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12-05-2012, 06:02 AM
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http://www.autoweek.com/article/2012...NEWS/120519987
And of all things I'm wearing a Cobra Daytona Coupe shirt today.
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12-05-2012, 06:06 AM
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Just seen this sad day for the motoring and ford world.
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12-05-2012, 06:11 AM
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Yes a sad day , his legacy will live forever
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12-05-2012, 06:58 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Gutted at this news , Bob Tasca , Allan Mann and now Carroll all in rapid succession . Nearly all the TRUE Ford legends from the golden era are gone . We will never see their likes again sadly in this modern homogenised sanitised world of what we laughingly call motor racing . A truly truly sad day not just for motorsport but for the world . The world is a lesser place without these men .
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12-05-2012, 07:00 AM
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Big loss to the Ford world. RIP.
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12-05-2012, 07:18 AM
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A sad day indeed - Vale Mr Shelby.
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12-05-2012, 07:37 AM
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R.I.P mr Shelby thankyou for the great vehicles you provided us ford fans
my condolences to your family and friends
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12-05-2012, 07:43 AM
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Now in the quad cam zone
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Very sad to hear another legend has left us, RIP Mr Shelby, you will be missed
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12-05-2012, 07:52 AM
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If it ain't broke........
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12-05-2012, 08:01 AM
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R.i.p. :(
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12-05-2012, 08:19 AM
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12-05-2012, 08:46 AM
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What sad news and such a great loss to Ford. He was a talented man with a great vision. I've seen him in interviews before and always thought to myself, "wow, what a nice man."
RIP Mr. Carroll Shelby. My condolences to the Shelby family. @ Moby Vic: thanks for the article. There's so much about him that I didn't know. |
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12-05-2012, 08:48 AM
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He was a true legend.
 His name will life on but he will be missed. RIP.
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12-05-2012, 08:51 AM
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RIP mate.
What a Legend, his name will live-on for a long time.
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12-05-2012, 11:01 AM
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Thanks for bringing this to our attention, I don't think many of us would have known. We know he was a real talent in his years of racing. All of us real enthusiasts have a soft spot for his cars through Cobras, Mustangs, or even Dodges. He may be gone but that's no reason for his legacy to continue.
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12-05-2012, 11:03 AM
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I did the Shelby factory tour just the other day, the place and his team down there are a fitting tribute to a talented, gifted legend of a man.
God speed and rest in peace Mr Shelby
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12-05-2012, 11:15 AM
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Terrible news, my condolences to the Shelby family and friends.
R.I.P Carroll, your contributions will never be forgotten and shall live on forever with the venomous fruits of your labour providing a legacy for everyone to see... |
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12-05-2012, 11:18 AM
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we a sadden for the loss of a motoring legend.
we fly or flags half-mast and hang our heads.
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12-05-2012, 11:18 AM
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I was correct - AGAIN
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What is Carroll Shelby's finest achievement?
R.I.P. |
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12-05-2012, 11:20 AM
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I love my beast too!
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Rest in Peace :(
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12-05-2012, 11:25 AM
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Sad loss, but he had a bloody good innings, he was literally a living legend
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12-05-2012, 11:28 AM
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Woke up and heard the news on facebook. It was almost disgusting to see some people asking 'who?'
RIP mate.
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12-05-2012, 11:29 AM
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another legend heads to the big race track in the sky......
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12-05-2012, 11:39 AM
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To a bloke who could make it happen and still turn a wheel. RIP
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.
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12-05-2012, 11:45 AM
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RIP Carroll, a Ford legend
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12-05-2012, 11:47 AM
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Vale Mr Shelby
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12-05-2012, 11:56 AM
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RIP to a legend tht gave us some magic cars.
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12-05-2012, 11:57 AM
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R.I.P Mr Shelby. Your cars are indeed pieces of artwork that are loved by people all over the world.
Spotted this on the AFF Facebook page. Beautifully done whoever created it. 
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12-05-2012, 12:26 PM
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Great loss to the motoring world...they don't make them like him anymore.
I remember an old Bill Cosby comedy cassette I had many years ago where he said he used to drive foreign sports cars, until Caroll Shelby came up to him one day and said "Bill...why the hell are you driving them goddamn foreign cars? You got them Maseratis and whatever...let me build you a Cobra, then you'll see what a real car is like". So he did. Cosby said when it arrived it was "this little blue thing with pipes coming out the side and wrapping all around the place and was it loud!". More importantly, he said "And when I squeezed inside it, there was a big speedo in front of me, and it started at zero, and went all the way around to 200mph, and underneath that there was a gap, and it had the words "Oh wow!"..." 
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May he Rest in Peace.
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