American - Designer | January 11, 1923 - May 10, 2012
What I wanted to do was build an automobile.
Carroll Shelby
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In 1964, when Lee Iacocca said, 'Shelby, I want you to make a sports car out of the Mustang,' the first thing I said was, 'Lee, you can't make a race horse out of a mule. I don't want to do it.' He said, 'I didn't ask you to make it; you work for me.'
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My proudest moments are beating Ferrari for the World Championship in 1965, and working with Ford to win Le Mans in 1966 and 1967.
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I had a lot of fun driving race cars, but it wasn't my No. 1 priority.
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I don't think I'm a celebrity. I'm just a guy from east Texas who loves cars and airplanes.
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I didn't have time for my children much. I wasn't a very good parent; I had a pretty unhappy home life.
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I'm a terrible husband.
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Racing has reached the point where it is pricing the young driver, no matter his talent, out of the game.
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The first time I walked by a crap table, I felt kind of funny.
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I've got cattle on 4,000 acres about 100 miles east of Dallas, but I've also got another 65-acre ranch where I raise American miniature horses.
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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.
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