"Shelbisms" qoutes or something you might have heard Carroll Shelby say.......

[69mach351w]

Thank you taking the time to go through the complete  post.

We thought they are such great sayings that we would mention them again

FL SAAC TONY,  in Replies #28 and #29,  You'd already said both of them in Replies #18 and #23

Really?? 

OK....Then......

FL SAAC TONY,  in Replies #28 and #29,  You'd already said both of them in Replies #18 and #23

[FL SAAC]

Thank you for taking the time to go through the complete  post.

We thought they are such great sayings that we would mention them again

FL SAAC TONY,  in Replies #28 and #29,  You'd already said both of them in Replies #18 and #23

[FL SAAC]

It sure wasn't easy....

CS

[FL SAAC]

I never had ambitions to see how rich I could get. I got a lot of contemporaries that that's their ambition, and I don't know very many of them that are happy.

CS

[FL SAAC]

"Chili"

CS

[FL SAAC]

I had a lot of fun driving race cars, but it wasn't my No. 1 priority.
CS

[FL SAAC]

I never made a damn dime until I started doing what I wanted.
CS

[FL SAAC]

I've worked with the SVT guys for several years now, and I know they have the guts, the talent and the passion to deliver the best performance Mustangs ever
C.S

[early67350]

In the 43 years I owned my '67 I had heard once that CS was asked about the shifters in these cars, and his reply was: "I like the Hurst shift due to its quickness and short throw.  The Ford shifter is like using a cane pole in a rain barrel."

[FL SAAC]

Thanks for sharing

In the 43 years I owned my '67 I had heard once that CS was asked about the shifters in these cars, and his reply was: "I like the Hurst shift due to its quickness and short throw.  The Ford shifter is like using a cane pole in a rain barrel."

[FL SAAC]

I am very pleased that the way the Cobra turned out and how well it was received by everyone, especially enthusiasts and the media.
CS

[TA Coupe]

This was told by CS at I believe a Nor-Cal Mini Nats dinner probably in the 90s.

He told how he was called by the owner of a car in England to come over and test drive the car for him. He flew over and went to the track to test drive it and after a couple of laps brought the car back in and told him it drove like -------. The mechanics did some work on the car and he took it out for a few more laps and came back in and said it still drove like ------ and the mechanics worked on it some more. This happened a couple of more times and when  Shelby came back in he said it's still drove like ------ and the owner finally asked him what ------ was and Carroll told him what that meant, a 5 lb sack filled with 10 lb's of sh t. Does anybody else remember this story and what the word was? I have probably thought about this story dozens of times over the years trying to remember what the word was.

     Roy

[FL SAAC]

The word is "CHEVY" it drove real CHEVY

This was told by CS at I believe a Nor-Cal Mini Nats dinner probably in the 90s.

He told how he was called by the owner of a car in England to come over and test drive the car for him. He flew over and went to the track to test drive it and after a couple of laps brought the car back in and told him it drove like -------. The mechanics did some work on the car and he took it out for a few more laps and came back in and said it still drove like ------ and the mechanics worked on it some more. This happened a couple of more times and when  Shelby came back in he said it's still drove like ------ and the owner finally asked him what ------ was and Carroll told him what that meant, a 5 lb sack filled with 10 lb's of sh t. Does anybody else remember this story and what the word was? I have probably thought about this story dozens of times over the years trying to remember what the word was.

     Roy

[TA Coupe]

I just tried doing a search and it looks like Carroll more than likely said this car drives like a blivet. The definition of it matches what he said. Should have tried this Google Search years ago

       Roy

[FL SAAC]

Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races
CS