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  1. #1
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    Default Performance legend Carroll Shelby, dead at 89.

    "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self." - Ernest Hemingway


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    Going to dedicate my next burnout to Carroll.
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    A legend indeed! I just heard the news, he will certainly be remembered!
    Last edited by JK9K; 05-11-2012 at 07:28 PM.

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    That sucks. To say he ”had a good run” as he put it is an understatement.

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    hats off.
    "Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t. " - M. Thatcher

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    i think it is time for a drive
    I almost said a curse word!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Casper View Post
    Going to dedicate my next burnout to Carroll.
    me too, he was one of the automotive greats

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    Dude was involved with some good shit in the US automotive world. Probably involved with cool car stuff more than any other american. RIP CS!

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    i've been lucky to meet carol a few times over the past couple of years, awesome guy on so many levels -- huge loss to the automotive community.

    RIP carol

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    noooooooooooooooooooooo!
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    So is your mother, but we have restrictions on size around here.

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    RIP. Dude made some badass vehicles.


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    the man was truly a legend. He's probably the leading reason my dad is such a hardcore Ford fan.

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    RIP, boss.
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    bitch, you trippin'

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    legendary. 800hp cobra
    can i kick it? yes we can

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