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Popeater
| 1 year ago
Follow share this story His friends called him Ol' Shel', and I was lucky enough to be a bit more than an acquaintance. Carroll Shelby, who directed the effort in which Ford beat Ferrari at LeMans in 1965 and shocked the automotive world has died at...
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The Independent
| 1 year ago
Carroll Shelby," the great American racing driver Dan Gurney said, "was an automotive visionary and leader. His West Texas down-home bib overalls style had a huge emotional impact on me and when he launched his now legendary Ford-powered Cobra team,...
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The New York Times
| 1 year ago
About Wheels Safety News Recent Posts May 14 The performance by the five-time Sprint Cup champion snapped a winless streak dating to last October. May 11 The 2013 GS 350 looks mildly odd and alien, but this fourth-generation GS, with its 306-...
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Popeater
| 1 year ago
Sunday night Shelby Stanga's new helper Davi had a rough day. First, Davi got stuck in a tree and dangled helplessly over the river. Eventually he gave up on the idea of Shelby coming to the rescue so he let go of the branch and dropped into the...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 1 year ago
Story continues below Shelby Cobra He was also a principal founder of the International Chilli Society, which sanctions thousands of chilli cooking contests each year and has raised more than $1 billion for charity. Shelby made and lost fortunes,...
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Guardian Unlimited
| 1 year ago
The genial Texan's trademark was his distinctive striped, bib-style racing overalls, which gave him a swashbuckling, Casey Jones-like appearance throughout a distinguished racing career that included eight world championship grand prix outings...
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TMZ
| 1 year ago
TMZ has learned the chili community is planning a memorial to honor their spicy savory king. TMZ spoke with Ed Blair -- President of the Chili Appreciation Society International -- who tells us Shelby will be honored at the Terlingua International...
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The Christian Science Monitor
| 1 year ago
Though his role in the American automotive industry has changed over the last several decades, he was an icon, a one-man brand.
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BBC
| 1 year ago
US sports car designer Carroll Shelby dies aged 89 Carroll Shelby became a household name across the US in the 1960s US car designer Carroll Shelby, who gave his name to the famous Shelby Cobra sports car, has died aged 89. His company, Carroll...
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Fox
| 1 year ago
Carroll Shelby, the legendary auto racer and car designer who built the fabled Shelby Cobra sports car and injected testosterone into Ford's Mustang and Chrysler's Viper, has died...Shelby's company, Carroll Shelby International, said Friday that...
