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Carroll Shelby, legendary car builder and racing champion, dies at age 89
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| 11 May 2012
| Justin Hyde
Posted on 05/11/2012 3:04:56 PM PDT by shove_it
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posted on
05/11/2012 3:04:59 PM PDT
by
shove_it
To: shove_it
Man I know we are all getting older, but I sure am seeing a lot of the people that influenced me in my youth, passing away. Shelby was one of them. Some people you just wish they would live forever.
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posted on
05/11/2012 3:09:46 PM PDT
by
WILLIALAL
To: shove_it; Admin Moderator
Sorry y’all for the dupe post. I searched but spelled his name wrong.
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posted on
05/11/2012 3:10:51 PM PDT
by
shove_it
(just undo it)
To: shove_it
Sad day. Rest In Peace Mr. Shelby.
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posted on
05/11/2012 3:13:19 PM PDT
by
ColdOne
(I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 0bie don' t eat my dog!)
To: shove_it
I’ve never owned anything with the Shelby name on it but I’ve always wanted to... From a lifelong admirer, RIP Carrol.
To: shove_it
Rest In Peace to a true champion and nice guy.
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posted on
05/11/2012 3:15:14 PM PDT
by
mkjessup
(Romney is to conservatism what Helen Thomas is to a high fashion model walkway.)
To: shove_it
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posted on
05/11/2012 3:18:19 PM PDT
by
PGalt
(R.I.P. Eric)
To: shove_it
RIP one of my heroes. I trust you and Enzo will have much to talk about!
To: shove_it
To: shove_it
RIP!
Looks like chili one of the next few days.
One of the next icons to pass will probably be Craig Breedlove. Has to be well into his 70’s and last I heard not in the best of health.
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posted on
05/11/2012 4:33:54 PM PDT
by
prisoner6
(Right Wing Nuts bolt the Constitution together as the loose screws of the Left fall out!)
To: shove_it
At the age of 54, I actually managed to try to drive one of those Cobras out of a gas station on Route 66 in Tijeras, NM.
The launch was difficult; it was a very careful balance between a spinout and a stall.
I stalled it the first 3 times. Adding to the embarassment was the fact that it had a pneumatic starter, so you had to wait for the compressor to build up enough pressure to start the engine.
On the 4th try, I decided to just let it go and try to steer it while feathering the throttle on takeoff.
All I can say is Holy Crap! The shift to 2nd gear was seconds later at about 70 MPH.
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posted on
05/11/2012 4:40:19 PM PDT
by
elkfersupper
( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
To: elkfersupper
I've been around long enough to have test-driven a 289 Cobra that was on a used car lot. Yeah, not buying it is one of those memories that stings after all these years.
I'm still tempted to build a replica (heck, I have most of the powertrain pieces stashed around the garage).
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posted on
05/11/2012 4:47:55 PM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Endeavor to persevere...)
To: elkfersupper
Attaboy, sounds like fun!
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posted on
05/11/2012 5:00:45 PM PDT
by
shove_it
(just undo it)
To: Afterguard
Ive never owned anything with the Shelby name on it but Ive always wanted to... From a lifelong admirer, RIP Carrol. The are a lot of low mileage used Shelby GT500's on the market. Two years ago, I purchased a 2008 with 1800 miles on the odometer.
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posted on
05/11/2012 5:19:59 PM PDT
by
SVTCobra03
(You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
To: shove_it
RIP Mr. Shelby. May your compression ratio always be high.
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posted on
05/11/2012 5:37:25 PM PDT
by
Candor7
(Obama fascist info....http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
To: SVTCobra03; Afterguard
Driving the crap out of a SVT Raptor right now.
The legacy lives on.
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posted on
05/11/2012 6:10:50 PM PDT
by
elkfersupper
( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
To: shove_it
http://www.thecoralsnake.com/History9.HTML
My husband restores Shelbys professionally.
Met Mr.Shelby several times at the SAAC Conventions.
Above website has pics of one of our cars, a 68 GT-500. Our other one is a 69 GT-350 black in driver condition. Orange one is not being driven yet, but is retired from judged shows. Went to the Chicago invitational last November. Pic at website of that recent show.
RIP Mr.Shelby
To: TheConservativeParty
Magnificent cars your husband brings back to life, very interesting website, thanks for posting it. I noted the references to the paint finish codes which reminded me that my mother worked at the Ditzler/PPG plant in Detroit from the mid 1940s until she retired in the mid 60s. She was the first woman to achieve a management position, as Lab Office Manager, in the entire Ditzler/PPG organization. As I recall, it was quite a radical move in those days that required high level approval in the corporation.
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posted on
05/11/2012 7:14:54 PM PDT
by
shove_it
(just undo it)
To: elkfersupper
Driving the crap out of a SVT Raptor right now. I hate you. :)
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posted on
05/11/2012 7:33:08 PM PDT
by
SVTCobra03
(You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
To: shove_it
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posted on
05/11/2012 8:18:37 PM PDT
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doc11355
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