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Old 05-11-2012, 09:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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RIP Caroll Shelby

An automotive great died today and we in the ecomovement must hold him as an icon and inspiration in automotive innovation and pioneering. I find myself as excited in finding economy as I am sure he was in power and speed. We are pioneers in this new endeavour as Carroll was in his. We salute you...zoom zoom.

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Old 05-11-2012, 10:52 PM   #2 (permalink)
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one of my hero's , will be a few sad few days for me.
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Old 05-11-2012, 11:34 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Third: Full underbelly pan
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Old 05-12-2012, 10:50 AM   #4 (permalink)
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He found speed in areo, Cobra-Daytona Coupe. We find economy in aero..
Its sad to see an automotive icon gone.
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Old 05-12-2012, 04:16 PM   #5 (permalink)
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He was certainly a legend, definitely one of the true greats of the automotive world. He will be missed. It is a very sad day, the automotive world has lost a few big names in the last year or two
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He was truely a Texan.
bigger than life and did it 'just because!'
He hated porshe so bad that he convienced Ford to give hime their new small block V8 289 to put into a rundown 4cyl sports car the "AC Bristol". lot of welding and 4 flared fenders later.....289 AC Cobra. won the world title. 63 64
Then he took the back seat out of the fastback mustang so he could compete as a 2 seater with the GT 350.
Next the BEAST 427 AC Cobra. Was the first car (1967?) to go from 0-100 - 0 in 13 seconds. Held that record for YEARS(20+)
The aero dynamic on the datona coupe were truely amazing for the mid 60s.
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Fourth: rear skirts and 30.4mpg on trip!
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Not to be a picker of nits but the first Cobras were 260s.
RIP Carroll Shelby, a man who outlived his original heart.
Amazing.

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Old 05-12-2012, 06:25 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Not to be a picker of nits but the first Cobras were 260s.
RIP Carroll Shelby, a man who outlived his original heart.
Amazing.

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...putting out more than 260 hp!
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Old 05-12-2012, 07:49 PM   #9 (permalink)
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you are correct

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Not to be a picker of nits but the first Cobras were 260s.
RIP Carroll Shelby, a man who outlived his original heart.
Amazing.

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you are correct!
1962 AC Shelby Cobra Mk I 260 - Images, Specifications and Information

my bad.

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ECO MODS PERFORMED:
First: ScangaugeII
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...eii-23306.html

Second: Grille Block
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...e-10912-2.html

Third: Full underbelly pan
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...q45-11402.html

Fourth: rear skirts and 30.4mpg on trip!
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post247938
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