Special Cars at SAAC-36
There are always a number of unique, rare or special cars at every convention but sometimes they get lost in the mix of all the other cars that are there. If we get a good photo of one of these cars and we put it in The Shelby American magazine convention report, there’s always someone who sees it and says, “Hey—I never saw that car there!”
First of all, you have to be there. Second, you have to be alert. These special cars aren’t usually parked in a long row with signs highlighting each one. No, you sometimes have to poke around to find them. But when you do, it’s like finding a nugget of gold in your pan full of sand.
If you’re prospecting at SAAC-36 there will be four or five of the new, GT40 MK IV continuation cars there..
If you want to see what's new from Shelby American, stop by their exhibit and treat yourself to the cars on display - a 2011 SuperSnake, the white and blue GT350 and the newly unveiled 2012 GT-350 Convertible.
There will be at least 4 original R-Models; Dick Smith’s 427 Cobra, CSX3035, the 1967 SCCA National Champion; CSX3011, the competition car Elvis Presley drove in “Spinout”; one of Lee Holman’s GT40 MK II continuation cars; ‘65 GT350 #12, a freshly-restored pre-production prototype.
Catch the Mustang notchback Tom Yeager won the ‘66 VIR Trans-Am race in...back at the same venue 45 years later.
That’s just a short list. There will be more. Just remember: the convention won’t come to you. You have to come to it!
See you at SAAC-36