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Auto industry legend Carroll Shelby dies at 89

DALLAS - Carroll Shelby, the legendary auto racer and car designer who built the fabled Shelby Cobra sports car and injected testosterone into Ford's Mustang and Chrysler's Viper, has died. He was 89.

Shelby's company, Carroll Shelby International, said Friday that Shelby died a day earlier at a Dallas hospital.

Edsel Ford II, Ford board member and great grandson of Henry Ford, said Shelby was an important part of the company's story.

"Today, we have lost a legend in Ford Motor Company's history, and my family and I have lost a dear friend," Ford said.

"Carroll…

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Jeep Wrangler Red Jacket rumbles up to Jay Leno's Garage

2012 Jeep Wrangler Red Jacket Edition 

Oh how we love the Jeep CJ-8. Of all the classic CJ's, the "Scrambler" was one of the coolest. It was certainly one of the shortest-lived, with less than 30,000 produced during the five years between 1981-86. So we probably don't need to explain why we love the "Red Jacket Edition" Jeep Wrangler that recently showed up on Jay Leno's Garage.

A product of VWerks of Adrian, Michigan, the candy apple red Jeep was shown at SEMA last year. The Red Jacket Jeep uses Mopar's JK-8 pickup conversion kit to turn a Wrangler Unlimited into…

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Vote Us "Best Of Elkhart County"



The Elkhart Truth's "Best of Elkhart County" poll is ending soon. Voting ends on March 2. Help make us number one! submit your vote today at http://deals.etruth.upickem.net/engine/YourSubmission.aspx?contestid=50427.  Thank you to all our customers, from over 120 employees and their families. At Lochmandy Motors we never forget that it our customers that have chosen us for almost 60 years. 
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