[tcb] Re: Carroll Shelby
- From: Conrad Klahn <conradk@xxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 20:15:21 -0500
And coincidentally, my older son was wearing his Shelby Cobra shirt today.
On May 11, 2012, at 8:13 PM, Conrad Klahn wrote:
> I can truly say that he was one of my heroes growing up. Granted nobody is
> perfect - but he stood up to the big automakers, and did his own thing even
> when it meant that his name would be used without getting compensation for
> it. I was glad to see success in his later life.
>
> From the son of a chicken farmer, to one of the most respected automotive
> designers of our time. He will be missed.
>
> On May 11, 2012, at 6:10 PM, sammie smith wrote:
>
>> I know it doesn't have anything to do with busses: but we lost an icon of
>> the motor world.
>>
>> First saw Shelby racing a J2 Cad Allard at the old Eagle Mountain air base
>> sports car races back in probably 1954.
>>
>> Motor car world will miss him.
>
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