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Long-time SAAC friend, Bill Whitley, is looking for some help completing his SAAC-44 Photo Collection...

Can some eagle-eyed Forum folks identify each of these cars from SAAC-44?

Real or replica? CSX numbers needed.

SAAC HQ Facebook page has over 20,000 followers with interest in all things Shelby.

Let us help promote any upcoming SAAC Regional Activity by creating an event on that page.

This is the info that we need to create and post an Event notice for you.


Simply send the appropriate info as shown in the image above (with a good photo if you have one) to pitcrew@saac,com .. with a Subject of "FB Event"
...and we'll get it online for you.

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To All Members, I hope you can join the meet up tomorrow , ,
10 a.m. Sunday, Jul 28th at the Dunkin Donuts at 4025 Hempstead Turnpike, Bethpage,
It just west of the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway on Hempstead Turnpike

We see some turmoil here.. and that's distressing.

Let's try and set this state of things straight. I do not want to pontificate with a long dialog.. just want to get us calibrated.

We all at HQ have been quite preoccupied with the pre and post convention work for SAAC-44.
(...which I might add was a very successful event, on many levels.. thanks to the hundreds of hours of work by many.)

It might be good to state why we have this Forum in the first place.
It was designed 11 years ago to be a place where our SAAC family can gather and interact online.

It was always meant to be cordial, casual and informative. A place to ask tech questions, sell a car, buy a part.. or just chat with other like-minded people. It also grew to be a place for Regional Clubs to have a place to communicate, without requiring them to have their own forum or website.
It has always been open to SAAC members and non-members alike.

And.. it has always been moderated with the presumption that everyone is a grown-up and can play nicely. No heavy handed lifeguard... just intervention when things go off the asphalt.
There are no multi-page complex rules to play here... again, we are all grown-ups.
You will find trouble here is you violate some simple rules...

• obscenity
• threatening of legal or physical action
• personally attacking another forum member.

Pretty simple and straightforward?

Most of the posting areas relate to car topics and details; we have the Lounge for social and/or off car-topic posts.
It is really hard to break these rules.  11 years has proven that we, as a group, are quite good at self policing.
No one can deny that any reported post or action has not gone unnoticed or not dealt with in a civil manner. We have not had to ban anyone in many years and issues are dealt with as they arise.

It is very important to note that .. any Forum is ONLY AS GOOD as its members. We have quite a collection of people who are the best in the hobby as far as knowledge, tenure, enthusiasm and willingness to share.
We need these folks to balance out the newbies and the visitors looking in earnest to learn.
It's our job at HQ to provide the best venue for this.. so we allow all corners of the hobby to be discussed...within the simple guidelines above.

-to be continued-

Did you take a bucket of top-notch photos at SAAC-44? ...many did.

This is a call to submit your photos for inclusion in the upcoming Shelby American article on SAAC-44.

Send them to the Editorial Office at SAAC HQ

PLEASE.. no email.. submit by mail using a memory stick or burn them to a disc.
(Hi-res images, when emailed in bulk, will blow out the HQ inbox)

Mail to:

Rick Kopec - SAAC HQ
P.O. Box 788
Sharon, CT 06069-0788

By popular request, we have added the ability to pre-purchase Single Day passes for any day at SAAC-44 during Online Registration
Especially offered for folks that only have Saturday to attend, or just want to attend a single day or only enter the Car Show, the per person pass will be honored for admission.

No need to specify which day you would like; passes will be surrendered upon entry on any day.

They have the same walk-up daily fee of $20.00. Tickets will be will-call at the Registration Tent.

http://saac44.com/registration/

Lee Holman of Holman Moody will join us at SAAC-44 as a Featured Speaker and Celebrity Judge.

Lee Holman was literally born into the high-stakes business of racing, Holman & Moody having been cofounded in 1956 by his father, John, and the early stock car racing legend Ralph Moody. For years, they ran Ford's de facto factory NASCAR team, and then branched out into international competition. Lee is fully versed in the intrigues, politics and dizzying finances that accompanied Henry Ford II's mission to beat Ferrari at Le Mans.
A Holman & Moody GT40 Mark II was one of the three that attempted to stage a dead heat for first in the 1966 race. Before that, Lee was sent to work with Alan Mann Racing after it took over the Cobra Daytona coupe program in Europe from Shelby American.
Holman & Moody also prepped the team of Ford Falcons that contested major European rallies before the team headed to Le Mans.

To Pre-Order the 1966 Registry click here:

https://saac-stuff.myshopify.com/products/leaf-spring-cobra-registry-5th-edition-2019

REGISTER BY MAIL...
For those that do not want to use the Online Registration....

