Shelby Aluminum Block Engine

[GEORGE ANDERSON]

It's been an interesting seven years on Club Cobra....way back on April 10th 1999 I joined this forum.....many changes and many friends...not always positive posts about Gessford Machine but usually friendly ones. We were with the club at the beginning and helped get things rolling along with many other Cobra guys.

The shop has been serving people for fifty years and we're still ticking. We do things our experienced way and serve a really great group of customers. I don't take every job and don't ever claim to be the best at it because you will always find someone better, faster or smarter. We do dyno engines if a customer requires it. We work with many race shops in the midwest and do things they can't do because we have some unique machines and very experienced people. Most of my people have been with me 15 years(poor guys). I do enjoy finding a newer look or something fun to talk about but always have quality at the top of our priority list. I try to deliver on-time and not promise what I can't produce. Calls for motors this time of year requires me to add additional time to the project. The Tractor Puller, Electric Motor, Ethanol plant and Agriculture and trucking diesel engine repairs make life tough so we do what we can and never promise something we can't deliver just to get an order. The Cobra and Eleanor portion of Gessford isn't the volume portion of our business it's the fun part.

I support Shelby and will continue to do so. From 1966 until today I'm a Ford fan and likely always will be. I've spent enough racing seat time in my life and building a Road Course next to the shop seems like a great deal for Gessford and our community. Being a Shelby Automobiles dealer is important to me. Keeping my great Midstates Classic Cars Cobra is a must...I love it and it's built like a Rock and it's what got me interested in Club Cobra.....it's seen so many Run & Guns it could be in the hall of fame for never breaking and always finishing..maybe not the top spot but always there with the other Cobras. Now I enjoy watching others have a great time and my ideas for newer looks are keeping us busy on Cobras and Eleanor projects. Being part of Club Cobra will continue to be an important part of my life. The posts here seem to flow with the changing times and great new people have joined and I wish them all well.
George