[Wicked Quick]

From The CEO & Founder of Wicked Quick:


In the past year, I was fortunate enough to have had the pleasure of meeting the great Carroll Shelby several times at the Shelby home base in Gardena, California. Our last meeting took place in September of last year. Carroll was reviewing our Spring / Summer collection, which we had just launched exclusively at the Kitson Boutiques in California the month prior. As I showed him our blue and white striped denim jacket, which was based on the original racing jackets Shelby had worn during his heyday in the 1960's, his face lit up. A huge smile crossed his face, and the man just beamed excitement as the memories came flooding back. "I love it", he said, and then he eagerly proceeded to try it on and make it his own.

We did extensive research in order to help us create a collection that truly represented Carroll Shelby - what he wore, who he was, the lifestyle he represented. We wanted to be as authentic as possible, and our efforts were not in vain after the genuine and heartfelt response we had from Shelby that September day. With our hand-made jackets and tees, carefully distressed and faded to evoke that nostalgia of the past, we brought him back to his Chicken Farmer roots (they called him "the Chicken Farmer—turned race car driver", and he wore his over-alls in his early racing days). Through all of Shelby's success and fame, he never forgot his Texan roots.

As we walked around the office, talking about what he wore back in his racing days , and the excitement and the lifestyle of his youth, there was no way you could miss the fire in Carroll's belly for his beloved sport. He was energized, as if the 50's and 60's were yesterday, and his career were just beginning.

It was truly a pleasure to have met and worked with this great racing legend. Everyone here at Wicked Quick is saddened by his passing, and we will remain in awe of his remarkable achievements and his contribution to American automotive culture. He worked hard until the very end, and I can't imagine Carroll saying anything other than "Keep Going"!

Rest in Peace, Carroll Shelby. You won't be forgotten.

Tarran Pitschka CEO/ Founder
Wicked Quick