Automotive icon, Carroll Shelby, dies at 89

[Rey C.]

IMO, Enzo Ferrari, Henry Ford, Ferdinand Porsche and Carroll Shelby were the most iconic, if not most important people, in the automotive industry in the 20th Century. And on May 10, the last of that group passed on.

R.I.P. Carroll Shelby. :hatsoff:

Auto industry legend Carroll Shelby, father of Cobra, dies at 89

DALLAS — Carroll Shelby, the legendary auto racer and car designer who built the fabled Shelby Cobra sports car and injected testosterone into Ford’s Mustang and Chrysler’s Viper, has died. He was 89.

Shelby’s company, Carroll Shelby International, said Friday that Shelby died a day earlier at a Dallas hospital.

Edsel Ford II, Ford board member and great grandson of Henry Ford, said Shelby was an important part of the company's story.

“Today, we have lost a legend in Ford Motor Company’s history, and my family and I have lost a dear friend,” Ford said.

 

[Red XXX]

He even managed to make these move a little faster!

 

[FreeOnes_Anders]

The man was a legend, I have yet to see a creation of his that could be classified as even remotely close to ugly or a failure.

 

[L3ggy]

89? That's not bad.

May The Legend Rest In Peace.

 

[dbradford8589]

Sad news for sure.

 

[georges]

rip to one of the most fantastic persons in the automotive industry

 

[Vanilla Bear]

May he rest in peace.

I want a 67 [NOBABE]Shelby Mustang[/NOBABE] please. Thank you. :hatsoff:

WTF there's a girl named Shelby Mustang?! I would have sued her for stealing the name! :hammer:

 

[bahodeme]

The man was a legend, I have yet to see a creation of his that could be classified as even remotely close to ugly or a failure.

I'll admit he did not have a lot to work with....

 

[theking2248]

I heard. He was a good man. Rest in Peace Mr. Shelby.