Carroll Shelby - Wikipedia
WEBCarroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. Best known as a designer for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, he also developed the Ford GT40 with racing legend Ken Miles, the car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, …
Timeline: Carroll Shelby's life, 1923-2012 - MotorTrend
WEBMay 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.
Carroll Shelby And The Story Of America's Most Iconic Muscle Car
WEBMay 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.
Timeline of Carroll Shelby's career and accomplishments
WEB5 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.
» Carroll Shelby - Automotive Hall of Fame
WEBCarroll 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.
Carroll Shelby, Builder of Cobra Sports Car, Dies at 89 - The New …
WEBMay 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...
Obituary: Carroll Shelby, racer who put ‘muscle’ in Mustang
WEBMay 11, 2012 · Before legendary car designer and champion auto racer Carroll Shelby died Thursday, he had been one of the nation's longest-living heart-transplant recipients.
Carroll Shelby: Cobra Creator and American Racing Legend …
WEBFeb 10, 2016 · Given his long, storied involvement in motorsports and the performance automobile industry, any biography on Carroll Hall Shelby likely contains several dozen chapters. Sadly, the final chapter...
Carroll Shelby, 1923-2012 - Autoblog: Car News, Reviews and …
WEBSep 13, 2024 · May 11, 2012. It's darn near impossible to overemphasize the impact that Carroll Shelby has had on the automotive world as we know it today. Born in 1923, Shelby took part in his very first...
Carroll Shelby, Race Driver And Designer Of The Shelby Cobra, Dies - NPR
WEBMay 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...
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