Car racer Carroll Shelby dies aged 89

Carroll Shelby, the car racer and designer who built the Shelby Cobra sports car and injected testosterone into Ford’s Mustang and Chrysler’s Viper, has died at 89.

Car racer Carroll Shelby dies aged 89

Carroll Shelby, the car racer and designer who built the Shelby Cobra sports car and injected testosterone into Ford’s Mustang and Chrysler’s Viper, has died at 89.

Shelby’s company, Carroll Shelby International, said he died at a hospital in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday.

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