AnOther Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 A sad day for petrolheads :cry: [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/12/sports/carroll-shelby-builder-of-cobra-sports-car-dies-at-89.html?_r=1[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Wow, he had a good life...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Sad Day.One one my, never achieved, cars was a Shelby Cobra. Pure sex on four wheels.[IMG]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/Bugbear2/shelbycobra-wallpapers.jpg[/IMG]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Yum.It was only a couple of days ago that we were talking about him as the Classic this year is very much US themed and the Shelby stable will feature large.[:P]The beneficiary of two different transplant ops which added over 20 years to his life. A great bloke with a great legacy. Sad, yes, but what a life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Great guy and great legacy, my memories of him are his cars, in the 70's; driving a Mustang 350gt (how could something that big be so quick); a friend had a sunbeam tiger, which Shelby built the prototype, and Ken Miles had a hand too, but the most awesome memory is when hillclimbing at Gurston in the 70's, watching Paul Channon in his red cobra rolling up, swopping silencers for pipes, setting a blistering ftd, making it look soo easy, then replacing silencers and driving home! no plastic, no stripes or chrome rollbars, just a quick car. When trawling for pics I found that he still has the car and at 85 years old driving it at goodwood, way to go. http://www.gt40s.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=22015&d=1184510774 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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