Carroll Shelby - May 10, 2012

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Carroll Hall Shelby
January 23, 1923 - May 10, 2012

The race is run, the flag unfurled, the champion now will rest.
God speed, Carroll Shelby, we will never forget you.

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LEGENDARY ENTREPRENEUR CARROLL SHELBY PASSES AWAY
LOS ANGELES - May 11, 2012 - Carroll Shelby International, Inc., (OTC: CSBI.PK) announced today that Carroll Hall Shelby, a man whose vision for performance transformed the automobile industry, has died at age 89. Mr. Shelby passed away yesterday at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. The cause of death was not disclosed.

Born on Jan. 11, 1923, Carroll Shelby was one of America's greatest success stories. Championship-winning racecar driver, "flying sergeant" wartime pilot, philanthropist, entrepreneur, car manufacturer and racing team owner, he embodied the ingenuity, tenacity and grit to overcome any obstacle. He is perhaps the only person to have worked at a visible level with all three major American automobile manufacturers.

Carroll Shelby founded Carroll Shelby International, a publicly held corporation involved in many industries. His licensing arm has agreements with industry giants, such as Mattel, Sony, Ford Motor Company and Electronic Arts. His car company, Shelby American, has a thriving parts business as well as a line of muscle cars including the Shelby GT500 Super Snake, Shelby GT350 and Shelby GTS. The Las Vegas-based company also manufactures a limited number of the 1960s Shelby 289 "street," 289 FIA, 427 S/C and Daytona Coupe Cobras.

Shelby considered his greatest achievement to be the establishment of the Carroll Shelby Foundation™. Created in 1992 while Shelby was waiting for a heart transplant, the charity is dedicated to providing medical assistance for those in need, including children, educational opportunities for young people through automotive and other training programs and benefitting the Carroll Shelby Automotive Foundation.

Shelby remained active in the management of each of his companies and the Foundation until his death, even though he endured both heart and kidney transplants in the last two decades of his life.

"We are all deeply saddened, and feel a tremendous sense of loss for Carroll's family, ourselves and the entire automotive industry," said Joe Conway, president of Carroll Shelby International, Inc. and board member. "There has been no one like Carroll Shelby and never will be. However, we promised Carroll we would carry on, and he put the team, the products and the vision in place to do just that."

Shelby is survived by his three children Patrick, Michael and Sharon, his sister Anne Shelby Ellison of Fort Worth and his wife Cleo. Funeral plans are not currently available. Information about the Carroll Shelby Foundation is available at www.carrollshelbyfoundation.org.


Donations to the Carroll Shelby Foundation are encouraged in lieu of flowers.


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Shelby's high-performance cars helped Detroit challenge the dominance of the Europeans in racing. Ralph Gilles, head of product design for Chrysler, said Shelby created cars that helped enthusiasts worldwide find "joy and self-actualization."
 

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RIP Carroll Shelby ... but absolutely no regrets.
From chicken farmer to a legend who impacted so many lives. Way to go Carroll :2tu:
Thanks!
 

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Hey Carroll. When you get up there to the big track in the sky.....drive it like you stole it! :)

RIP Carroll....race in peace.....
 
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A very sad day.

My first Indy 500 May '91. I had no interest in Indy car racing, the only reason I went was to see Carroll Shelby drive the Viper Pace Car. :)

I've been lucky enough to have my '93 Viper, '86 Shelby Dodge, and '07 Shelby Mustang all autographed by Mr. Shelby. I'll never sell them.

My favorite picture in the center. Signed by Mr. Shelby.

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Another one of my favorites.
You'll never see anything like this again in automotive history....


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He was the ONLY man to win LeMans as a driver, team owner, and automaker.
 

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Have always wanted to meet Carroll Shelby and was planning on attending the 50th anniversary on September 8th at the cobra museum in Colorado. Although he will not be in attendance his spirit will live on in car enthusiasts for many years to come. RIP Carroll & thanks for your contributions to the motorsports world.
 

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Very sad news, I too had hoped to be able to meet him at some point. Race In Peace mr. Shelby, you will be sorely missed by car people all around the world :(
 

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He was a good guy that made large contributions to the children's fund for heart disease..he felt that he could make the world better for children..
 
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Carroll's "Little engine that could..."

Carroll's personal Omni GLHS #001

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With a TWIN CAM HANS HERMAN 16V HEAD
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400 HP. SWEET.
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I think he had a GLHS drag car that had 750HP

I loved these cars.
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From a March, 2011 interview with Car and Driver (Five questions with Carroll Shelby):

#3. Which is your favorite Shelby?

The Cobra is the most replicated car that’s ever been. But I always say that it’s my next one. I woke up at 2 a.m. last night thinking what I wanted to do if I had any time left. I had a lot of fun building pocket rockets. Every publication in the country said, “What the hell is Shelby doing, building these little-old Chargers and stuff?” But I was having more fun with the pocket rockets, the GLH and things like that. I’m going to do some more of that now that I’m going to spend the rest of my life with Ford.
 
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