# R.I.P. Caroll Shelby

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-caroll-shelby/621841>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 14, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-caroll-shelby/621841 "2012-05-14T03:47:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Pops1963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de053/32.png) [@Pops1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pops1963)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-caroll-shelby/621841/1 "2012-05-14T03:47:17Z")

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Dead at age 89 Thursday.  
Worlds oldest living heart transplant recipient(at the time)  
Chicken Farmer  
Chili entrepreneur  
Race car driver  
Texan

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-caroll-shelby/621841/2 "2012-05-14T03:50:11Z")

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We already have a thread on this in Cafe Society.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-caroll-shelby/621841/3 "2012-05-14T12:53:01Z")

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Since there’s already a thread, I’ll close this one.