Shelby may refer to:

Places[link]

In the United States[link]

• Shelby, Alabama, a census-designated place and unincorporated community
• Shelby, Indiana, an unincorporated town
• Shelby, Iowa, a city
• Shelby, Oceana County, Michigan, a village
• Shelby, Mississippi, a city
• Shelby, Montana, a city
• Shelby, Nebraska, a village
• Shelby, New York, a town
• Shelby, North Carolina, a small city
• Shelby, Ohio, a city
• Shelby, Texas, an unincorporated town
• Shelby, Wisconsin, a town
  • Shelby (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Shelby County (disambiguation)
• Shelby Township (disambiguation)
• Camp Shelby, a military post adjacent to Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Fort Shelby (Michigan), a military fort in Detroit, in use from 1779 to 1826
• Fort Shelby (Wisconsin), an American military installation in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, built in 1814, and captured and destroyed by the British in 1815

In Antarctica[link]

• Mount Shelby, Graham Land

People[link]

Surname[link]

• Carroll Shelby (1923-2012), automobile racer, designer and entrepreneur
• Charlotte Shelby (1877-1957), Broadway actress
• Don Shelby (born 1947), news anchor who popularized the Pratt-Shelby knot, a method for tying a necktie
• Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), first and fifth Governor of Kentucky
• Joseph O. Shelby (1830-1897), Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War
• John Shelby (born 1958), former Major League Baseball player
• Margaret Shelby (1900-1939), American stage and motion picture actress
• Michael T. Shelby (1958-2006), Houston lawyer
• Richard Shelby (born 1934), United States senator from Alabama

Given name[link]

• Shelby Moore Cullom (1829-1914), member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and 17th Governor of Illinois
• Shelby Cullom Davis (1909-1994), American investment banker, philanthropist and United States Ambassador to Switzerland
• Shelby Davis, American money manager; son of Shelby Cullom Davis
• Shelby Foote (1916-2005), American historian and novelist
• Shelby Lynne (born 1968), American singer and songwriter
• Shelby Lyons (born 1981), American retired figure skater
• Shelby Metcalf (1930-2007), longtime head coach of the Texas A&M men's basketball team
• Shelby Singleton (1931-2009), American record producer and record label owner
• Shelby Steele (born 1946), American author, columnist, documentary film maker and academic
• Shelby Wilson (born 1937), American wrestler and 1960 Olympic gold medalist

Pseudonym[link]

• Uncle Shelby

Fictional characters[link]

• Lt. Commander Shelby, Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Shelby Marx, a character in iCarly: iFight Shelby Marx, portrayed by Victoria Justice
• Shelby Corcoran, a recurring character in Glee, portrayed by Idina Menzel
• Shelby Eatenton Latcherie, a character in "Steel Magnolias" portrayed by Julia Roberts
• Shelby (dog), Clark Kent's dog on the TV series Smallville

Other uses[link]

• USS Shelby (APA-105), a World War II attack transport
• Shelby SuperCars, an American automobile manufacturer founded in 1998
• Shelby Cycle Company, a bicycle manufacturer in Shelby, Ohio
• Shelby (toy), a Furby Friend toy released in 2001

See also[link]

• Shelbyville (disambiguation)
• Selby
• Shel Silverstein (1930-1999), among other things a writer of children's books self-styled as "Uncle Shelby"

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Carroll Shelby

Shelby in 2007
Born	(1923-01-11)January 11, 1923 Leesburg, Texas
Died	May 10, 2012(2012-05-10) (aged 89) Dallas, Texas
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1958 – 1959
Teams	Aston Martin, non-works Maserati
Races	8
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1958 French Grand Prix
Last race	1959 Italian Grand Prix

Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver and entrepreneur. He was most well known for making the AC Motors-based Shelby American Cobra and later the Mustang-based performance cars for Ford Motor Company known as Mustang Cobras which he has done since 1965. His company, Shelby American Inc., founded in 1962, currently sells modified Ford vehicles, as well as performance parts.^[1]

Personal life[link]

Carroll Shelby was born on January 11, 1923 in Leesburg, Texas, to Warren Hall Shelby, a rural mail carrier, and his wife Eloise Lawrence Shelby.^[2] Shelby suffered heart valve leakage problems by age 7 and spent most of his childhood in bed. By age 14, Shelby's health improved and he was subsequently declared to have "outgrown" his health problems.^[3] Shelby's first wife was Jeanne Fields; they married on December 18, 1943. Their daughter Sharon Anne Shelby was born a year later on September 27, 1944. They had two more children — sons named Michael Hall (born November 2, 1946) and Patrick Burt (born October 23, 1947). Shelby and Fields later separated and divorced in February 1960.

