The passing of Carroll Shelby

[Jon Boy]

Rest In Peace Carroll Shelby 1923-2012

sad to see him go, he was one of the greatest racers, car builder, business man and brought so much more than most people will ever know. :(

[atc007]

He hung tough,,he's been almost dead for 10 years. R I P , and Godspeed Shelby...

[bkm]

Ahh man this sucks. I knew it was sooner than later, but damn you just never want to admit its going to happen. As far as car legends go, hes my favorite.

[DasUberKraut]

My wife informed me of this a couple hours ago. Truly a Legend. A saddening loss for the motorsports "family". :beer

[Chazz of Blades]

It sucks to see the man go, I met him a couple weeks back at Barber Motorsports and he definitely seemed to be on the worse side of things.

[dirtjunkie85]

Sad to see such a great car guy die. Easily the best (imo) car guy, enthusiast, and everything else! Favorite was the 1965 Shelby AC cobra 427 roadster

[Dirtcrasher]

It is sad, and he spent every waking hour designing and testing.

Think of that next time your on the couch..........

RIP Mr. Shelby

[Vealmonkey]

He's had a heart transplant for years. It never really slowed him down as far as designing and putting out some neat machinery let alone carry on the shelby product line where they left off production. I met him years ago as a youngster. My dad raced sports cars and a formula vee and back in the mid 60s, the pits was a more close knit area. Back then the big teams had covered trailers. LOL Nothing like today. A real character. Larger than life I'm sure some would say. A better than average driver. But his main claim to fame was the idea of the new small block ford engine with a small english car. A poor mans' ferrari almost. The rest is history. Via Con Dios.

[Dirtcrasher]

If given the choice, I'd rather meet him than the damn president!! :lol: