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http://content.usato...of-cobra-dies/1Sad news. Just heard from a close friend of his. No link yet.
What a life.
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Very sad news. I've loved the Cobra since I first saw it and I always wanted to own one (and still do!).
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Sad news, but what a life, in so many ways.....
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Posted 11 May 2012 - 23:21
Jack:
Pete Lyons created the best-written obituary I've ever read.
Frank
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Lord Robert Boothby with bow tie behind Shelby ?
Posted 12 May 2012 - 07:10
Indeed - that dreadful, perjurious, hypocritical, unacceptable, amoral face of 'the British Establishment'...between his time spent with the Kray twins, rent boys and with Prime Minister Macmillan's missis. Also a 1950s advocate of the UK joining the 'European Common Market'. A politician unworthy even to appear with The Man in this same photo, for which I apologise. I should have cropped-out the ******* (not that I feel at all strongly about him, you understand...).
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Posted 12 May 2012 - 07:57
We are all in his shadow. A legend; and the legend will live on...I got to stand in his shadow for a moment. Indianapolis 1979.
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It may have been almost 53 years ago, but I clearly remember both drivers making me a very proud 9 year old. Two very different and in my opinion underrated drivers; both great in their own way; both provided a lot of pleasure for many peopleHis 1959 Le Mans buddy, Roy Salvadori, is 90 today.
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Indeed - that dreadful, perjurious, hypocritical, unacceptable, amoral face of 'the British Establishment'...between his time spent with the Kray twins, rent boys and with Prime Minister Macmillan's missis. Also a 1950s advocate of the UK joining the 'European Common Market'. A politician unworthy even to appear with The Man in this same photo, for which I apologise. I should have cropped-out the ******* (not that I feel at all strongly about him, you understand...).
DCN
Posted 12 May 2012 - 15:14
Indeed - that dreadful, perjurious, hypocritical, unacceptable, amoral face of 'the British Establishment'...between his time spent with the Kray twins, rent boys and with Prime Minister Macmillan's missis. Also a 1950s advocate of the UK joining the 'European Common Market'. A politician unworthy even to appear with The Man in this same photo, for which I apologise. I should have cropped-out the ******* (not that I feel at all strongly about him, you understand...).
DCN
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To David's comments, I stand to be corrected, but I believe Shelby held the record for longevity with a transplanted heart. True?
Posted 12 May 2012 - 19:41
Jack that is what I was told by several people at the recent 50th Anniversary of Shelby American Event at Pomona, California a few weeks ago. They said at the time he was not well and had been in such a state for at least the last six months.I agree, it is a fantastic photograph. I have not seen it before. It looks a bit like the Goodwood paddock, Paul. What watch is he wearing? I can't identify it.
To David's comments, I stand to be corrected, but I believe Shelby held the record for longevity with a transplanted heart. True?
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Hello JackI agree, it is a fantastic photograph. I have not seen it before. It looks a bit like the Goodwood paddock, Paul. What watch is he wearing? I can't identify it.
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Thank you Pdfgr...the magnificently constructed, neo-Flintstone style Goodwood pits, 1959 RAC Tourist Trophy meeting.
DCN
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According to speedtv.com, he had the record for longevity with a transplanted heart for someone over 20 when the transplant was received: "the world’s longest-living heart-transplant recipient of more than 20 years."To David's comments, I stand to be corrected, but I believe Shelby held the record for longevity with a transplanted heart. True?