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Old 05-11-2012, 01:07 PM   #1
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Old 05-11-2012, 01:11 PM   #2
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Old 05-11-2012, 01:19 PM   #3
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Technically wasn't he one of the first guys to do an engine swap in an import?
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Old 05-11-2012, 01:52 PM   #7
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oh shit.. he didnt sound well at all during the barrett jackson auction hoped he would get better :/ (think they said he had pneumonia edit: ah yeah the link says the same)


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Old 05-11-2012, 02:04 PM   #9
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Damn... RIP

Too bad he couldn't see his 1000HP mustang
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Old 05-11-2012, 06:33 PM   #18
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Too bad he couldn't see his 1000HP mustang
He did get a 1000hp stand.
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Old 05-11-2012, 09:26 PM   #21
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Damn....... To hell with the Cobra he was a true gearhead and philanthropist with so much more given and offered then the Cobra.
A very sad day indeed.
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Old 05-11-2012, 09:54 PM   #22
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wow thats weird, just bought a mustang today

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wow another legend lost... RIP Shelby.
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Old 05-11-2012, 11:52 PM   #25
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