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Thread: RIP Caroll Shelby
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11-05-2012, 08:57 PM #1fnarr member
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RIP Caroll Shelby
From now on if my comment can be expressed in the form of a tired internet meme or picture.
So it shall be done.
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12-05-2012, 08:00 AM #2Moderator
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The article isn't quite accurate though - he was hospitalised, and then contracted pneumonia.
The story behind this goes back to last November and and the SEMA aftermarket show in Las Vegas where he met Linda Vaughn, Miss Hurst Golden Shifter and a lady well-known for her significant assets. Shelby was most definitely a breast man and during a hug with Vaughn, a bug Vaughn was carrying was passed to Shelby. That caused him to require hospitalisation.
It'd be crass to say he was killed by a large pair of breasts, but that would certainly be a fitting final chapter in a great and colourful life. Or as has been said elsewhere, it's ironic that a man responsible for so much automotive greatness should die in a motorboating accident.The best hifi show in the UK today - http://www.thehifishow.com/
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12-05-2012, 10:35 AM #3Super Wammer
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12-05-2012, 12:17 PM #4Super Wammer
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12-05-2012, 03:46 PM #5I'm a cold Italian pizza
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I'm so sick of pornography. Every time I see it I shake my fist at it.
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12-05-2012, 03:48 PM #6I'm a cold Italian pizza
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I'm so sick of pornography. Every time I see it I shake my fist at it.
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12-05-2012, 06:13 PM #7Super Wammer
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I dont mean this irreverently, but I can just see a supercharger intake on his coffin lid.
Wonderful character, sadly missed. Few people like him around."Before you play two notes learn how to play one note - and don't play one note unless you've got a reason to play it."
- Mark Hollis (1998)
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12-05-2012, 10:08 PM #8Super Wammer
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I drove mine for 3 hours today.
RIP Carroll.
Really looking forward to attending the 50th anniversary of the Cobra at Watkins Glen in June.
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Once had a drive in the passenger seat of shelby cobra circa late 60's?? Never been so terrified/exhilarated in whole life. And one of the most handsome cars ever made IMO. Sad loss.
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24-05-2012, 10:38 PM #10Wammer
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Definitly one of the breed that does not exist nowadays.
RIP Caroll.4468 4472 92207 92220 60163 and the greatest of these is 4468
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27-05-2012, 08:19 AM #11Moderator
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Documentary on Shelby this evening,8pm,BBC 4.
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Shelby is the man resposible for my love of all things automotive.
I had posters of his GT40s on my bedroom walls for decades.
A sad loss but what an exceptional life he led.
The truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head.
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27-05-2012, 09:20 AM #13Super Wammer
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Great driver, great inspiration and creative energy.
If you haven't seen the the Ferrari Cobra wars documentary, it's a must see. I expect it will be screen again soon.Aah-ahhh! You have a woman's speakers, me lord - (Captain Redbeard Rum to Blackadder)
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27-05-2012, 03:37 PM #14Moderator
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I think that's the one on tonight Steve,BBC4 8pm.
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27-05-2012, 05:01 PM #15Super Wammer
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Aha - a must watch then
Here is the pre taster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oRtMIhyTgIAah-ahhh! You have a woman's speakers, me lord - (Captain Redbeard Rum to Blackadder)
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29-05-2012, 04:28 PM #16Super Wammer
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June 7,8,9th we will be in Watkins Glen for the 50th anniversary of the Cobra. I love it up there. Praying for No Rain, because it is 250 miles from my house.
Driving my car on a busy highway in the rain is dangerous at best
kind of like driving on ice with 550hp
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I was there for the GT40 40th celebrations - what an amazing trip that was.
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29-05-2012, 06:01 PM #18Super Wammer
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Awesome!
Watkins Glen and the surrounding area is just beautiful.
I am in the green car at the beginning of this video. No idea who took it.
Originally Posted by gjm
I was there for the GT40 40th celebrations - what an amazing trip that was.
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29-05-2012, 06:11 PM #19Super Wammer
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That's a beautiful car JB
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29-05-2012, 06:13 PM #20Super Wammer
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Thank you Jules!
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That's a beautiful car JB
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