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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.
May 11, 2012 · Take a look at the life of the legendary Carroll Shelby, which spanned 89 years from 1923 to 2012, in this timeline compiled by the automotive experts at Motor Trend.
May 14, 2022 · How Carroll Shelby Built America’s Most Iconic Muscle Car And Became A Racing Legend. By John Kuroski. Published May 14, 2022. Updated November 9, 2023. From raising chickens to racing Cobras, Carroll Shelby's high-octane life led him from East Texas to global fame.
Jun 11, 2012 · Carroll Shelby, who passed away May 10, 2012, at the age of 89, could have been finished five decades ago. He'd already earned more than his share of fame as the former Texas...
Sep 11, 2020 · After dominating Corvettes in the 1963 domestic series, Carroll Shelby set his sights on Ferrari and winning the World Manufacturers' Championship. This was easier said than done.
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.
May 11, 2012 · DALLAS — Decades after a heart condition forced him to retire from racing, Carroll Shelby still loved to drive muscle cars. Well into his 80s, the legendary car designer spent hours testing his...
May 11, 2012 · Carroll Shelby, a Texas chicken farmer turned hot-rodder who went on to build innovative sports cars like the Cobra that challenged Europe’s longtime dominance of road racing as well as...
May 11, 2012 · Carroll Shelby was a race car driver; he was a racing team owner, a chili entrepreneur. He survived a liver transplant and a heart transplant. But perhaps the thing that most people will...
2 days ago · This timeline includes all of the major milestones in Carroll Shelby's career from wartime pilot to racing driver, to automotive manufacturer and racing team manager.
