Carroll Hall Shelby, 89, died May 10, 2012. Born Jan. 11, 1923, in Leesburg, Texas, Shelby was a championship racecar driver, wartime pilot, philanthropist, entrepreneur, car manufacturer and world-championship racing team owner. He is the only man to win Le Mans as a driver, team owner and automotive manufacturer, and his racing team won the Manufacturers’ World Campionship in 1965, besting Ferrari and his unbeatable GTOs. Shelby created the legendary Cobra as well as the Daytona Coupe and King Cobra, and his Carroll Shelby International outputs muscle cars, including the Shelby GT500 Super Snake and continuation Shelby-badged cars. Hop in to celebrate the legend.
