[T5owner]

I think it is not really about Team Shelby/CS vs. SAAC, this is rather about clearing/cleaning a brand name that will be used for the next 25/50 years from Ford. A dash board signing representative at conventions is certainly not what should be perceived with the name Shelby in the future if you discuss it in brand recognition terms.

Without a sports car sub-brand Ford needs something for the future. A good deal would be certainly (or maybe has been done) if Ford promised to finance the various fund raising activities for a period of 10 -25 years and bought the name for that. A thing that Shelby would certainly have interest in. For me only this background makes sense for such a "cleaning process" with the tools/weapons choosen.