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The world of FORD racing will never be the same without his guidance, I will mourn for some time, I had in fact met him at a SEMA show many years ago.
I have been and always will be a FORD builder, I have built more Mustangs and Full Size Bronco's than I can remember, the last stang I built (66 2+2 fastback) for the 1/4Mile would do 10.32 all day long and not ever break out...And my Bronco's would climb trees!
R.I.P Carroll
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Steve,
Yep. Got to sit down with Shel a few times and yack about cars. One of the benefits that came with scribbling for AutoWeek. Great guy.
I also remember talking to a Ford guy back in the '80s who summed up the Detroit experience with Shelby thusly:
"Shel? Hell, I love old Shel. I just wish that every time I talked to him it didn't cost me a million dollars."
Now, when it comes to Cobras (the real ones, not the Mustangs), the 289 was a much better car than the 427. The big block was faster in a straight line, but the small block would outhandle it like crazy. Of course, thanks to the basic shape of the AC Ace, the three pedals were all kind of stacked on top of each other, which required some fancy footwork.
And maybe the best of all (certainly the most valuable), were the Peter Brock-designed Daytona Coupes.
Great days. Great character. Nice man.
73,
Bill
 Originally Posted by WB2WIK
I honor of CS, going to speed like hell this weekend just for fun.
Damn, I'm really sorry to see him pass. He's one guy I always wanted to meet and never did, and now it's too late. 
I had a ham friend in my youth who had a Shelby modified AC Cobra. That's a tiny lightweight British sports car with a 429 in it. At the time, it was the only street car ever produced that could go from zero to 100 mph back to zero again in less than ten seconds. That's probably been done a lot since then, but this was in the early 70s.
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Originally Posted by W5BIB
I think he'd already had a heart & liver transplant back in the 90's.
He had a heart and kidney transplant. Got the kidney from his son.
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Originally Posted by WB2WIK
I honor of CS, going to speed like hell this weekend just for fun.
Damn, I'm really sorry to see him pass. He's one guy I always wanted to meet and never did, and now it's too late.
I had a ham friend in my youth who had a Shelby modified AC Cobra. That's a tiny lightweight British sports car with a 429 in it. At the time, it was the only street car ever produced that could go from zero to 100 mph back to zero again in less than ten seconds. That's probably been done a lot since then, but this was in the early 70s.
I beleive all Cobras were hand production. The Cobra that did that was a 427 0-100-0 in 13.1 seconds. They didn't care how they got it stop. At the time I had an oppitunity to ride in the last 427 produce so I was told and I can tell you it was fast.
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I had both a big block and small block "ace".. got a ticket ging 160 in a 45 zone on my way up to palomar mt...
I will remember Shelby as the man who beat ferari at the 24 hours.. Not only did you need fancy footwork
in the Aces, your right leg would just burn right off in the bib block.. It was fast tho.. I agree, the small
block was a lot more fun.
Lee
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Shelby also did a lot of work with Oldsmobile. But, they died before he did
"If it aint broke don't fix it. "If you can't fix it get a bigger hammer."
73,Tom
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RIP Mr Shelby,
I'm forever a Ford man and this man was an icon! He will be sadly missed by many! Thanks for all your dedication thought out the years.
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.-Indira Gandh
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I worked with a guy who had a `67 Mustang Shelby 289. I rode in it once. It sure sounded great too. The new ones are awlsome too.
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He used to visit the Labs (AT&T BTL) fairly often and give talks. What a geek.