Carroll Shelby Dead

[Moby Vic]

Slightly off topic, I want to compliment all you Australian Ford Forum members for very tasteful comments regarding Mr. Shelby's passing. Shelby was certainly not infallible, and I'm not a big fan of some of his later business dealings, but his contributions to the automotive world in general and the Ford performance world in particular are undeniable.

In an American forum I frequent—supposedly a Ford fan forum—there has been ridiculous highly distasteful bickering over the man and his accomplishments. I am very impressed that people half a world away seem much more knowledgeable and are demonstrably more respectful. Good on you all!

[barnz_xr8]

RIP Mr Shelby , your cars are awsome from pushrod to modular. RIP

[GTP534]

RIP Carroll Shelby. Condolences to his family.

[TC200six]

Originally Posted by MAGPIE

What is the carpark going to look like at the funeral ?

I could imagine a memorial service with a street full of hundreds of Mustangs and other Shelby vehicles in a convoy. It would be quite fitting but who knows ?

[DJM83]

I find it so hard to pic one of his best cars as there is so many. But for me the ultimate car is this.



Vale Carroll Shelby

[Polyal]

^^^Perfection! And they come in kit form these days too

[CFOUR]

there was a bunch of cobras out and about on seq roads today.

[brett7777]

Originally Posted by 2011G6E

Great loss to the motoring world...they don't make them like him anymore.

I remember an old Bill Cosby comedy cassette I had many years ago where he said he used to drive foreign sports cars, until Caroll Shelby came up to him one day and said "Bill...why the hell are you driving them goddamn foreign cars? You got them Maseratis and whatever...let me build you a Cobra, then you'll see what a real car is like". So he did.
Cosby said when it arrived it was "this little blue thing with pipes coming out the side and wrapping all around the place and was it loud!". More importantly, he said "And when I squeezed inside it, there was a big speedo in front of me, and it started at zero, and went all the way around to 200mph, and underneath that there was a gap, and it had the words "Oh wow!"..."

Bill Cosby actually gave that car back, because it scared him too much.
Is it just me or has anyone else wondered why have they not said how he died?

[babyf6]

Originally Posted by DJM83

I find it so hard to pic one of his best cars as there is so many. But for me the ultimate car is this.

image

Vale Carroll Shelby

Sad time for the car world

[ET-BA-XR8]

Originally Posted by brett7777

Is it just me or has anyone else wondered why have they not said how he died?

Not really wondering - he had a history of heart disease from childhood, which was the reason he retired from racing, and had a transplant in the '90's?

Company statement was that he was admitted to hospital with pneumonia. At 89 that's not good....

[Bossxr8]

His casket should be white with 2 blue stripes down the middle.

[FordACE]

RIP Carroll Shelby.

[Barnaby]

Originally Posted by ET-BA-XR8

Not really wondering - he had a history of heart disease from childhood, which was the reason he retired from racing, and had a transplant in the '90's?

Company statement was that he was admitted to hospital with pneumonia. At 89 that's not good....

http://jalopnik.com/5909688/the-prob...by-really-died

?

[smciner1]

R.I.P. Carroll Shelby, a true Legend of the Industry who will be sadly missed.

[Bluepower]

Heaven just got sidepipes..............

Vale Mr Shelby, thanks for putting Fords in the winners circle.

Team BPR

[my gt]

heaven now has stripes
Go get em carroll

[Moby Vic]

http://jalopnik.com/5910453/how-carr...t-enzo-ferrari

[wrongwaynorris]

Originally Posted by Moby Vic

http://jalopnik.com/5910453/how-carr...t-enzo-ferrari

I actually take offence to the title of that article , it should read how a bunch of Nerds totally humiliated Enzo Ferrari .

[MethodX]

Originally Posted by wrongwaynorris

I actually take offence to the title of that article , it should read how a bunch of Nerds totally humiliated Enzo Ferrari .

By outspending Ferrari 10 to 1 and using a huge engine capacity advantage?
A major world corporation v a small volume car maker.
Acting like sooks then leaving sports cars to build pintos.
Thats how it really looks.

[gtxb67]

outspending 10 to 1 to beat ford teams is a ferrari specialty in world motorsport
at least ford won when outspending the opposition . . . . and of course they won while underspending with a smaller capacity motor

[MethodX]

Originally Posted by gtxb67

outspending 10 to 1 to beat ford teams is a ferrari specialty in world motorsport - at least ford won when outspending the opposition

Started by Honda in the 1980's.
Pretty hollow victories thoiugh by ford, took their bat and ball and went home.
Where is the long line of sports cars?

[gtxb67]

you can't help yourself can you - a thread in respect of an australia war hero and you complain about the vic cross
a thread in respect of an american auto hero and you still have to put crap about a . . . . whatever car it is you follow

[MethodX]

Originally Posted by gtxb67

you can't help yourself can you - a thread in respect of an australia war hero and you complain about the vic cross
a thread in respect of an american auto hero and you still have to put crap about a . . . . whatever car it is you follow

Open forums, healthy discussion is good.

[gtxb67]

Originally Posted by MethodX

Open forums, healthy discussion is good.

so is respect

[MethodX]

Originally Posted by gtxb67

so is respect

So saying rip isnt respect now?

[DJM83]

I was going to post how such a thread can bring some fans that dont sometimes see eye to eye together, till i read every post.

Can we leave the bickering at the door, its not needed here thanks

[babyf6]

Originally Posted by DJM83

I was going to post how such a thread can bring some fans that dont sometimes see eye to eye together, till i read every post.

Can we leave the bickering at the door, its not needed here thanks

I agree with both of your comments