[Bob Gaines]

Wow ,thank you very much Rod. I couldn't make it to the show and I really wanted to see my old car restored. I hope to see it at this coming May Indiana SAAC Spring Fling. The owner took it on his self to add the 70 black hood stripes . It is a 69 car. The reasoning I believe why he might have done it was that the car with it's Boss engine was a design exercise to check feasibility for a possible 1970 offering. I understand that the car was being built right when it was decided that Shelby production was to cease after the 1969 model year. At that point the car was left in limbo probably unfinised in the corner at the plant .The side stripe for a Aculpulco Blue car would be white not black. I think it would have looked just fine the proper way. It looks good ether way I am just happy to see it done . I will try and dig up some old pictures that I have . On second thought it might be too painful . It was in Mach I trim when I got it.That might be how it was able to get out of the plant by being a wolf dressed in sheeps clothing so to speak.