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Maybe you are making t-shirts , tote bags or jackets for enthusiasts. i am willing to trade use of one of my ten Shelby-related paintings for initially a one time cash payment followed by X number of whatever the clothing item is carrying the image of my painting.The work as used on cloting must keep the artist's signature. Send your website address to malibucarart@gmail.com so i can see the merchandise you make and I'll direct you to websites featuring my work, including Mecum Monterey 2022 where one painting sold for $1700...

None of it's mine (I only have artwork made in modern times) , and it seems not all the lots are Shelby but see if you can open the site on Mecum On Time

https://ontime.mecum.com/auction/shelby-american-le-mans-sports-car-racing-collection-220/bidgallery/?utm_campaign=Mecum%20On%20Time&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=243358474&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--U1eFyjDl_ip0qOzCqc0O7oc1QGrtAeMmZImMQJJI_zpR_08U5_-z8FLfsaYaGE3rDup08eHCZGU49RdfaNXWD6gPrxA&utm_content=243358474&utm_source=hs_email

or maybe this title

What's On Time this Week: Shelby American / Le Mans & [NEW!] Formula One Grand Prix

More if only Giugiaro would acknowledge it as his offspring. He has done other one offs (including a Ferrari he owns) and they are always
worth more than the mass produced ones.

But if the original is not around to measure,how would you know how off you are proportionately, even a few inches could make the car look different, and then you went to all the expense for nothing.

There is still another 427 Cobra chassis with an Italian body, still running around in the UK, fortunately that still has the body, which was made for a Fiat 8V Supersonic by Ghia. It was once at a used car lot in Marina Del Rey,CA. That one is worth keeping the body because Fiat 8V Supersonics are collector cars themselves.

I'd research it more but want to know if it ever had an AC Cobra body in the first place, or is it like the Ghia roadster,it had no body? I may have run across the first owner of the Ghia body, a Mrs. Campbell . When I met her I never knew she owned one but read since that the ex-wife of the land speed record Campbell had a Fiat 8V Supersonic that was sent to a junkyard and maybe that's the same car and she knows what happened to it. She lived in the mountains East of Los Angeles but I have yet to look her up

 
   I think it's a crying shame that the  Italian alternate body was not saved as it showed where the Cobra could have gone. Ironically I think the tail was wretched excess with pizza-pie sized taillights and the nose boring but at least it was the Italians adding their two cents worth.

 

   What happened to the Ghia roadster (with lift off hardtop)  body? Well, it probably went into the dumpster in the UK and it would cost maybe $200,000 today  to make a duplicate in aluminum from scratch .And who saved the blueprints? Probably nobody.

   I think if Giugiaro had listed it on his resume (like he did the Mangusta) it would have been worth more in Ghia clothing than it is now with an AC Cobra body. I can see his design input particularly in the side vent, lifted off his Maserati Ghibli design, done at Ghia

   The Mecum history includes several time gaps--but referenced paperwork included in the sale  documents AC Cars invoiced Ford Motor Credit for this order on June 1, 1965 with invoice no. A7948 and that Ghia removed unneeded substructure, installed a body on the car as a styling exercise and displayed it at the Turin Auto Salon.

   When  Gutke got it it was later crashed and the car was cut in half following the crash and that's when  Mike McCluskey,a famed Cobra restorer in Los Angeles,  bought it in the late 1970s. He sold to Larry Dubas for Scott Grissom in 1984 and then later it sold to Steve Forristall in 1986. Forristall sold the car in 1989 to Ted Thomas who rebuilt the chassis, including replacement of the damaged rail.

     The car then went to Cobra Restorers in Kennesaw, Georgia to begin the rebuild.They sent it to  Bruce Kimmons of Kimmons Coachworks in Lake Havasu City, Arizona for completion and installation of a full aluminum body. It finally rolled out into the sunlight in 1993 at SAAC 20 with the words "last comp chassis" written on the nose. It then went to sleep in storage for 14 years, until September 2011 before returning to Cobra Restorers to complete the restoration and a new owner.

    At Kissimmee at th mecum Kissimmee auction on Jan. 14th, 2023 , it sold for a high bid of $660,000
 (corrected 1-23-23)

When i was at the Petersen Museum 100th Anniversary of Shelby show a resident of the Inland Empire said they were having a Shelby show at a dealer near Rancho Cucamonga in April? I neglected to write down which dealer. any clues?  Thanx

Event took place despite weather predictions. The sun even shined for awhile. About 50 Shelby-related cars at least--a whole row of Cobras though most were replicas from Superformance. One real one was Bruce Meyers own very early Cobra. Bruce is head of the Museum. Around 10 am or so  some former Shelby employees took the stage and talked 'bout old times. There were two '65 or '66 GT350s, one GT40 (that seemed to have a  modern engine) Glad everyone braved the rain where they started from to get to the sunny roof of the Petersen museum parking structure. Especially liked seeing whole families attend....those kidlets are the future Shelby fans....

At 8:31 am Friday weather prediction for los angeles is 100% rain saturday but cloudy and sunny sunday.On the other hand bright sun Friday so that's a good omen

The words ff their press release:
Carroll Shelby Centennial Celebration & Car Show

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023
Time: 9:00AM- 3:00PM
Location: 19021 S. Figueroa St. Gardena, CA 90248

Join the official Carroll Shelby Centennial Celebration hosted by Carroll Shelby International on Saturday, January 14, 2023, in So Cal. We will honor the 100th birthday of the legend with a morning filled with great cars and prestigious people.

Don't miss meeting Carroll Shelby's grandson, CSI board member Aaron Shelby, and Shelby American President Gary Patterson as they unveil a special anniversary Shelby vehicle. You can tour the Snake Pit, Shelby HQ and the Original Venice Crew Shop, park your car in the cruise-in, and enjoy free coffee and donuts as you gaze on the amazing vehicles. The Carroll Shelby Foundation will conduct a silent auction and several Shelby legends are expected to attend.

LA SAAC invites Shelby and Ford-powered performance vehicles to be part of their judged car show. A portion of the proceeds from the car show will benefit the Carroll Shelby Foundation and participants will receive a commemorative gift package.

You will not want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime event"

Note weather forecast is for rain; the next day is a Shelby Cruise In at the Petersen Museum about 20 miles to the North