rumor control--has SAAC lost its use of Shelby name?

[shelby racer]

Originally Posted by Excaliber

You know, when you consider the BIG picture (USA) were a pretty small group of enthusiasts. Team Shelby, in conjunction with FORD, is looking for a much bigger slice of the entire USA population to sell product to, in that regard, the voices here are miniscule. I'm sure they've 'worked the numbers' and pissing off a few enthusiasts is OK when you stand to gain so many more 'newbies' along the way. It was mentioned on another site that the 'package' you recieve when joining Team Shelby is not yet complete, guess that means Ford logos instead of Shelby logos for now, whatever...

I suspect Team Shelby will thrive, prosper and grow MUCH bigger than SAAC could have ever hoped for, I think it's gonna be HUGE, thats reality as I see it. SAAC will diminish along the way and with time. And there aint nothing we can do about it in the long run.

What made this a 'water shed' event for me personally, and has soured me BIG TIME on Shelby, was the way they treated SAAC along the way. There was no call for that, even Amy B. was unaware of the dastardly deeds taking place behind her back. For the time being I'm referring to MY ERA as an AC replica, at least for now I really want to remove myself from being associated with Shelby.

You are right. It is the same reason enthusiasts don't get to participate in focus groups - even if it is a performance model (or at least so said some one from Ford). Life will go on as it always has for the vast majority of us. It is just sad (IMO) that apparently the people who are making the decisions and who ultimately interact with us the most really don't care about us. More qudos to Amy for being willing to talk to us since she ends up taking the heat for things for which she is not responsible.

As far as my Team Shelby package being incomplete and to be corrected late (which would have been absolutely fine with me), no it is complete as far as they are concerned. If you want what you were promised, or anything else for that matter - that will cost extra. Funny, I seem to remember some statement from Team Shelby that it was form to better serve the enthusiasts needs.

IMHO it is not if mistakes are made occasionally, it is all in how they are handled. It is not about swag, it is about attitude.