Ummmmm...yeah, sure.

[shucky]

Actually, Shucky, Mr. Shelby is here quite often. He was very interested in the development of his Shelby II and other projects.

Wheelman; Actually, the seller misspelled his name TWICE. It's CaRRoll Shelby. But beyond the spelling the sig is nothing like the real Carroll Shelby's. I just don't like seeing stuff being sold with phony claims that cost ignorant buyers more than it should.

Oh yeah? How do you know he is at his Las Vegas facility very often? Do you work there?

[shucky]

Well, the '67 mustang in the pic is no Shelby, nor even a halfway decent representation. No offense to the builder, but Carrol Shelby would look at that and be as kind as possible by saying "Sorry, I'm not putting my name on that thing." I'm pretty sure that sig is waaaay off, too.

His speed shop is not far from me. I've been tempted to take a few of my Shelby diecasts out to see if I could get them signed but I think he gets far too many requests. I'd love to have his sig on my Camee and Christee Edelbrock GT-350's....and maybe across the trunk of my 1/12 #98 Cobra racer. Or, maybe the top of each of the 1/12 Revell Gt-350's sitting on my shelf collecting dust. At least they are Shelby models. He gets around but I'm not so sure he does a lot of signing.

Nevermind, by the sound of this message you've never even been there. Its not a "speed shop" and if you were "tempted" to take your diecasts there to see if you could get them signed you clearly have not been there and have no knowledge of the facility or how to obtain his autograph.

[deja-view]

Geez, Shucky (Mike);

I don't know what you're getting so snippy about. I have friends who work at the raceway...which is a literal stone's throw away if you didn't know...and friends who are at his facility often. My #3 son races out there, and his best friend is a test driver for a magazine that rates new cars, so I'm privy to a lot of info about who's doing what on the car scene (or, used to be because I just don't have the time anymore). I used to go out there on Friday's before we'd use the dragstrip in the evening and latenight.

When he first built the facility and got to work on the new Shelby II I called one of his assistants to talk about doing some signatures for charity because I was very active in the local community and education system. The response that I got was positive at the time, but I was stricken with health issues that have kept me homebound most of the time, so I never made it back out there to see him or her. I do have friends here who could probably just take a piece to him and get the sigs, but I don't do that...especially just for myself. They do enough for me and my family already, so I don't "over-ask". I don't need to fill the air with BS if that's what you're upset about. I was an elected State official for years, and was well ingrained in the political, business, and education communites for 30+ years. Las Vegas is a big "small town", and it's not hard to become acquainted with guys like Shelby or anyone else if you take the time.

Anyway, the point is that the alleged signature is NOT Carroll Shelby's and people who make false claims like that for personal gain need to be exposed. I'm sure Mr. Shelby would agree.

Edited February 23, 2012 by deja-view