RIP Carroll Shelby

[M5V8 337]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/motoring...oll-Shelby-dies

Carroll Shelby, designer of the Shelby Cobra and other sports cars that placed him in the pantheon of auto industry legends, has died at age 89, his company said today.

He died on Thursday at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, according to the company, Carroll Shelby Licensing. The firm did not disclose the cause of death. A post on his Facebook page last month revealed he had been hospitalised for pneumonia.

Shelby was one of the few prominent designers to work with all three major American car companies, starting with Ford Motor Co in the 1960s. His last collaboration with Ford was on the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500.

Shelby's high-performance cars helped Detroit challenge the dominance of the Europeans in racing. Ralph Gilles, head of product design for Chrysler, said Shelby created cars that helped enthusiasts worldwide find "joy and self-actualisation."

Edited May 14, 2012 by M5V8

[M5V8 337]

"He drove one race with nitroglycerin pills under his tongue to prevent against a heart attack. He complained that he would have won if not for the pills."

[hybrid 1039]

fairly recent interview

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/carrol...--gt350/1209500

Loved his cars

[my_e36 43]

Another legend bite the dust.

RIP

[Apex 693]

As it is so often most of us do not appreciate and respect someone until they pass, have been watching and reading tributes to the guy the last week and he was on hell of a marketer, driver and talented people person.

Anyone read this?? What a great story!

http://www.amazon.com/Go-Like-Hell-Ferrari...e/dp/0618822194