Shelby dealt with health issues throughout his life. He took nitroglycerine pills when he was racing because of his heart. He had a heart transplant in 1990 and a kidney transplant in 1996.^[4]

Shelby died on May 10, 2012 at the age of 89.^[5][6] He had been suffering from a serious heart ailment for decades.^[7] Joe Conway, president of Carroll Shelby International, said that "we are all deeply saddened, and feel a tremendous sense of loss for Carroll's family, ourselves and the entire automotive industry. There has been no one like Carroll Shelby and never will be. However, we promised Carroll we would carry on, and he put the team, the products and the vision in place to do just that."^[5]

Life before racing[link]

Shelby honed his driving skills with his Willys automobile^[8] while attending Woodrow Wilson High School (Dallas, Texas). He graduated from Wilson in 1940. He was enrolled at The Georgia School of Technology in the Aeronautical Engineering program. However, because of the war Shelby did not go to school and enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps ^[9], serving in World War II as a flight instructor and test pilot. He graduated with the rank of staff sergeant pilot. ^[10]

Driving career[link]

Shelby beside his 1957 Maserati 450S at Virginia International Raceway in 2007

Starting out amateur, he soon became a driver for the Cad-Allard, Aston Martin, and Maserati teams during the 1950s. Driving for Donald Healey, in a streamlined and supercharged, specially-modified, Austin-Healey 100S, he set 16 U.S. and international speed records. Teamed with Roy Salvadori, and driving for Aston Martin, he won the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans.

He drove in the Mount Washington Hillclimb Auto Race in a specially prepared Ferrari roadster, to a record run of 10:21.8 seconds on his way to victory in 1956.^[11]

He was Sports Illustrated's driver of the year in 1956 and 1957.^[12]

He competed in Formula One from 1958 to 1959, participating in a total of eight World Championship races and several non-championship races.

Complete World Championship Formula One results[link]

(key)

* No points awarded for shared drive with Masten Gregory.

Shelby the constructor[link]

After retiring from driving in October 1959 for health reasons,^[13] he opened a high-performance driving school and the Shelby-American company.

He obtained a license to import a successful British Sports racing car manufactured by AC Motors of England, installing an American Ford engine rather than its original British Bristol engine, and introduced the car to the American public as an AC Cobra, later to be known as a Shelby or Shelby Cobra. Shelby continued on to be influential with Ford manufactured cars, including the Daytona Coupe, GT40, the Mustang-based Shelby GT350 and Shelby GT500, and the 427 Shelby Cobra. After 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.

Ford provided financial support for Shelby's Cobras from 1962 through 1965 and provided financial support for the Ford GTs, first with John Wyer's Ford Advanced Vehicles in 1963 and then with Shelby American from 1964 through 1967.

In the intervening years, Shelby had a series of ventures start and stop relating to production of "completion" Cobras — cars that were allegedly built using "left over" parts and frames. In the 1960s, the FIA required entrants (Shelby, Ford, Ferrari, etc.) to produce at least 100 cars for homologated classes of racing. Shelby simply built an insufficient number of cars and skipped a large block of Vehicle Identification Numbers, to create the illusion the company had produced large numbers of cars. Decades later in the 1990s, Carroll alleged that he had found the "left over" frames, and began selling cars which were supposedly finally "completed". After it was discovered the cars were built from scratch in collaboration with McCluskey, Ltd., they were re-termed "continuation" Cobras. The cars are still built to this day, known as the current CSX4000 series of Cobras.

He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1991, and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1992.

In 2003, Ford Motor Co. and Carroll Shelby mended ties and he became technical advisor to the Ford GT project. In that same year, he formed Carroll Shelby International, Inc., based in Nevada.

