11-2012, 01:16 PM
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My prayers and gratitude goes out to Carroll and his family for all he did, for all of us (Cobra People), and the automotive industry in general. God Bless you Carroll Shelby.
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05-11-2012, 01:19 PM
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My deepest condolences to the family, my respect to Carrol Shelby - God Bless!
With your effort and help many kids have a normal and good life - thank you.
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05-11-2012, 01:24 PM
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Nothing on the news on network TV ????
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05-11-2012, 01:27 PM
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A giant in the industry.
Vaya Con Dios Carroll.
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05-11-2012, 01:27 PM
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Carroll Shelby will be missed by the automobile world.
The news was released May 11, 2012.
Auto legend Carroll Shelby, father of Cobra, dies
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Did someone say Gumball?
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05-11-2012, 02:22 PM
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Rest in peace Mr. Shelby.
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05-11-2012, 03:13 PM
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A well deserved place in history.
RIP Mr. Shelby
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05-11-2012, 03:25 PM
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Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Arps/Burroughs/Hurricane/428FE
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Rest in peace Mr. Shelby.
You had a dream and it brcame my dream, thank you.
Cobra's forever, bill
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05-11-2012, 04:59 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Ford F100; 496 Shelby, MassFlo, BlueThunder, Kee-Al-TopLoader, Detroit Locker
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God blessed us. Thank you for what you did for those children, and those cars. I feel blessed.
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05-11-2012, 05:25 PM
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Location: Plano,
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Thank you for all you did in your amazing life, including designing a car I have been in love with for so many years.
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05-11-2012, 06:57 PM
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Location: Indy,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby American CSX6046 S/C 427 (482) Shelby CSX1006
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Great man with great ideas. He gave us a dream to work for! RIP Mr. Shelby.
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05-11-2012, 07:18 PM
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Location: New Jersey,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby Cobra CSX4206 aluminum body, original 1965 NASCAR 427 SO, Dual quads.
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I learned the news today. I am truly and deeply saddened. It is a great loss of a great American and automotive icon and legend.
There were many here over the years who were critical of Carroll, sometimes understandably but he was human and had faults like all of us. Who amoung us can go 89 years without a mistake or error in judgment?
On balance his achievements and pluses far outweighed the negative. He was charitable, he loved kids, he was patriotic, a military veteran and truly epitomized the "no fear" slogan.
He came from little but achieved greatly in many ways demonstrating the American dream that hard work, grit, tenacity and brains (with a little luck) can take you to places of your dreams in our great country.
He brought us much and made America proud with his automotive achievements. He brought us the many iconic cars that we all cherish today even if we aren't fortunate enough to own one. He brought us perhaps the most recognizable car of all time, the Cobra. It was and still is the King of the Hill of muscle cars from the golden era of cars, the 1960s. He showed what American ingenuity, tenacity and determination could accomplish by fielding the first American Powered car to beat Ferrari at LeMans and win a world manufacturers title in 1965 and follow it up it 1966 with the world famous effort at LeMans with the GT40.
I for one, will miss the fact he is longer with us. My condolences to his family and those close to him.
He, however, is still with us through his cars and his legend.
He made us proud.
Thanks, Carroll.
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05-11-2012, 07:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by REAL 1
I learned the news today. I am truly and deeply saddened. It is a great loss of a great American and automotive icon and legend.
There were many here over the years who were critical of Carroll, sometimes understandably but he was human and had faults like all of us. Who amoung us can go 89 years without a mistake or error in judgment?
On balance his achievements and pluses far outweighed the negative. He was charitable, he loved kids, he was patriotic, a military veteran and truly epitomized the "no fear" slogan.
He came from little but achieved greatly in many ways demonstrating the American dream that hard work, grit, tenacity and brains (with a little luck) can take you to places of your dreams in our great country.
He brought us much and made America proud with his automotive achievements. He brought us the many iconic cars that we all cherish today even if we aren't fortunate enough to own one. He brought us perhaps the most recognizable car of all time, the Cobra. It was and still is the King of the Hill of muscle cars from the golden era of cars, the 1960s. He showed what American ingenuity, tenacity and determination could accomplish by fielding the first American Powered car to beat Ferrari at LeMans and win a world manufacturers title in 1965 and follow it up it 1966 with the world famous effort at LeMans with the GT40.
I for one, will miss the fact he is longer with us. My condolences to his family and those close to him.
He, however, is still with us through his cars and his legend.
He made us proud.
Thanks, Carroll.
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Well said.
I did not agree with everything he did, but we are all human and cannot please everyone.
RIP Carroll.
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05-12-2012, 07:51 AM
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Never met him but sure glad he poked the 260" in the AC Bristol.His inspiration became mine to have a great looking 2 seater.Besides wanting and owning Harleys all my life wanting and owning a Cobra took on the same focus.Mr Shelby will be missed by all I'm sure.
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