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Carroll Shelby

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2019-11-24

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1. “Next story, he says he was full of energy. He was always into some kind of mischief. He couldn't contain himself. His personality was such that he could talk his way out of anything. So that's something I guess you'd have to know about Shelby right up front. I say I would guess one of his best attributes as far as what led him to have success and whatever he chose to do in life. In large part, of course, he had failures like anybody else, but he was extremely charismatic, but I think he's a master salesman. He had the ability to talk. I mean, he talked at four, you talked to all kinds of people into like selling him on the dream he had and what he needed from that particular person to achieve that dream. He was very good at. There's another little anecdote from his early childhood, and you'll get an idea of the person we're dealing with here. And now this is Carol in his own words, looking back at his childhood. He says you used to get your driver's license in Texas when you were 14.”

   2019-11-24 · Founders · #99 Carroll Shelby (My name is Carroll Shelby and performance is my business) · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

2. “I said Shelby, leave him alone. You can't whip him. So there's going to be a lot of very my poor Texas accent that I don't have, my imitation of a Texas accent that might come on this podcast because that's where Shelby's from me is a lot of people that are from there. So I found myself when I was reading, like slipping into this fake Texas draw, I have no idea why. So he says, I saw a guy whip his butt three times at lunch one time. And I said, Shelby, leave him alone. You can't whip him. Hell, I can, he says. This was in high school. Shelby took him on three times in that 30-minute lunch break, and that guy knocked the hell out of him. The guy was pretty well built and a hell of a lot older than Shelby. Three times he whipped him.”

   2019-11-24 · Founders · #99 Carroll Shelby (My name is Carroll Shelby and performance is my business) · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

3. “Man who has since become a lifelong friend. Subsequently, I worked for him during a summer break while I was in college. He gave me the opportunity to spend some time with him, taking in the wisdom that is truly Carol. The name Shelby means so many things to so many people, but to me, Carol is an innovator. He is a man who was always ahead of his time, who has created, designed, and developed performance products that have been second to none. The fact that most of them have been with and for Ford Motor Company is a personal point of pride for me. Carol is passionate about performance vehicles, but he's also passionate about life, his family, his many, many friends that he has made in the 60 plus years he's been involved in our industry. I am proud to be counted among them.”

   2019-11-24 · Founders · #99 Carroll Shelby (My name is Carroll Shelby and performance is my business) · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

4. “Shelby The name itself conjures up immediate visions of cobras GT three hundred fifty's and GT five hundreds pounding around an historic road course with Thorodi horsepower coming from under the hood and tires on the edge of Adhesian. But for me personally, the Shelby name will always mean much more. I have been blessed to have known Carol since I was a teenager, walking the pit road with my father at Le Mans during Ford's first major assault on Ferrari in nineteen sixty six. By then he was already a legend in my eyes, having had great success as a race driver for companies like Aston Martin and Maserati during the 1950s, and being named Sports Illustrated Driver of the Year in 1956 and 1957. So when I first met Carolyn's as his Shelby American race team was preparing the GT4s for the Ford Motor Company, I was thrilled to meet”

   2019-11-24 · Founders · #99 Carroll Shelby (My name is Carroll Shelby and performance is my business) · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source