79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 213 Page: 1 of 4
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H.C.R. No. 213
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 WHEREAS, Carroll Hall Shelby, a Texas native, has put an
2 indelible stamp on the automotive industry through his achievements
3 as a race car driver, owner, team manager, manufacturer, and
4 consultant; and
5 WHEREAS, Born in Leesburg on January 11, 1923, Mr. Shelby
6 graduated from high school in Dallas and served as a flight
7 instructor and test pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War II;
8 after the war, he took up several occupations before becoming a
9 professional race car driver in 1954; and
10 WHEREAS, His first year as a driver, Mr. Shelby broke land
11 speed records for Austin Healey, and in 1959 he won the 24-hour Le
12 Mans alongside teammate Roy Salvadori; in 1956 and 1957, Sports
13 Illustrated named him Sports Car Driver of the Year, and in 1960 he
14 won the USAC championship; and
15 WHEREAS, Forced to retire from driving because of his health,
16 Mr. Shelby formed Shelby-American in 1962 and began work on a car he
17 named the Cobra; three years later, the Cobra ended Ferrari's
18 domination of the FIA World Manufacturers' Championship when it
19 became the only American car ever to take that prize; in 1999, Motor
20 Trend Magazine named the original Cobra Roadster as the most
21 significant car of the past 50 years; and
22 WHEREAS, During the 1960s, Mr. Shelby's racing team also
23 drove GT40s for Ford in international competition; the team took
24 first, second, and third place at Le Mans in 1966 and won at Le Mans
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 213, legislative document, June 18, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth157351/m1/1/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.