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Originally Posted by mrmustang
Great article, but I'm sorry to say, I'm also embarrassed for him with some of the comments (bordering on ignorant) he made within.
Bill S.
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Bill and all.
Please note that Lance sent all of the dealers an email with a link to the Forbes article. He also made us aware that they misquoted and made factual errors in the story. As a rule journalists do not share the story with the interviewed prior to publication so there is no opportunity to give corrections or resolve misunderstanding.
While Lance is very positive on the product, he knows what it is and what it is not. It is not an "original Shelby" and we do not represent the product as such. It IS a "Shelby licensed product" (as are some other items) and in the case of the 289 MK II a virtual duplicate to the original with allowances for available materials and parts as well as numerous improvements which the Hi Tech built Shelby cars also feature.
Also some of the cars pictured are "Shelby's" as Hillbank is also a Shelby dealer. I an sure the reporter did not understand or notice the difference. This is not a case of lance trying to confuse people as to what is a "Shelby" and what is a "Superformance"
I am certain that Lance would not have approved the terminology used by the Forbes writer if he had the opportunity to do so.
Let's cut him some slack......