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PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2012 10:47 pm    Post subject: Carroll Shelby Passes Reply with quote
http://www.cbssports.com/general/story/19017825/legendary-racecar-driver-designer-shelby-dies-at-89/rss
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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2012 7:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sad news indeed, I only received a book about him this week Sad

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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2012 7:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
What a life, talk about living out your dream Cool

may he rest in peace .
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 2:49 pm    Post subject: good stories, from his life Reply with quote
http://www.sportscardigest.com/remembering-carroll-shelby-1923-2012/?awt_l=5D3mU&awt_m=JRjP7f5vXus.C0

and

http://www.sportscardigest.com/carroll-shelby-the-john-edgar-ferrari-and-maserati-years/?awt_l=5D3mU&awt_m=JRjP7f5vXus.C0




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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2012 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
"Cobra Ferrari Wars" tonight, BBC4, 8pm Cool

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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2012 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi
They are re-running the 2009 programme about the Cobra v Ferrari battles on BBC 4 tonight at 8:00pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074n1j/Cobra_Ferrari_Wars/
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JC T ONE



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PostPosted: Mon May 28, 2012 11:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Penman wrote:
Hi
They are re-running the 2009 programme about the Cobra v Ferrari battles on BBC 4 tonight at 8:00pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074n1j/Cobra_Ferrari_Wars/



Sad cant see it - wont play, for people outside UK.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sadly Roy Salvadori has died now also, Shelby's co-driver at Le Mans in 1959 Sad

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rick wrote:
Sadly Roy Salvadori has died now also, Shelby's co-driver at Le Mans in 1959 Sad

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A dedication to Salvadori can be found here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9314986/Roy-Salvadori.html

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