Shelby Dodges and Dodge Shelbys[link]

Shelby began working with Dodge at the request of Chrysler Corporation chairman, Lee Iacocca.^[14] Iacocca had previously been responsible for bringing Shelby to the Ford Mustang. After almost a decade of tuning work, Shelby was brought on board as the "Performance Consultant" on the Dodge Viper Technical Policy Committee made up of Chrysler's executive Bob Lutz, Product Design chief Tom Gale, and Engineering Vice President François Castaing.^[15] Shelby was used for his wealth of experience to make the Viper as light and powerful as possible.^[15]

The following cars were modified by Shelby, and bore his name, but still sold under the Dodge marque:

• 1983–1984 Dodge Shelby Charger
• 1985–1987 Dodge Charger Shelby
• 1984–1986 Dodge Omni GLH

The following cars used Shelby-modified parts, but were not overseen by Carroll Shelby:

• 1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z C/S
• 1987–1988 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z
• 1988–1991 Dodge Daytona C/S
• 1989–1991 Dodge Daytona Shelby
• 1988–1989 Dodge Lancer Shelby
• 1989–1990 Dodge Shadow Competition
• 1991–1992 Dodge Spirit R/T
• 1992–1993 Dodge Daytona IROC R/T

The following cars were modified and sold as Shelbys:

• 1986 Shelby GLHS (based on the Dodge Omni GLH)
• 1987 Shelby GLHS (based on the Dodge Charger Shelby)
• 1987 Shelby Lancer (based on the Dodge Lancer)
• 1987 Shelby CSX (based on the Dodge Shadow)
• 1988 Shelby CSX-T (based on the Dodge Shadow)
• 1989 Shelby Dakota (based on the Dodge Dakota)
• 1989 Shelby CSX-VNT (based on the Dodge Shadow)

Series 1[link]

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Shelby's Series 1 roadster used Oldsmobile's 4.0 L L47 Aurora V8, but was poorly supported by the ailing GM division.

The Series 1 is the only car ever produced by Carroll Shelby from a clean sheet of paper, and built from the ground up. All other Shelbys are re-engineered models produced by other manufacturers and modified by Shelby.

Prior to production of the Series 1, significant costs were incurred in testing and certification required to conform to 1999 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Once completed, a total of 249 production Series 1 cars were constructed by Shelby American, Inc. as year 1999 models.

During production, Venture Corporation purchased Shelby American, Inc. The purchase included the Series 1 model, but not the rights to produce the "Continuation Series" Shelby Cobras.^[16] In 2004, after a subsequent bankruptcy by Venture Corporation (unrelated to the acquisition of Shelby American), Carroll Shelby's new company, Shelby Automobiles, Inc., purchased the Series 1 assets for pennies on the dollar. Included in the asset purchase were enough components to produce several more complete Series 1s.

Because the 1999 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards certificate had expired, and the cost to re-certify the car was prohibitive, all Series 1's produced after that date were completed as "component cars" and delivered with no engine or transmission. Those "component car" models built in 2005 are identified with a seven-digit vehicle identification number (VIN) and were designated with a CSX5000 series serial number. The original 249 were production cars with a seventeen-digit VIN.

The Series 1 was produced in both supercharged and normally aspirated versions. Supercharged cars were also outfitted by the factory with larger brakes and a heavy duty clutch. Performance is in the "supercar" category with a 0 to 60 mph time at 3.2 seconds. Nicely optioned, Series 1 had power steering, power disc brakes, factory air conditioning, power windows, and an AM/FM/CD audio system. The convertible top folded away out of sight in a compartment located behind the cockpit. Some component cars were sold as roadsters, with no convertible top.

Ford-Shelby projects[link]

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The new contract between Ford Motor Company and Carroll Shelby signaled hope for Shelby products built under Ford. In 2004, a new Ford Shelby Cobra Concept was shown off at U.S. car shows. Built with a retro body mimicking the 1960s Cobras mixed with modern touches, it was based on the Ford GT chassis (reworked for front engine/rear wheel drive) powered with a 6.4 L V10 engine that produced 605 hp (451 kW). It received overwhelmingly positive press reviews and has won the "Best In Show" award at Detroit International Auto Show.

