Author Topic: Carroll Shelby 1923-2012  (Read 2585 times)

Offline Thom89

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Carroll Shelby 1923-2012
« on: 12 May 2012, 00:19 »
Absolutely gutted.... responsible for SO much RIP









Door panel from our 66 notchback Mustang...



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Re: Carroll Shelby 1923-2012
« Reply #1 on: 12 May 2012, 00:23 »
indeed, sad times RIP

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Re: Carroll Shelby 1923-2012
« Reply #2 on: 12 May 2012, 00:25 »
Absolutely gutted.... responsible for SO much RIP



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sad day  :sad:
was it not 1 of his cars that gave us our speed limits on the motorways  :undecided:

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Re: Carroll Shelby 1923-2012
« Reply #3 on: 12 May 2012, 00:41 »
Was it not the AC Cobra?

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Re: Carroll Shelby 1923-2012
« Reply #4 on: 12 May 2012, 00:45 »
Was it not the AC Cobra?
that what i thought aswell 

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Re: Carroll Shelby 1923-2012
« Reply #5 on: 12 May 2012, 00:47 »
Was it not the AC Cobra?

Yes, Cobra Coupe, (Not the "Daytona") just under 200mph on the M1 Surrey area

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Re: Carroll Shelby 1923-2012
« Reply #6 on: 12 May 2012, 00:50 »
1 of his race cars was bidding at 1.25million on a programme on sky 2nyt

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Re: Carroll Shelby 1923-2012
« Reply #7 on: 12 May 2012, 01:00 »
A Daytona recently sold for 7.5 Million Dollars, Im sure prices will now rocket again, like they did with Ford Motorsport cars a few years ago...

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Re: Carroll Shelby 1923-2012
« Reply #8 on: 12 May 2012, 01:04 »
A Daytona recently sold for 7.5 Million Dollars, Im sure prices will now rocket again, like they did with Ford Motorsport cars a few years ago...

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be nice to have 1 of those tucked away

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Re: Carroll Shelby 1923-2012
« Reply #9 on: 12 May 2012, 06:49 »
Alan Mann passed away recently as well, sad times

RIP