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| gerryquiff Photographer  Location United Kingdom Lanarkshire Bonnie Scotland | Race car driver and automobile manufacturer Carroll Shelby, who created the best known US sports cars of the 1960s -- the AC Cobra and the Shelby Mustang -- has died at age 89. One of the top race car drivers in the United States after World War II, Shelby turned to building cars starting in the 1960s, when he wedged a huge Ford V-8 engine into a lightweight British-made AC roadster to give birth to the AC Cobra. This combination of power and speed tore up the racetrack, enabling the Cobra to win in its category in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Impressed, Ford entrusted Shelby with the development of its GT40 race car, which ended Ferrari's supremacy at the Circuit de la Sarthe in 1966 and again in 1967.  R.I.P. Carroll |
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| I got a hot rod ford, and a two dollar bill; And I know a spot right over the hill. Theres soda pop and the dancings free So if you wanna have fun, come along with me. | ||
| 12 May 2012 14:54 |
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| otteypm Photographer  Location United Kingdom Staffordshire | The most amazing sound in in the world is a Cobra 427 being wellied...... | |
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 | 12 May 2012 15:03 |
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| pinkbuildingphotography Photographer  Location United Kingdom Tayside | A great loss. I always wanted a Cobra since I saw one on tele when I was a kid. R.I.P. |
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| Riding on the Gotterdammerung. Down and down she goes. Where she stops no one knows. | ||
| 12 May 2012 15:12 |
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| gerryquiff Photographer Location United Kingdom Lanarkshire Bonnie Scotland |  Quote from pinkbuildingphotographyA great loss. I always wanted a Cobra since I saw one on tele when I was a kid. R.I.P. As long as you think you can afford one, they are a little pricey ........ |
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| I got a hot rod ford, and a two dollar bill; And I know a spot right over the hill. Theres soda pop and the dancings free So if you wanna have fun, come along with me. | ||
| 12 May 2012 20:03 |
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| pinkbuildingphotography Photographer Location United Kingdom Tayside | I'll get two at next pay day. | |
| Riding on the Gotterdammerung. Down and down she goes. Where she stops no one knows. | ||
 | 13 May 2012 04:56 |
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| Holmax Photographer  Location United Kingdom East Yorkshire Hull | The cobra has been my dream car since being a young whipper snapper. R.i.p. |
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| 13 May 2012 05:18 |
| Tony839 Photographer Location United Kingdom Dorset Dorchester | I remember in the 1960s when they were reportedly carrying out speed trails up to 180mph on the M1. |
| 13 May 2012 17:17 |
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| Hugh Photographer  Location United Kingdom Dyfed Aberystwyth | He was also responsible for the Sunbeam Tiger - one of my dream cars. |
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| It's not Fine Art just because it's in Black and White. | ||
| 13 May 2012 19:25 |
| BicycleRacer Photographer Location United Kingdom Lincolnshire | R.I.P. Carroll Shelby. At least he did what he wanted and had fun !!  |
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