Carroll Shelby

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Santa brought Ellie a copy and she is quite happy. She says it has a lot of meat and, as a dog, she can appreciate that. BTW, she says your fur remark is not politically correct.

I have some amazon gift cards. Is it worth a buy or should I get it from the library? Pictures to me make a difference - if there are good ones I'd be in for a buy.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

I have some amazon gift cards. Is it worth a buy or should I get it from the library? Pictures to me make a difference - if there are good ones I'd be in for a buy.

This is not a picture book. In fact, it is unusually spartan on the pics. Over 500 pages of text and maybe 20 pages of pics -- that's it. I think it's worth a buy, though... and so does Ellie (and she can't even read).

[Dangerous Doug]

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

I have some amazon gift cards. Is it worth a buy or should I get it from the library? Pictures to me make a difference - if there are good ones I'd be in for a buy.

I say, "Buy it!" It's a smooth read with a lot of fun stories---even in just the little bit I've read so far. I'll be referring back to it for anecdotes, no doubt.

As for "authorized" I'd like to think Shelby would read the unseemly moments and think, "Well, $#it, that's pretty much what happened..." but only Shelby and perhaps Rinsey could answer that.

Oh, another tidbit: That whole, "left the chicken farm in a hurry to get to the races so he showed up in his farmer overalls" story? Not true, according to the "authorized biography". But I'll let you guys read that one for yourself.

Cheers,
DD

[AL427SBF]

Originally Posted by Dangerous Doug

I say, "Buy it!" It's a smooth read with a lot of fun stories---even in just the little bit I've read so far. I'll be referring back to it for anecdotes, no doubt.

As for "authorized" I'd like to think Shelby would read the unseemly moments and think, "Well, $#it, that's pretty much what happened..." but only Shelby and perhaps Rinsey could answer that.

Oh, another tidbit: That whole, "left the chicken farm in a hurry to get to the races so he showed up in his farmer overalls" story? Not true, according to the "authorized biography". But I'll let you guys read that one for yourself.

Cheers,
DD

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words
Vale Carroll Shelby - Texas chicken farmer, racer, philanthropist, automotive entrepreneur

[REAL 1]

Vast majority of the performance engineering came from SAI and Ford.

[Dangerous Doug]

Originally Posted by AL427SBF

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words
Vale Carroll Shelby - Texas chicken farmer, racer, philanthropist, automotive entrepreneur

You'll have to read Rinsey Mill's book. The chicken farm failed long before he got into any real racing. Yes, he wore the overalls---because they were cooler (thermally...) than anything else---but it appears the rush to leave chicken farm to catch a race car seat is merely legend.

DD