Well this thread certainly is getting a lot of attention...
I too have heard mixed stories about the man, but a big block cobra is
still my favorite supercar / muscle car of all time, and has been since
I was about 9 years old. I got interesting in Tigers purely from a cobra
influence....at the time I guess I thought I was getting the poor mans
cobra that I had always heard about....and getting the closest to a real
Shelby that I would ever have.
I agree with Andy, all of this issue really takes the fun out of it for
me. I know Ol' Shel has done some dirty underhanded stuff in the name of
business...ive even heard that when you donate 100 bucks to his
childrens foundation about 4 bucks of it actually goes to the
cause...and the rest gets swallowed up in paperwork....(assumably to
him). But all of this is rumor to me, because I either don't have
access to the info, don't know where to look, that would validate or
debunk this accusation. I do know that most of us have done a few things
we aren't proud of over the years, and when you're a celebrity, those
same things tend to get more attention. I have mixed feelings and don't
know what to think.....but if someome told me john wayne was a child
molester...I don't know that it would make me throw out my copy of rio
bravo.
Btw, I registered my Tiger on there a long time ago, before any of this
discussion had started....thinking it was the cool thing to do. I think
Jeff Howarth asked if there is any harm in doing so...I don't know but I
would like to know.
I sure hope not, cuz I already did.
Cullen
66 Tiger, B382001452
1967 Shell Valley Cobra Replica
67 Chevy Nova pro street
74 Triumph Daytona 500 T100R
1948 Chevy 2 ton cabover
1963 Falcon Ranchero
1991 Mustang lx 5.0, 12.50 daily driver
2003 Chevy Duramax 3/4 Ton HD
1969 Volkswagon Type III Squareback
1974 Volkswagen Type 181 "Thing"
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