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05-12-2012, 07:46 AM
A legend died today.
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RIP CARROL SHELBY
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05-12-2012, 09:32 AM
(05-12-2012, 07:46 AM)ANTHONYD Wrote: A legend died today. Amazing career and amazing influence on the North American auto scene - there are very, very few like him and he will be missed. I wonder if we will see a Mustang Shelby memorial edition - might be fitting I think. RIP Mr. Shelby.
2008 Fusion SEL MTX - DD1 * 2009 Fusion SEL - DD2 * 2007 Focus ZXW - R*I*P * 2004 Focus ZTW CD Silver - sold * 2004 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2003 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2001 Focus ZTW Gold - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Black - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Gold R*I*P
2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P 2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come * New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed * 
A great man, who loved to go fast, and win races. All of us "gearheads" have been touched in one way or another by him. The man is gone, the legend will live forever. ( He's probably up there working with a few of the "old boys" on how to make whatever they are driving up there go faster and turn the corners better)
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2000 White ZTS: retired 2012 Frosted Glass SEL: active K&N Filter..... 
A truly fucking sad day. I was shocked to hear that he had passed, as he had just attended the most recent unveiling of the new, 600HP+ Cobra I believe.
If not for guys like Shelby, I have a feeling the race and tuning scene in North America would be a LOT different than it is today - and not in a good way, either.
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned. Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune. 
05-12-2012, 10:24 PM
05-13-2012, 05:54 AM
(05-12-2012, 11:47 PM)moon111 Wrote: That guy lived on more borrowed time then anyone. Yup - and not just the racing. He was born with a heart valve problem and he was one of the first heart transplant patients almost 30 years ago IIRC.
2008 Fusion SEL MTX - DD1 * 2009 Fusion SEL - DD2 * 2007 Focus ZXW - R*I*P * 2004 Focus ZTW CD Silver - sold * 2004 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2003 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2001 Focus ZTW Gold - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Black - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Gold R*I*P
2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P 2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come * New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed * |
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