...while AC has not been involved with any "World Champion cars" for some years, neither has CS. The last championship I am aware he had any REAL involvement in was 1970 and that was with a Toyota 2000 GT as racing contractor to Toyota USA with his Shelby Racing Company. (BTW, this is the deal that soured the Pete Brock/CS relationship, Brock thought he had the deal done but it was moved to SRC instead)
Also I suggest you research the actual amount of input CS had with the Viper, much like his "advisor" role in the new Ford GT, i.e. limited to signing the royalty checks...
Point ? Neither Shelby nor AC has been directly involved in world class racing for many years (the Shelby Can Am cars don' t really count, they were an SCCA class that was promoted via Dodge's money.) Maserati has not raced since the 1960s and Aston Martin until recently for longer than that, it does not seem to reduce the demand for their cars. Bentley has only now gone racing againg, dormant since the 1930's! Ferrari went through a long, dry spell and yet people still thought their product was worth what they asked....and more!
Investment potential? I wish I still had my cans of CS's Pit Stop Deodorant! They went up, while the chili mix sells at a discount! You pays your money and you takes your chances!
Face it, this issue will never be settled here. It is fought and won on the sales floor. People will vote with their money, and no one makes the wrong choice!
Rick
