I didn't have time for my children much. I wasn't a very good parent; I had a pretty unhappy home life. Carroll Shelby Home
I've always been asked, 'What is my favorite car?' and I've always said 'The next one.' Carroll Shelby Car
In 1964, when Lee Iacocca said, 'Shelby, I want you to make a sports car out of the Mustang,' the first thing I said was, 'Lee, you can't make a race horse out of a mule. I don't want to do it.' He said, 'I didn't ask you to make it; you work for me.' Carroll Shelby Sports
I don't think I'm a celebrity. I'm just a guy from east Texas who loves cars and airplanes. Carroll Shelby Car
I'm not going to take this defeatist attitude and listen to all this crap any more from all these people who have nothing except doomsday to predict. Carroll Shelby Attitude
The reason I moved to California the first time was to build the Cobra. I thought it was stupid to have a 1918 taxicab engine in what Europeans like to call a performance car when a little American V-8 could do the job better. Carroll Shelby Car
In 1964, when Lee Iacocca said, 'Shelby, I want you to make a sports car out of the Mustang,' the first thing I said was, 'Lee, you can't make a race horse out of a mule. I don't want to do it.' He said, 'I didn't ask you to make it; you work for me.' Carroll Shelby Car
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 Car
The Cobra is my personal favorite car. The original 289 Cobra is the car I respect the most. I like to drive the 289 better than the 427. Carroll Shelby Respect
The Cobra is my personal favorite car. The original 289 Cobra is the car I respect the most. I like to drive the 289 better than the 427. Carroll Shelby Car