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#1 of 21 Carroll Shelby Dead at Age 89 by Mr_Shiftright HOST

May 11, 2012 (2:44 pm)

Here's the story out of the L.A. Times:
 
Carroll Shelby Passes Away
 

#2 of 21 another tribute story by steve_ HOST

May 11, 2012 (7:11 pm)

We asked Shelby once how he would like to be remembered. "I don't care if anybody remembers me," he said, laughing. "But we've built some hot rods I don't think people are going to forget."
 
Inventing the American Sports Car (Inside Line)

#3 of 21 American ICON gone by cannon3

May 13, 2012 (3:39 pm)

When I read this I felt I had lost a bit of my childhood. I still remember when I was 17 and I saw my first Shelby Cobra. I was at a car show in San Francisco California. I got to stand by it and here it run. I remember feeling both the heat from the exhaust and its deep rumble. It was 1977.

#4 of 21 Re: American ICON gone [cannon3] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

May 13, 2012 (4:52 pm)

Replying to: cannon3 (May 13, 2012 3:39 pm)
There were many previous attempts to hybridize the American/British car into a real performer, but the Cobra was the first truly successful one IMO.
 
And turning the Mustang into a credible flat tracker with the GT350 (not the 500) with a lot of off the shelf parts was another great achievement.
 
His cars were rough but they sure were fun in the old days.

#5 of 21 Re: American ICON gone [Mr_Shiftright] by gagrice

May 15, 2012 (6:42 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 13, 2012 4:52 pm)
A friend bought a late 1960s Hertz Shelby GT350 Mustang with manual transmission. That was a fast car.
 
I got to meet Shelby once up at Lake Tahoe. Some kind of outdoor car show with lots of Shelby vehicles. Just happened onto it by chance.
 
May he Rest in Peace.......

#6 of 21 Re: American ICON gone [gagrice] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

May 15, 2012 (9:31 am)

Replying to: gagrice (May 15, 2012 6:42 am)
He didn't even want to build the GT350---said something to Henry Ford like "you can't make a race horse out of a donkey". Henry didn't like that, and ordered him to build it.

#8 of 21 Click and Click drive off into the sunset by steve_ HOST

Jun 08, 2012 (9:45 am)

"Click and Clack have called it quits.
 
The brothers behind the mike at Car Talk announced on their website this morning that they will retire from their NPR radio show in October."
 
Car Talk hosts to end hit radio show (Boston Herald)
 
Reruns are in the works.

#9 of 21 colorful life now turning into colorful legacy by steve_ HOST

Jun 19, 2012 (8:15 am)

"A bizarre custody battle between the children of automotive legend Carroll Shelby and the last of his seven wives has left his body stuck in a Dallas County morgue while a Texas court decides who gets to dispose of his remains."
 
Court fight leaves auto legend Carroll Shelby's remains in limbo (LA Times)

#10 of 21 maverick style at the General by steve_ HOST

Jun 26, 2012 (7:59 pm)

"Zora Arkus-Duntov, an outspoken Russian transplant whose 22-year career at G.M. included transforming the Corvette from a wimpy fashion accessory into an American legend."
 
Champion of the Corvette, Feted in the Land He Left (New York Times)

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