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Carroll Shelby, Dies Aged 89
Carroll Shelby, US car designer of the Shelby Cobra and other sports cars that placed him in the pantheon of auto industry legends has died aged 89 at a hospital in Dallas, Texas. Mr Shelby, who had a long and varied career, had a heart transplant in 1990 and a kidney transplant in 1996. The former chicken farmer first made his name as a successful racing car driver, winning dozens of races in the 1950s. Among them was the gruelling 24-hour Le Mans race in France which he won with teammate Roy Salvadori in 1959. But after being diagnosed with a serious heart condition he turned his attention to designing high-powered “muscle cars”. In 1962 Mr Shelby test-drove the AC 260 roadster, the car made with a Ford engine that would become the Shelby Cobra. The Cobra, which also used a British sports car chassis, was the fastest production model ever made when it was displayed at the New York Auto Show in 1962. Ford later asked Mr Shelby to develop a high-performance Mustang. His collaboration with Ford ended in 1970, and he went on to work with Chrysler and General Motors until teaming up with Ford again in 2001.
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2012 Boss 302 R Continental Challenge Car
Racing specific for the Continental Tire Challenge. This specific 302R ran in the first two races of the 2012 Continental Tire challenge (Daytona and Barber). It has no accidents and no major repairs done to it. It does have some minor scratches from being on the track, but it is in almost brand new, factory condition.
This 302R also has the “face-lift” to the 2013 style provided by Ford Racing. The winner of this car will also receive the 2012 body work (front and rear bumper, and hood) to go with it. You will also receive one more set of wheels (2 sets total).
This car is definitely not street legal – it’s a proper, full fledged race car, ready to race in several classes of Grand-Am, SCCA and NASA road racing. The base Boss 302R is equipped with a 5.0-liter, four-valve, V8 engine, a six-speed manual transmission, racing dampers and springs, a Brembo brake package, plus a roll cage, racing seat, safety harness, and data acquisition system.
This version has even higher performance, homologated for the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series, featuring a sealed, high-output engine with an upgraded cooling system, a close-ratio six-speed transmission with integral shifter, a high-speed-balanced, one-piece driveshaft, and a seam-welded body. Read more 2012 Boss 302 R Continental Challenge Car
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