A coupe version of the Shelby Cobra roadster was introduced the following year. The Ford Shelby GR-1 concept car of 2005. While sporting a completely modern design, it showed a nod to the 1960s Shelby Daytona. The GR-1, like the Cobra, is based on the GT's chassis. Press reviews for the GR-1 have been very positive; it gained cover spots in magazines such as the U.S.' Motor Trend and the UK's Car Magazine. The Ford Shelby GR-1 could possibly be built, taking over the Ford GT's production line after its production comes to an end.

In 2005, the Shelby GT500 was revealed at the New York International Auto Show, and became available in the summer of 2006 as part of the model year 2007 lineup. It is powered by a 5.4 Liter Modular V8, with four-valves-per-cylinder heads borrowed from the $150K Ford GT supercar, an Eaton M122 Roots-type supercharger and is rated by Ford at 500 hp (370 kW) and 480 ft·lbf (650 N·m) of torque. It boasts a Tremec T-6060 manual transmission, reworked suspension geometry, 18-inch wheels, functional aerodynamic body kit, and still retains the solid rear axle. The GT500 starts at an MSRP of $40,930 for the coupe, and $45,755 for the convertible version. Although Carroll Shelby had no hands-on involvement in the design of the car, he did provide Ford and SVT (Special Vehicle Team) input on what would make the car better. Most notably, he convinced Ford to enlist wider rear tires (from 255 mm wide to 285 mm wide). This car is the aftermarket's dream — with less than $1000 in simple modifications (smaller pulley on the supercharger, cold air intake, and custom remapping of the ECU) the car's horsepower can jump to over 650 and torque over 600.^{[citation needed]}

Shelby, in cooperation with the Hertz Corporation, produced a limited-edition Shelby GT-H in 2006. The GT-H is a special-edition Ford Mustang GT, available only for rental from Hertz. A Ford Racing Performance Group FR1 Power Pack boosts the GT's 4.6-liter, V-8 engine to 325 hp (242 kW). The car has a custom Shelby hood and black and gold body styling, incorporating a gold-plated "Hertz" nameplate on both sides of the car. The GT-H is limited to a run of 500 vehicles and is available for rental at major cities and airports across the United States.

A consumer version of the Shelby GT-H is available from Ford, called the Shelby GT. It has a production run limited to 6,000 vehicles for 2007 and 2300 for 2008, and features the same powerplant as the GT-H, but includes more suspension upgrades and is available with both manual and automatic transmissions. White and black colors were available for 2007 models and grabber orange or blue are available for 2008. A convertible is available in 2008 also. Few models leaving the Shelby factory in Las Vegas with a supercharger are called Shelby GT/SC. All Shelby GTs are shipped with the Shelby serial number (CSM) on the dashboard badge and in the engine compartment, such as 07SGT0001 or 08SGT0001.

Non-Ford projects[link]

In his later years, Shelby brought several lawsuits against companies making copies of the Cobra body for use on kit cars — ostensibly for copyright, trademark and patent violations from his use of AC Ace bodies for his Cobras. Despite the litigation, the Cobra kit car industry continues to thrive.

One of the lawsuits involved the Superformance Brock Coupe, a copy of the original Shelby Daytona Coupe. The Superformance Brock Coupe was designed by Pete Brock, who had also designed the original Daytona Coupe for Shelby. Shelby American sued Superformance after Superformance had developed and begun production of the Superformance Brock Coupe. Eventually, the litigation was settled, though the terms of the settlement (if any) have never been released to the public. As a result of the agreement between the two companies, the product is now known as the Shelby Daytona Coupe, despite being neither designed nor built by Shelby American. Nearly 150 of these new Shelby Daytona Coupes have been built as of February 2007.

In 2002, Unique Performance, a company of Farmers Branch, Texas, purchased a license from Carroll Shelby Enterprises to place his name on a series of continuation vintage vehicles. This company specialized in recreating 1960s style Shelby Mustangs. They purchased used Mustangs and installed updated versions of the Shelby 325 horsepower 302 cubic inch V8 engine. They also utilize modern five-speed manual transmissions, brakes, steering, suspension, interiors and entertainment systems. Because Mr. Shelby's license was purchased, these cars have Shelby serial numbers and are considered by the Shelby American Auto Club to be real Shelby cars.^[17]

