[Durt]

This thread has been up long enough & generated enough heat, I would have to assume that unless he's living in a bubble, Mr. Shelby has had ample opportunity to take some initiative on a personal level, if only to make a phone call to wish Dwayne well.
I find it ironic that the guy who signs anything casting a shadow for a donation to his 'foundation' - a guy who knows first hand what it's like to be staring mortality in the face has, so far, been conspicuously in absentia.
I think there are any number of helpful, hopeful gestures that could be offered that wouldn't cost anyone a dime while waiting for the car to be completed (or not.)
Then again, since the Kirkham's efforts were rebuffed, I suppose that scenario is naive to the extreme.