Some have expressed concern over using Credit Cards online.. for those folks, we have included a way to manually register by mail

Download the form HERE— Register by Mail

Call for Volunteers

Time for a shout-out to the collective talent.. looking for folks that are willing to donate a few hours (or more) to make SAAC-44 a success.

We are looking for help in these areas:

• Registration - all days
• SAAC HQ tent and Merchandise Sales - all days
• Paddock Marshalls - parking and load-in
• Event Setup - Social (Thurs) and Dinner (Friday)
• Parade laps- all days
• Car Show Setup - Saturday
• 1969 Group photo coordinator

plus... Various un-assigned helper slots, as required.

Drop an e-mail to: pitcrew@saac.com with your preferences and willingness to help the team.

Did you buy a Cobra or Shelby as an original owner during the 1962-1970 time frame?

Will you be at SAAC-44?

If so, contact pitcrew@saac.com

We want to hear your story... send a brief synopsis.

You do NOT have to still own the car.... just be the one who bought it first.

Thanks

The SAAC-44 website is open for your review. Click here---> www.saac44.com


Additional info and exact schedules will be added as they become available.
If you like, follow SAAC on Twitter for update notices ---> @saachq

ONLINE Registration is also open..thanks for your patience... use the REGISTER link on saac44.com --->  http://saac44.com/registration/

Login with your Motorsportsreg account.. or create a new FREE account.



Questions or issues: e-mail  pitcrew@saac.com

The latest issue of The Shelby American, Spring 2019, is online in the Members Only website

Great News! The 2019 Edition of the 1965 Registry is now available for pre-order.


1965 SHELBY REGISTRY – 2019 EDITION.

(Note This a pre-order. Books are still in production, and will not be mailed until the end of February)

Softbound, printed February, 2019.

224 pages with 416 pictures – most of them in color. Also includes updated owner listing, updated individual history of every car, serial number information, accurate production figures, production changes, explanation of options with statistical breakdown, stripe dimensions, mechanical specifications and breakdown of dealer sales.

This is the first of the new 5th Edition SAAC Registries. Each one will be printed as a separate book. There will be eight in all, to be printed in this order: 1965 Shelby, Leaf Spring Cobra, '66 Shelby, Coil Spring Cobra, 1967 Shelby, 1968 Shelby, 1968-70 Shelby, Ford GT40. Print runs will be relatively small and we expect them to sell out quickly. Second printings, if undertaken, will not be immediate so our suggestion is to get a copy now. You will not be disappointed.

Includes SAAC's famous 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Or Your Money Back offer: if we're not 100% satisfied with your money we guarantee we will send it back.

US Postage is $7.50
Canada Postage is $26.00
All other locations, postage is $33.00

PLACE YOUR ORDER here---->  https://saacstuff.com/collections/saac-shelby-and-cobra-registries/products/1965-shelby-mustang-registry-5th-edition

First Call.. Attention ALL 1965 GT350 owners

Now is the time to update your vehicle data with the SAAC 1965 Registrar.

The 2018/2019 update process is now in session, in anticipation of the single-year publication of The 1965 Shelby Registry, scheduled for late 2019.


Please use the online form for updating data and ownership info...


Send your CURRENT COLOR Photo (and any historical past photos) to our Editorial Office--

saac@saac.com

For clarification or discussion, contact:

1965 SHELBY REGISTRAR:
Howard Pardee
saachp@snet.net

It is also worth reminding all SAAC members to be on the lookout for 1965 cars at shows and cruise-ins...
...many new owners may not have submitted their data and are not aware of this process.

Ask them..  Tell them...  Leave a note on their windshield... "Get your data to the Registrar!"

The Board of Directors of SAAC held an in-person meeting last Saturday in Connecticut. The purpose was to review the strategy for the future of SAAC.

The meeting began on Friday night and carried through mid day Saturday. Lots of ideas and discussion, something that the board tries to do at the conventions but never really finds the time to sit and throw ideas around with all the demands of running the convention. The Registrars attended on Saturday.

The preservation and protection of the history of these important cars remains the mission of SAAC.  To carry out that mission, SAAC will begin to publish Registries on a single model year or type, publishing the printed Registries on a more frequent basis that in the past. The objective will be a model year new registry every twelve months, give or take. The format will be like the current SAAC Annual, a soft bound book that will contain the history and story of the model and its development, including all new information obtained since last publication, combined with individual car histories and color photos of as many chassis as we can obtain.

We outlined a schedule of publication and are off and running. Stay tuned and gather your best color photos

This topic has been moved to CSX 2000 Series.

http://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=2756.0

This topic has been moved to Cars For Sale.

http://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=2435.0