If the myth is Shelby had a dozen HiPo motors in a warehouse, why does the build sheet note the .030 overbore and all the aftermarket engine parts? Find it hard to believe he was storing used engines for close to 20 years.
Which is why I added "next to the 50 Cobra chassis" comment. The original photo when the deal was announced showed CS & Brunk standing next to a new motor in a crate.
There were a couple members of COCOA who idolized Brunk. We got glowing reports each meeting on the cars. They realized they were backing the wrong horse when Brunk screwed them working on their own car.
I got a call after Brunk had gone blind and shut down the business. A guy was looking to sue him for restoration work. His replacing the floor pans amounted to gluing down the carpet and putting a heavy coat of undercoating in the bottom.