Carroll Shelby dead?

[majorownage]

LOL @ od on zmax.

[VETTKLR]

Got this from another forum that I thought summed it up nicely...

I understand the accepted vernacular is to say its sad, how terrible, etc. I disagree. Its not sad that he passed away. He lived a life most of us could only dream of. He was born in the roaring twenties, grew up in the depression of the thirties, lived through a world war, came back home and eventually created an automotive empire where his name will always be associated with high performance automobiles, race track victories, and internal combustion powered good times. He is known by every gear head regardless of their chosen brand or sport. He then slipped away after almost a century of life....and what a life it was. We should all be so fortunate. Sad is seeing a twenty year old come home in a flag draped coffin. Sad is a child dying before they ever had a shot at life. Carroll Shelby passing at 89? Not sad. More like mission accomplished!
Death awaits all of us. He did more in his life than 99.9999% of us ever will. Godspeed Carroll. And if Godspeed isn't fast enough, grab a 427 side oiler and lay the hammer down!

[71chevellejohn]

Who, me? Hell, I don't know. I fell down some stairs yesterday and have been floating in a cloud of pain killers since.

Nah, Binky was there and I guess he deleted his post regarding the dollar amount that the charity donated a few years ago.

It looks like all of his posts are gone.

[talisman]

Nah, Binky was there and I guess he deleted his post regarding the dollar amount that the charity donated a few years ago.

It looks like all of his posts are gone.

His screen name got changed back to Jedi. Never saw the deleted post.

[Notchnate]

Returning to the forum to pay respects. RIP Carroll Shelby.

[Unicorn Jeff]

Holy fuck Nate whats up!

[Grape]

i'd drive it more if I weren't so lazy..

[Baba Ganoush]

R.I.P.

Dude should've died 3 times by now. He had been overhauled more than once and kept on ticking.


I respect what he did for auto racing in this country, but I can't wait to see a top-of-the-line production Mustang without his name on it.

and lmao @ "no more scribbles on glove boxes" comment.

[mustang1200]

i'd drive it more if I weren't so lazy..

Would you like to sell it?

[Broncojohnny]

I guess I can pretty much write off buying a 2013 GT500 now. I can only imagine some of the stupid bullshit you'd have to put up with at the stealership to buy one of those cars.

[Rick Modena]

Don't sweat it, they will still be still sitting at most car lots in a few months. Besides for the money I would get a 2011 or 2012 GT500.

[FreightTrain]

I wonder how much that old bastard got paid for using his name on the GT500. Mainly if he got x amount per car, or if Ford just gave him a big check and then could whore his name out as much as they wanted.

[Vertnut]

I guess I can pretty much write off buying a 2013 GT500 now. I can only imagine some of the stupid bullshit you'd have to put with at the stealership to buy one of those cars.

I made a similar post earlier. The funny thing is I've actually considered buying a '13 (my first "new" car in decades, excluding the wife's rides). I'm betting Mr Shelby hasn't so much as waved his hand (envision the pope blessing someone) over his namesake for many years. I'm also thinking that the Shelby name will be carried on by Ford through his family.

[FreightTrain]

I made a similar post earlier. The funny thing is I've actually considered buying a '13 (my first "new" car in decades, excluding the wife's rides). I'm betting Mr Shelby hasn't so much as waved his hand (envision the pope blessing someone) over his namesake for many years. I'm also thinking that the Shelby name will be carried on by Ford through his family.

Trust me the family isn't going to let that cash cow die. If anything you will see his name more.

[Broncojohnny]

Spaceballs the FLAMETHROWER!