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Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. Shelby is best known for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, which he modified during the late 1960s and early 2000s.
May 11, 2012 · Take a look at the life of the legendary Carroll Shelby, which spanned 89 years from 1923 to 2012, in this timeline compiled by the automotive experts at Motor Trend.
May 14, 2022 · The AC Cobra sports car, known as the Shelby Cobra, is his most iconic design, but the true story behind the Ford v Ferrari film is what elevated Shelby’s legacy in Formula 1 racing to legendary status.
May 11, 2012 · Carroll Shelby, a Texas chicken farmer turned hot-rodder who went on to build innovative sports cars like the Cobra that challenged Europe’s longtime dominance of road racing as well as...
Carroll Shelby, one of America’s greatest automotive icons, once said that if he had been better at raising chickens, he never would have resorted to plan B: building and racing cars. His back-up plan brought excitement to motorsports and the excitement of motorsports to American highways.
Jun 11, 2012 · Carroll Shelby, who passed away May 10, 2012, at the age of 89, could have been finished five decades ago. He'd already earned more than his share of fame as the former Texas chicken...
May 11, 2012 · DALLAS — 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...
May 11, 2012 · Given his long, storied involvement in motorsports and the performance automobile industry, any biography on Carroll Hall Shelby likely contains several dozen chapters. Sadly, the final chapter...
Jan 11, 2023 · Carroll Shelby proved himself a savvy racing driver in a hectic career cut short by a heart condition, laying the foundations for his even greater achievements to come, writes Paul Fearnley.
May 11, 2012 · Carroll Shelby was a race car driver; he was a racing team owner, a chili entrepreneur. He survived a liver transplant and a heart transplant. But perhaps the thing that most people...
