Carroll Shelby's wife, kids agree on his burial
Source: Nomaan Merchant / Associated Press

Dallas— Celebrated auto designer and race car driver Carroll Shelby will finally be buried, more than two months after his death, thanks to a settlement between his three children and wife, both sides told the Associated Press on Monday.

Shelby's body has been held in a Dallas morgue since his May 10 death.

His children said their father signed a directive this year to have his remains cremated and split between them and a plot in his native East Texas.

But his last wife, Cleo Shelby, called that directive a forgery and said another document signed two years ago gave her power over his affairs.

Both sides said Monday they were close to reaching a formal settlement, heading off a civil trial scheduled for Thursday. They said the agreement will allow Shelby's body to be cremated, but with the ashes split five ways instead of four, with an extra share for Cleo Shelby.

"We're not happy with it but we want to get my dad in the ground," said Shelby's oldest son, Michael, who said his siblings were still discussing final details.

Cleo Shelby said she was thankful the fight was over. In a statement, she said "both sides have agreed to immediately halt the litigation involving the burial of my husband, and he will soon be laid to rest."

Shelby was the force behind the legendary Shelby Cobra sports car, as well as versions of Ford's Mustang and Chrysler's Viper.

A former chicken farmer, philanthropist, safari tour operator and the maker of a well-known line of chili, Shelby was also one of the nation's longest-living heart transplant recipients, having received a heart in June 1990.

In the months before his death, Shelby spent hours test-driving his last Mustang Shelby GT500, which sets a record for horsepower and hits a top speed of more than 200 miles per hour.

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Glad it got solved
That's why I'm glad I have my plans well know when I go just toss my @$$ in the trash since that's all I'm worth.
No all joking aside mine is easy mix my ashes with my dogs ashes and dump me off the Huntington Beach pier