Carroll Shelby died

The legendary Carroll Shelby, died at 89 year of life in Dallas. Born in 1923 Carroll Shelby is one of the most famous names in American auto industry, and gained fame in late 1940s when he regularly winning local races in Texas. Great fame, was acquired in 1959 when he won the race 24 Hours of Le Mans with Aston Martin.

 

Due to personal health problems, had to finish with an active competition and leisure time is used for the production of his personal car – the famous Shelby Cobra. His cooperation with Ford has resulted in the production of various models of Shelby Mustang, and he also worked on the project of the Ford GT40 that won Le Mans 24 race for four years in the period 1966-1969. year.

His return to the car scene occurred in the early 1980s when he collaborated with Chrysler, which resulted in the production of a large number of Shelby Dodge, and also worked and left his personal mark on the project, Dodge Viper.

 

In, Ford returned to 2007th year and presented some of the most powerful Mustang ever as the 2013 GT500 (662KS) and the recently introduced Mustang S / C even with 1.100 hp.

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