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05-11-2012, 08:30 PM
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Our Condolences To Your Family Mr. Carroll Shelby
May you rest in peace, Mr. Carroll Shelby. You helped create some pretty cool cars, and you were a great racecar driver!
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05-11-2012, 08:34 PM
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Location: Highland,
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Mr. Shelby - I'm in awe of what you did & what you accomplished in your life. A well-deserved rest now - you earned it. Lived your life full-measure. We will all miss you, but never forget you. RIP.
-Eric Sauls
Classic Chambered Exhaust
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05-11-2012, 08:38 PM
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Location: HSV,
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A legend in his own time passes leaving a legacy that will never be forgotten.
RIP Mr. Shelby, and sincerest condolences to all his loved ones.  |
05-11-2012, 08:56 PM
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Carroll Shelby (correct me if I'm wrong) started life practically disabled with congenital heart disease, and lived the next 89 years creating, leading, inspiring, succeeding and caring. And designed the most beautiful cars !
If he taught us nothing else, he has shown us how to climb over adversities and cherish our precious lives that God has given us.
The only thing he won't be remembered for is 'how to save on fuel' !
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05-11-2012, 08:57 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Cobra Make, Engine: FFR 5.0 T-5 IRS Pin Drive
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CS, thanks for helping me live my dream.
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05-11-2012, 09:01 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Texas,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX 4039 427 FE 1966- SOLD
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He didn't sell millions of cars, the Cobra was made for only a few years, nor did he sell his cars worldwide. His TV ads did not blanket the 10 o'clock news and football games. But, nevertheless, his name will be remembered right up there with the biggest names- Dusenberg, Ferrari, Chevrolet..., as long as they are putting internal combustion engines and 4 rubber tires on the open road. Not many people of any generation or occupation can say that.
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05-11-2012, 09:01 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Best Place On Earth,
BC
Cobra Make, Engine: Classic 66cobra/429ci
Posts: 19
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R.I.P. Mister Cobra
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05-11-2012, 09:08 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Gilbert,
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Cobra Make, Engine: None yet
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Automotive icon, possibly the most iconclastic in american racing/performance history. Sad, but he did live a fantastic life.
R.I.P. fellow speed freak.
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05-11-2012, 09:09 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Paradise Valley,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby CSX4167
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Wow. I just bought my first Cobra on the same day he died. (CSX4167) Weird coincidence. R.I.P. brother!
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05-11-2012, 09:13 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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What's really sad is I had to do a search on Yahoo. Top story...."Ousted Idol Speaks Out" WTF????
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05-11-2012, 09:27 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: San Jose,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Tomahawk on 1973 Datsun 240Z chassis.
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He lived his life doing what he loved. What more could anybody ask for. Gone...but you definitely will not be forgotten Mr. Shelby.
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05-11-2012, 09:40 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Benalla Victoria,
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Cobra Make, Engine: DRB SC540
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R.I.P SIR what else can you say
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05-11-2012, 09:53 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: SoCal,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Donovan
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I Will Cherish His First Words to Me...Forever
It is with a heavy heart that I hit these keys tonight…not 24 hours after his passing. My condolences to his family and friends.
Mr. Shelby paid me the highest compliment when this picture was shot.
CarrollShelbyNAJA
I had just gotten my helmet off after winning the ’88 National Auto Journalists Assn Driving Championship in Vegas, when he laid his hand on my shoulder, and said with a grin, “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen anyone handle a car like that!”
I checked to see if any other journalists could confirm what I thought I just heard, and saw a few raised eyebrows, grins, and nods of approval from the group.
I then told him that it was easy when the car is set up like that…it was one of his GLHs.
We sat together at the awards ceremony that night, and I asked him something that bothered me ever since I laid miles of rubber outside Mid-Ohio with a borrowed 427 Cobra a few months earlier.
Up to that point the chatter at our table had been mostly about his professional racing career.
I waited till things got quiet and said, “Whad ya think of the 427 Cobra?” You could hear forks drop at the other tables as journalists scrambled for their notepads.
He turned, looked me straight in the eye, and said, “It was a BASTARD of a car. Go like hell in a straight line, but that’s about it. The small block was a much better car.”…my thoughts exactly.
I suppose that’s why today’s big-inch small blocks are such a sweet choice for our roadsters.
His choice of words describing that monster -- Go Like Hell – just happened to be the name of the car I drove to win the Rolex he gave me moments later on stage.
I will cherish his first words spoken to me… forever.
…what a great life, huh?
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05-11-2012, 09:53 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance, Roush 402R
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Thanks Carroll.
R.I.P.
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05-11-2012, 11:17 PM
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...bereavement for all of us
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05-11-2012, 11:36 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA 'Street' Build
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Like many here I had the privilege of a handshake, autograph and a quick chit chat with Carroll Shelby. Amazing that one man had such a career … racing with the best of the best then building amazing cars with such talented team of people he worked with.
Cobra
GT350
GT40
Yes there were others cars Carroll had a hand in, but hard it's to top these three.
Thank You and Godspeed CS
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05-11-2012, 11:53 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Pretoria,
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Cobra Make, Engine: KCC kit with Ford 289 and 4sp troploader
Posts: 2
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I have been an admirer and have owned and liked at least some of his creations. In the end we all have to go to greener pastures and his family should be proud that he has lived and left behind such a full life. R I P
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05-12-2012, 12:34 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: mexico d.f.,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 289 stroke
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This is a sad day indeed!!
Thanx for shering your legacy with us, RIP...
This is a sad day indeed!!
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05-12-2012, 12:43 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Melbourne,
VIC
Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Revival CR 3505, LS1, T56 6 Speed, VE 3.45 LSD Rear, 6 Spot AP Fronts, 4 Spot Wilwood Rears
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RIP Carroll. Your iconic car is my most prized possession and source of enjoyment.
Cheers
Gregg
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05-12-2012, 12:51 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Adelaide,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
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I just heard the news. That is very saddening but I knew it had to come sometime, and what a wonderfully full life! He was indeed one of the truly great characters of the twentieth century, and will go down as one of the great legends.
Cheers, brothers and sister! Here's to a great man, and to his many legacies.
Glen
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