cobrakidz 10 Report post Posted June 11, 2012 The children and estranged wife of legendary sports car designer Carroll Shelby -- the guy who designed the epic Mustang and Cobra -- are locked in an epic battle to determine who gets his body -- which has still not been buried a month after his death ... TMZ has learned. Here's the problem -- Carroll and Cleo Shelby were legally married when he died in Dallas May 10. But here's the deal ... they'd been estranged since he filed for divorce in 2010. Cleo is claiming since she was still married to Carroll, she has the right to control Shelby's body. But Shelby's kids have a document they say is signed by their dad giving his oldest son the right to his remains. Now Cleo claims the signature on the document is forged, adding he didn't have the "physical capacity or eyesight" necessary to read or sign the doc. And there's a twist -- while his divorce petition was pending, Shelby filed a petition just last April seeking to have the marriage annulled. In the annulment docs, Shelby accused Cleo of lying to him for the 14 years they were married -- lying about her real name, her assets and pretty much her entire past. So for now it's a standoff and the body sits in the freezer at the medical examiner's office. But one thing could turn the tide. A judge is actually allowed to grant the annulment even though Shelby is dead. If that happens, the kids win. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Powershift 19 Report post Posted June 11, 2012 Wow, crazy to say the least. Even in his death there is some controversy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
70mstang 11 Report post Posted June 11, 2012 Hope they get it annulled .. she sounds like a money grubbin skank. As for eyesight, I saw him on Speed driving a GT500 .. I think he'd need to see to drive THAT! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangme428 33 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 Ok, he didn't have the capacity to sign his name...really ... that kinda makes all those donations to the Shelby foundation kinda hard to explain doesn't it... send in a part etc, get it signed, donate to the Shelby fund.... wow.. i cant believe this lady.... they have a video of him with Ford Racing engineers prototyping the 2013 GT500 .... This video was made between October 17th and 19th of 2011 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SELLERSRODSHOP 13 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 fighting over a dead body??? are they planning on burying him or parting him out??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jandj1970 13 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 So sad to read of the family and his wife fight over him, i hope it can all get sorted out so this great man can finally R.I.P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jayru 17 Report post Posted June 12, 2012 fighting over a dead body??? are they planning on burying him or parting him out??? Hilarious! (although is stinks to hear about the whole situation in general) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MAD IN NC 21 Report post Posted June 13, 2012 Ok, he didn't have the capacity to sign his name...really ... that kinda makes all those donations to the Shelby foundation kinda hard to explain doesn't it... send in a part etc, get it signed, donate to the Shelby fund.... wow.. i cant believe this lady.... they have a video of him with Ford Racing engineers prototyping the 2013 GT500 .... This video was made between October 17th and 19th of 2011 FROM ANOTHER SITE: There is a suggestion on Jalopnik that race track personality and Hurst Girl marketing genius, Linda Vaughn had passed a cold onto Shelby last fall, which since then transpired into pneumonia. It's out there! and it is to be validated while others claim to had the same.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Powershift 19 Report post Posted June 13, 2012 FROM ANOTHER SITE:There is a suggestion on Jalopnik that race track personality and Hurst Girl marketing genius, Linda Vaughn had passed a cold onto Shelby last fall, which since then transpired into pneumonia. It's out there! and it is to be validated while others claim to had the same.... So, what your saying is.... Hurst led to a Hearse? LOL Sorry, had to... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coz 108 Report post Posted June 13, 2012 So dying isn't all that bad when you are married to a crazy woman - good to know.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pakrat 1,043 Report post Posted June 14, 2012 fighting over a dead body??? are they planning on burying him or parting him out??? He does have quite a few new parts on him. My guess is the X doesn't event want it, she just wants tyhe rights to him so she can sell him back to the family. I can't believe she cares or even wants to deal with the process at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SELLERSRODSHOP 13 Report post Posted June 14, 2012 yeah, just your typical "control" issues, just at a level with a little more press coverage... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
