05-20-2012, 08:36 PM
|
|
GreekChat Member
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 6,736
|
|
Carroll Shelby dies at 89. RIP
I found out about Carroll Shelby the day after his passing, but was unable to post about him.
Decades after a heart condition forced him to retire from racing, Carroll Shelby still loved to drive muscle cars. Well into his 80s, the legendary car designer spent hours testing his last Mustang Shelby GT500, which sets a new record for horsepower and hits a top speed of more than 200 miles per hour.
A one-time chicken farmer, Shelby had more than a half-dozen successful careers during his long life: champion race car driver, racing team owner, automotive consultant and safari tour operator. His fabled Shelby Cobra sports car became an automotive and cultural icon, and he was later credited with injecting testosterone into Ford's Mustang and Chrysler's Viper.
Some of the icons he called his own. He will truly be missed.
"My goal in racing Cobras was simple: kick Ferrari's ass with an American-built hot rod" -Carroll Shelby
__________________
The world system is in direct opposition to God and His Word — PrettyBoy The R35 GT-R doesn’t ask for permission. It takes control, rewrites the rules, and proves that AWD means All-Wheel Dominance — PrettyBoy
Last edited by PrettyBoy; 05-20-2012 at 08:40 PM.
|
Threaded Mode
