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(February 2024) 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.
- Carroll Hall Shelby, January 11, 1923, Leesburg, Texas, U.S.
- May 10, 2012 (aged 89), Dallas, Texas, U.S.
May 14, 2022 · Bernard Cahier/Getty Images Carroll Shelby at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race on June 21, 1959. 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.
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May 11, 2012 · May 10, 2012: Carroll Hall Shelby passes away at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. He was 89. Take a look at the life of the legendary Carroll Shelby, which spanned 89 years from 1923 to 2012, in...
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1 day ago · November 1954 – Carroll Shelby enters the Carrera Pan Americana Mexico. At the 175-kilometer marker north of Oaxaca, Shelby T-bones a large rock and flips his Austin-Healey four times. Indians find him and offer him strong drinks to ease the pain of his broken bones, cuts, contusions, and a shattered elbow.
May 11, 2012 · Carroll Shelby: Cobra Creator and American Racing Legend Dead at 89. Staff Writer creator. May 11, 2012. View Gallery. 13 Photos. Given his long, storied involvement in motorsports and the...
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May 11, 2012 · The legendary Carroll Shelby has left us at the age of 89, passing away yesterday at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. The cause of death was not disclosed. Shelby's story was quintessentially...
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.