LC control no. | n 86053262 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Shelby, Carroll, 1923-2012 |
Birth date | 19230111 |
Death date | 20120510 |
Place of birth | Leesburg, Tex. |
Place of death | Dallas, Tex |
Affiliation | Ford Motor Company |
Profession or occupation | Entrepreneur Automotive designer Race car driver |
Found in | Carroll Shelby's racing Cobra, c1986: p. 5 (Carroll Hall Shelby) LC data base, 2-19-87 (hdg.: Shelby, Carroll, 1923- ) N.Y. times www home page, May 11, 2012 (Carroll Shelby; d. May 10, 2012) <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/12/sports/carroll-shelby-builder-of-cobra-sports-car-dies-at-89.html> Wikipedia, June 4, 2012 (Carroll Hall Shelby; b. January 11, 1923 in Leesburg, Texas; d. May 10, 2012 in Dallas; an American automotive designer, racing driver and entrepreneur. He was most well known for making the AC Motors-based Shelby American Cobra and later the Mustang-based performance cars for Ford Motor Company known as Mustang Cobras which he has done since 1965) |