Carroll Shelby’s legend lives on

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Shelby Cobra, men who raced the cars in the 1960s for Carroll Shelby remember him as an “incredible man, adviser and friend.”

Like Shelby’s widow, Cleo, told the crowd, “No matter who you were, Carroll made you feel special.”

About 450 people felt a little special as they turned out Saturday, Sept. 8, to pay tribute to Shelby, who died in May at age 89 — and, of course, to swap car stories and rev a few engines.

Auto enthusiasts and Shelby fans crowded into the Shelby American Collection museum in Gunbarrel to peruse…