Carroll Shelby
Carroll Shelby
Carroll Hall Shelbywas an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. He was best known for his involvement with the AC Cobra and later the Mustang-based performance cars for Ford Motor Company known as Shelby Mustangs, which he had modified during the late-1960 and early-2000. He established Shelby American Inc. in 1962 to manufacture and market performance vehicles and related products, as well as Carroll Shelby Licensing in 1988, that currently make up Carroll Shelby International...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth11 January 1923
CountryUnited States of America
There is never enough horsepower......just not enough traction.
The first time I walked by a crap table, I felt kind of funny.
Every morning I wake up with new ideas.
I didn't have time for my children much. I wasn't a very good parent; I had a pretty unhappy home life.
I've had a good run. I've built a lot of things that work and a lot of things that didn't work.
I had a lot of fun driving race cars, but it wasn't my No. 1 priority.
I never had ambitions to see how rich I could get. I got a lot of contemporaries that that's their ambition, and I don't know very many of them that are happy.
The Cobra is my personal favorite car. The original 289 Cobra is the car I respect the most. I like to drive the 289 better than the 427.
I've always been asked, 'What is my favorite car?' and I've always said 'The next one.'
It's a massive motor in a tiny, lightweight car.
I've worked with the SVT guys for several years now, and I know they have the guts, the talent and the passion to deliver the best performance Mustangs ever,
Porsche and BMW drivers are arrogant.
Racing has reached the point where it is pricing the young driver, no matter his talent, out of the game.
Thank god there's no 48-hour race anywhere in the world, because chances are nobody could beat Porsche in a 48 hour race. They're probably the only cars in the world that would stand up for something like that.