SAAC do you belong?

[Jim Maxwell]

I have been a member of SAAC for at least 20 years. The work that the Registrars do to document the history of each and every Shelby is an awesome task and is an incredibly valuable thing for all current AND FUTURE owners. Imagine having to try to track down the individual ownership history, factory records, documents, etc. on your own. Impossible for many of the cars since quite a few prior owners are now doing laps in the clouds. My personal thanks to Ned Scudder for all his efforts over the last 3 1/2 decades!
I have found the early SAAC literature to be an invaluable source of information on Shelbys for all years. I find the more recent Shelby American magazines to be nice publications, but of little help to a fanatic like myself.
The conventions are wonderful. you decide what parts excite you the most and concentrate on those. You want track time? You want literature, collectibles, parts, advice, history, or just to look over more Shelbys than you can possibly digest in the time available? I could spend the entire convention admiring all the cars, including many of the replicas. But I usually get sidetracked talking to all the fascinating stories of the owners. If you live near the site of a national SAAC meet, you owe it to yourself to attend. I'm fortunate that this year's event is 50 miles from my home. I just haven't figured out how to get 4 cars there at once. But I will.
I hope any Club Cobra member will look me up at the convention. If there are open track "parade laps", I will be giving rides, so come by. Last time, the same guy got three rides because everyone else either didn't know it was going on, or didn't ask. If you don't ask, I won't be able to have you enjoy the ride with me. Consider this an open invitation.