Saturday, May 12, 2012

Legendary racer car designer Carroll Shelby dies Thrillseeker was a man of many talents Car Builder Dead At 89 Shelby's Death Mourned By Company And Friends at Cobra Sports Dies Racer Arizona collectors remember legendary and Pit Pass Auto 'icon' Pod Rods A legend is gone; some concepts head to Villa d'Este; Chevy paces this year's Indy 500

Carroll Shelby, car design legend, dies at 89 Legendary car designer Carroll Shelby died Thursday night in Dallas. He was 89 years old. Legendary Car Designer, Racer Shelby Dies at 89 Legendary Shelby Cobra sports car designer, auto racer Carroll Shelby dies in Texas at age 89 Carroll Shelby, auto racing legend, dead at 89 Among sport's greats as driver and designer, also remembered as one of the longest living heart transplant recipients Carroll Shelby, famed for fast living, faster cars, dies at 89 Carroll Shelby, the charismatic Texan who parlayed a short-lived racing career into a specialized business building high-performance, street-legal cars, died Thursday. He was 89. Racer, car designer Carroll Shelby dies In 2007, an 800-horsepower model of the Cobra made in 1966, once Shelby's personal car, sold for $5.5 million at auction, a record for an American car. Carroll Shelby: Auto legend put American muscle on the road For decades, Carroll Shelby taught American automakers how to compete with and beat foreigners ranging from 1960s Ferrari exotics to the first fast-and-furious Asian tuners. Along the way, he became one of the world's oldest heart transplant survivors and never seemed to lose the capacity for fun that made the Texas chicken farmer and chili chef a beloved figure around the world. Automotive Legend Carroll Shelby Dies at 89 Industry Pioneer Helped Define American High Performance Carroll Shelby, Automotive legend, Dies At Age 89 A legendary racer and sports car maker has died amid the 50th anniversary celebration of the car that made him famous. Carroll Shelby, Builder of Cobra Sports Car, Dies at 89 After he quit driving, Mr. Shelby began building his Cobras in 1962, and his company became one of the most successful independent sports-car builders of the era. Carroll Shelby, Race Driver And Designer Of The Shelby Cobra, Dies Shelby's Cobra flew in the face of race-car aesthetics of the era, but it was the car that beat Ferrari.
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