Carroll Shelby dead at 89 - Page 10

Max536 · 05-12-2012, 05:05 PM

R.I.P

Blackhawk6 · 05-12-2012, 05:53 PM

R.I.P Mr. Shelby...awesome career...final ride to muscle car heaven...

SleepWarz · 05-12-2012, 06:06 PM

Good on him for making it so far in the field he was in. Im sure I would have wrapped something around a tree and not made it out!

alexcfwu · 05-12-2012, 07:11 PM

Great American Muscle Car icon. Mr. Shelby will be sorely missed by all.

gardengeorge · 05-12-2012, 07:42 PM

One of the two drooling automotive lusts of my adolescence, the Cobra other being the nineteen sixty-three Corvette split-window coupe. The race is run, the flag unfurled, the champion ,Carroll Shelby, now will rest.

ROBOSSRS · 05-12-2012, 08:41 PM

Wow I just saw this thread! I was just watching a show about him a couple of days ago. RIP

Sweet Z · 05-12-2012, 09:52 PM

I was really sad to hear the news. I once had a GT500, and all performance specs aside, there was something about having a car with 'Shelby Cobra' in its nomenclature that you felt pretty deeply. When people would look at the car, there was an aura around the whole thing that was more than just the obvious. We are all very lucky to have had someone like this in the industry.

OldJedi · 05-12-2012, 09:57 PM

It really does not matter what your favorite car brand is, we all owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Carroll Shelby. He helped show the world that American engineering and American Muscle cars could compete with any car builder in the world. There is a little bit of Carroll Shelby in all of our cars. Not many people can be a true legend in their own time, he truly was a legend. Rest in Peace.

stlrammer · 05-12-2012, 10:02 PM

RIP and thanks for the memories.

SIRLOIN · 05-12-2012, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LOWDOWN

Here's Car and Driver's piece...

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...232012-feature

Great read... Thanks!

gatortalk · 05-13-2012, 12:24 AM

A big thank you Mr. Carroll Shelby, you made sure all American muscle cars always have to bring their "A" game !!

R.I.P.

LeviG · 05-13-2012, 01:41 AM

I see a lot of people questioning why this is showing up in a Camaro forum. Its because at our core, we are not only Camaro enthusiasts, but car enthusiats in general. Carol Shelby may be most well known for the GT500 and GT350 Mustangs, but he was a car enthusiast at heart, one of the pioneers in the muscle car industry. I had and will always have incredible respect for Shelby and what he did for all of us. I wish his family the best and hope that they know they are in a lot of people's prayers.

I like to think that Mr. Shelby will be looking down on that faithful day of the first meeting of a 2013 GT500 and ZL1.

I just hope the his dissappointment at the outcome is fleeting.

But in all seriousness... The passing of a Titan.

LeviG · 05-13-2012, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweet Z

I was really sad to hear the news. I once had a GT500, and all performance specs aside, there was something about having a car with 'Shelby Cobra' in its nomenclature that you felt pretty deeply. When people would look at the car, there was an aura around the whole thing that was more than just the obvious. We are all very lucky to have had someone like this in the industry.

Not to detract from your coment or the seriousness of this article, but I bet the values of the originals skyrocket now.

Merc · 05-13-2012, 08:54 AM

RIP. Carrol

05-12-2012, 05:53 PM	#128
Blackhawk6 Drives: Born:18 Sept 2009 #47903 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gloucester Virginia Posts: 1,500 View My Garage	R.I.P Mr. Shelby...awesome career...final ride to muscle car heaven... __________________ 2010 Camaro 2SS________________________________________Litho#140

05-12-2012, 07:42 PM	#131
gardengeorge Drives: ss Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: clovis ca Posts: 17	Shelby was great One of the two drooling automotive lusts of my adolescence, the Cobra other being the nineteen sixty-three Corvette split-window coupe. The race is run, the flag unfurled, the champion ,Carroll Shelby, now will rest.

05-12-2012, 09:52 PM	#133
Sweet Z Drives: 2013 ZL-1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 59	Sad Day I was really sad to hear the news. I once had a GT500, and all performance specs aside, there was something about having a car with 'Shelby Cobra' in its nomenclature that you felt pretty deeply. When people would look at the car, there was an aura around the whole thing that was more than just the obvious. We are all very lucky to have had someone like this in the industry. __________________ 1969 Z11 Pace Car 1985 Black/Gold IROC-Z 1997 30th Anniversary SS 2002 35th Anniversary SS 2010 2SS/RS Hennessey HPE600 Conversion

05-12-2012, 09:57 PM	#134
OldJedi Use the Force Drives: 2015 Corvette Z51, 2018 Porsche GTS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Davie, Fl. Posts: 3,862	It really does not matter what your favorite car brand is, we all owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Carroll Shelby. He helped show the world that American engineering and American Muscle cars could compete with any car builder in the world. There is a little bit of Carroll Shelby in all of our cars. Not many people can be a true legend in their own time, he truly was a legend. Rest in Peace. __________________ Walk softly, carry a light saber and drive a ZL1!

05-13-2012, 01:41 AM	#138
LeviG Drives: '95 Acura Integra GSR Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 157	I see a lot of people questioning why this is showing up in a Camaro forum. Its because at our core, we are not only Camaro enthusiasts, but car enthusiats in general. Carol Shelby may be most well known for the GT500 and GT350 Mustangs, but he was a car enthusiast at heart, one of the pioneers in the muscle car industry. I had and will always have incredible respect for Shelby and what he did for all of us. I wish his family the best and hope that they know they are in a lot of people's prayers. I like to think that Mr. Shelby will be looking down on that faithful day of the first meeting of a 2013 GT500 and ZL1. I just hope the his dissappointment at the outcome is fleeting. But in all seriousness... The passing of a Titan. __________________ They tell me I have ADD, but they just don't underst... Hey look! A Camaro!

05-12-2012, 05:05 PM	#127
Max536 Drives: ‘12 ZL1 - ‘20 G63 AMG - ‘12 LP550-2 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ottawa,Ontario,Canada. "EH" Posts: 296 View My Garage	R.I.P

05-12-2012, 06:06 PM	#129
SleepWarz Banned Drives: 1991 New Yorker, 69 Tbird, ABM2SSRS Join Date: May 2009 Location: BC Canada Posts: 2,248 View My Garage	Good on him for making it so far in the field he was in. Im sure I would have wrapped something around a tree and not made it out!

05-12-2012, 07:11 PM	#130
alexcfwu Drives: 1998 Trans Am Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 60	Great American Muscle Car icon. Mr. Shelby will be sorely missed by all.

05-12-2012, 08:41 PM	#132
ROBOSSRS Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Inferno Orange Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: York, PA Posts: 6,592	Wow I just saw this thread! I was just watching a show about him a couple of days ago. RIP

05-12-2012, 10:02 PM	#135
stlrammer Drives: 2017 1SS Blue Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Saint Peters, MO USA Posts: 2,064 View My Garage	RIP and thanks for the memories.

05-13-2012, 12:24 AM	#137
gatortalk UFchamps08 Drives: 99 Chevy Z71, '10 IOM SS, '67 coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 187	A big thank you Mr. Carroll Shelby, you made sure all American muscle cars always have to bring their "A" game !! R.I.P.

05-13-2012, 08:54 AM	#140
Merc In The Circle Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS IOM M6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Abbotsford BC Canada Posts: 11,310	RIP. Carrol __________________ My Build Thread