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What started it for me was the confidence and swagger Carroll showed in all of his undertakings. I'm to young to have been there to witness it, but the Shelby Cobra became my favorite car in just reading of the racing accomplishments. Learning the Shelby history was best use of Northern Illinois Universities research library I could think of. To say "Ferarris Ass is Mine!" and back it up with a sound pounding with limited resources and a small group of talented guys. Not only can the man talk big, but he can back it up bigtime.

He reminded me of that during a breakfast, the morning following the Shelby American Museum Charity Dinner, held in Colorado in December '06. I was introducing Phil Remmington to a friend of mine and Carroll broke in, asking what I was talking about. I replied "Just Bullsh!tting Phil about my friend." To which he replied, "There's is already too much bullsh!t in the world. If you are going to say something, make it worthwhile."

The Cobra and the Shelby Mustangs were my boyhood dreams. Carroll, taking Ferrarri down a notch with Shelby American, hell that is every entrepenuer's dream.

Thank you for the inspiration Carroll. ~Patrick Krook, ShowYourAuto.com