Carroll Shelby

Carroll Hall Shelby, (born January 11, 1923 in Leesburg, Texas) is an American racing and automotive design legend.

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January 11 - 1923 - Leesburg, Texas

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After graduating high school, Shelby enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps, serving in World War II as a flight instructor and test pilot.

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United States Army Air Corps - World War II

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Carroll Shelby has had an impressive impact on automotive racing and design over the last 50 years. Starting out amateur, he soon became a driver for Cad-Allard, Aston Martin, Maserati teams during the 1950s and 60s. Following his driving career he opened a high performance driving school and the Shelby-American company. In the shop he designed and built the famed "Cobra" cars, which were derived from an AC chassis and used Ford engines. Shelby went on to help design some of the most successful and beautiful cars of the era: the GT40, the Mustang-based Shelby GT350 and Shelby GT500, and of course the 427 Shelby Cobra. Parting with Ford, Shelby moved on to help develop performance cars with divisions of the two other Big 3 American companies, Dodge, and Oldsmobile. The most memorable of these cars was the Dodge Viper.

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Cad-Allard - Aston Martin - Maserati - Shelby-American - Cobra - AC - Ford - GT40 - Shelby GT350 - Shelby GT500 - Shelby Cobra - Big 3 - Dodge - Oldsmobile - Dodge Viper

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In 1991, he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.

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1991 - International Motorsports Hall of Fame

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In 2003, Ford Motor Co. and Carroll Shelby mended ties again. Carroll Shelby became technical advisor to the Ford GT project.

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2003 - Ford GT

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