His name is synonymous with all things fast. Carroll Shelby is the last remaining original American icon of high performance. Regardless of your brand loyalty, the man has built some incredible performance machines and developed many innovative performance components that have revolutionized the industry. From racing Aston Martins and Maseratis in the '50s to Cobra and Shelby Mustang development in the '60s, he may now be writing his greatest chapter ever with the creation of the Shelby Cars complex in Las Vegas.
Despite his recent 85th birthday, Carroll continues to clock-in daily, creating more performance models and garnering more headlines than anyone in the American performance car arena. We caught up with him recently and tossed a few old (and new) photos under his nose, clicked on the recorder, and let him speak his mind. As colorful as always, he had some commentary we'd not heard before. For the entire interview, head to HOTROD.com and click on "Shelby interview." Ol' Shelby-there's nothing like him.
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