Rande,
Were you aware that Mr Shelby recieved $5.00 for every tiger built? Or
that he offered to produce the Tiger for Rootes? In my opinion it is a
Shelby car yet on the fringe. Shelby did the engineering upon which the
rootes factory built the cars. It is a Hybrid just as much as a Cobra. Do
you think he would sign Tigers if he didn't feel that they were a part of
his history?
My 2 cents
Bill Martin
On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Rande Bellman wrote:
> Let's give credit where its due.
>
> My understanding is that Shelby built the Bill Carroll prototype that
> Ian Garrad road tested and drove before shipping it to Rootes for the
> eventualy project OK.
>
> Is it a Shelby car. Does it belong in the Shelby registry. Not a chance.
>
> Does mention of the prototype as well as Shelbys involvement in Tiger
> racing belong in a book of Shelby history. Yes, and personally, let's be
> even handed about it and mention that his company had developed 260's
> for the Tiger LeMans effort while developing 289's for his own. That
> information is available to Tiger folks, but how many Shelby fans know
> it?
>
> I'm waiting for an updated Shelby history including this and the old/new
> Cobra 427 disinformation period for a more balanced view of Shelby
> lore.I'll be looking for history, not a hymnal.
>
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