[JALEXM]

Not unexpected, but a sad loss just the same. There never will be another. Anyone involved with Ford and Mustang has been influenced by this man. My first time was in 1963 at Elkhart Lake seeing the Cobras giving everyone a run for their money. Then I bought a 1964 1/2 Mustang. I read every word printed about Carroll Shelby and how he modified the Mustang. He was my guide to making my Mustang "better", no small detail was lost. I joined the Terlingua Racing Team in 1968. Loved those early newsletters. Of course the Cobra was the goal, but as a college student, the Mustang would have to do. As the years passed I sort lost track of the goal. In 1997, I saw Carroll on TV talking about the replica business and how he was going to start producing Cobras again. I never could bring myself to buy a replica. I knew it was now or never. I have been the proud owner of a 4000 Series Cobra since 1997. I know it is not an original to some, but to me it is on the way to the goal. In 1999 at SAAC does Las Vegas 3 I asked Carroll if my original Terlingua Membership card was any good. He said "hell yes" and signed it. Carroll has been an important part of my life for 50 years. RIP my old friend.