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Driving race cars was an avenue for me to learn how to build my own car, and that was my ambition all along.

Carroll Shelby

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Carroll Shelby
Age: 89 †
Born: 1923
Born: January 11
Died: 2012
Died: May 10
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I never made a damn dime until I started doing what I wanted.
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