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What was Carroll Shelby heart condition?

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In 1960, Shelby was preparing to race a Maserati 250F, but everything changed a month later when he experienced chest pains, and a doctor confirmed he had angina pectoris, a heart condition. His final professional race was in December 1960.


Also, what did Carroll Shelby die from?

Heart Ailment

was Carroll Shelby an engineer? Carroll Shelby wasn't an engineer, never went to college, and, if he'd had it his way, likely would have made a living racing high-performance cars instead of designing and building them. Shelby was 89. Carroll Hall Shelby was born January 11, 1923, in tiny, unincorporated Leesburg, Texas, near Texarkana.

Keeping this in view, how old was Carroll Shelby when he had a heart transplant?

Shelby was one of the nation's longest-living heart transplant recipients, having received a heart on June 7, 1990, from a 34-year-old man who died of an aneurysm. Shelby also received a kidney transplant in 1996 from his son, Michael.

What year did Shelby die?

May 10, 2012

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