In October 2007, Carroll Shelby pulled his licensing agreement with Unique Performance due to numerous issues of customer complaints where vehicles were not delivered. Unique Performance was subsequently raided by law enforcement due to VIN irregularities and declared bankruptcy, which effectively ended the Shelby continuation "Eleanor" Mustang production.^[18] Shelby was in turn sued by victims of Unique Performance for his involvement in the criminal activity,^[19] and lost a subsequent case in 2008 brought by the widow of H.B. Halicki who owned the copyright of the "Eleanor" name, which brought to an end production of the "continuation models". The only official licensed "Eleanor" maker was Classic Recreations in Oklahoma, U.S.A., until Mr. Shelby brought them into a licensing agreement as of October 2009 to build an official continuation vehicle titled the GT500CR.^[20] A car named Shelby Cobra 429 S/T was now in the Hot Wheels Muscle Mania collection in 2010.

Other projects[link]

Carroll Shelby's name is associated with a popular chili fixings kit. The kit is mostly spices in several packets, all contained in a miniature brown paper bag. On the side of the bag is a story related by Shelby about his cooking chili during his racing days. On the front of the bag is a depiction of a big western black hat, a trademark piece of clothing for Shelby. He was a founder of the Terlingua International Chili Championship in Terlingua, Texas.^[12]

In 1967, Shelby's name was briefly tied to a men's grooming product. "Carroll Shelby's Pit-Stop ... a Real Man's Deodorant" was promoted in car magazines, but sold poorly.

Shelby was the initial partner of Dan Gurney in establishing Gurney's All American Racers.^[21]

Donzi Marine, of Sarasota, Florida, created a special limited-edition 22-foot (7 m) speedboat (only 50 were made), based on their Classic line of boats in collaboration with Carroll Shelby. The boat is known as the Donzi Shelby 22 GT. This project has been in place since the 2007 model year and is currently^[when?] the only boat ever to wear the Shelby name.

Carroll Shelby produced a line of eight-spoke alloy wheels for Saab automobiles in the early-to-mid 1980s. They were available in gold (Goldvane), hammered silver (Silvervane) finish, and a black hammered finish. These wheels were available through Saab dealers and could be fitted to Saab 99 and Saab 900 models manufactured through 1987. They are a sought-after accessory for Saab enthusiasts today.^{[citation needed]}

In 1989, Shelby was inducted into Woodrow Wilson High School's Hall of Fame when it was created during the celebration of the school's 60th Anniversary. In 2009, Shelby was Grand Marshal of the Parade and spoke to and met with scores of fellow alums during Woodrow's 80th Anniversary Celebration.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008 Shelby was awarded the 2008 Automotive Executive of the Year Award.

Shelby established the Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation to pay the medical bills of children who have heart disease but cannot afford treatment.^[4]

See also[link]

Biography portal

• The Snake and the Stallion

References[link]

Inline

General

• Dean, Paul (May 15, 1993). "Questions have been raised over Carroll Shelby's claim he's building 43 of his classic Cobras using original chassis. Shelby says he's the victim of a business feud". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1993-04-15/news/vw-23029_1_carroll-shelby. Retrieved January 2, 2011. 

Shelby Cobra and Ford GT Racing

• Carroll, William (1964). Ford Cobra Guide. Sports Car Press. ISBN 0-87112-066-6.  An inside look at early Cobra racing 1962 through 1963.
• Shelby, Carroll (1965). The Cobra Story. Motorbooks. ISBN 978-0-87938-019-9.  Shelby's story of his life and racing through 1964.
• Shelby, Carroll (1967). The Carroll Shelby Story. Pocket Books.  A revised and enlarged version of "The Cobra Story," covering the Cobra's successes in 1965 and 1966, as well as including technical specifications for the 289 and 427 Cobras.
• Shoen, Michael L. (1990). The Cobra-Ferrari Wars 1963–1965. Cfw Guidebooks. ISBN 978-0-9625093-0-8.  Covers Cobra and Ferrari racing through 1965.
• Levine, Leo (2001). Ford, the Dust and the Glory: A Racing History, 1901–1967. Society of Automotive Engineers. ISBN 978-0-7680-0663-6.  Ford racing programs through 1967.

External links[link]

• Carroll Shelby at Find a Grave
• The Shelby Dodge Pages
• Listen to a live radio interview with Caroll Shelby on Nostalgic Radio and Cars