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Originally Posted by vernonestes
I just dont understand how a man who basically owes his second coming to this club could ever let anything like this happen. Carroll SHelby is my hero and i would never say anything negative about him but this whole situation seems to throw me through a loop. Amy, what did SAAC do to upset Carroll. Or did they upset Carroll at all?
Furthermore, i really dont see why there must be one 'recognized' shelby club. Would it just be absolute mayham to have two seperate clubs?
From what i am reading, it sounds like the emphasis on this new club starts with the new stuff and has an after thought of the old cars. I dont think that the new cars hold quite the place in the our hearts as the classics as they simply havent been around long enough to establish their own 'legend' if you will. (Not saying anything about the new cars as i personally think they are fantastic.) I hope you realize that now that you guys are forming the official shelby club you have the responsiblity to accumulate as good or better information than SAAC did. It is going to be a tough task.
AS PRESIDENT OF SHELBY AUTOS COULD YOU PLEASE JUST ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS STRAIT UP AND GIVE SOME RAW ANSWERS?
Best Regards,
Vern
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"Times change and so do people."
As a recent Shelby acquirer, I do not presume to know everything there is to know about the politics of the Shelby marquee.
It does appear however, that with the recent re-association of Mr. Shelby with Ford and others, his automobile endeavors/association/business/charity/ etc. are at an all time high in popularity with not just the relatively few that were privileged to have some of the old rare Shelby's, or were associated with Shelby from the old days, racing and all that.
Since the release of the 2007 Shelby GT500 and Shelby's associations I alluded to above, the whole Shelby phenomenon has really caught fire, and taken off. There is a whole new breed of Shelby enthusiast's, like myself, many of whom might not yet even own a Shelby car, but desire the Shelby merchandise, etc. That is where a good deal of future $$$ are, and money talks.
It can be a mistake for a Corporation, no matter how great or popular it is at the time, to leave it's "roots" enthusiasts behind, as these phenomenon's generally all flow an ebb and tide, but I would venture to say if you SAAC folks make enough noise, you will be heard, and strength in numbers is what Shelby Corp. will listen to. It is possible to effect a change or in this case reverse change if you are united in your efforts.
Amy Boylan sounds like a reasonable person, let her know about your feelings en masse, not just through a few Emails.
Doc