Wow!!!! this guy is unbelieveable, for his age he is very spry and witty, it was great to spend some time with him on our own,we talked with him and his significant other for awhile. he signed my 2 diecast cars,3 hats and a picture of himself i've had hanging in my basement, the pix was the best, it said "thank's Mike your friend Carroll Shelby". which i thought was great as most all the time he just signs his name,I later found out maybe why he did this. His lady friend liked the mini sharpie i had that was able to be hung around your neck, of course i gave it to her thinking as i did, how retarded that must be. But to my amazement she and Carroll thought it was the greatest thing in the world. it was really great to meet another living legend and be recieved like a old long time friend. What a week i've had!!!!!!:thumbsup

 

That's great!!!

Where did you get to meet him?

 

at the EAA fly inn at Oshkosh Wisc.

 

I'm jealous.

 

As I said before, you are VERY lucky!

 

Okay, be honest, which of you is responsible for that shamefully limp fish...

 

Very Cool!!!!

 

That is awesome!!!!

 

I know somebody who went to that this last week. Fly his own plane up there. Maybe he'll come back with an autograph too!

 

That's one of my dreams, to meet Carroll Shelby, but I dont know if thats gonna happen. That's the EAA show that like 3 planes crashed at?

 

You'll remember that forever! Awesome!

 

Well, that's one of my life goals. I sure hope he lasts long enough for me to meet him. There is a museum near me in Boulder with an incredible collection of original Cobras and GT40s. Carroll and most of the surviving team Cobra drivers go there every December for a banquet and sign autographs. It's $120 a person to get in, but I'll be there this year if he still is. If he sits in my car and signs the dash, that car will never be sold.

http://www.shelbyamericancollection.org/index.html

 

That is awesome. Congratulations

 

Hey Jim, that 2nd picture, where you can see the blue GT40 with #73 on it. That car was originally owned by my father's friend. He owned it for almost 40 years. He routinely drove it to cruise nights (where everyone who didn't know him, said it was a kitcar! Little did they know it was the oldest GT40 in exsistance, and the 1st to finish a race and win a race for Ford). He sold it (to my complete suprise) as a car broker reached his unnegotiable price. Can't blame him though (he's in his mid 80's) I do miss that car. Got to sit in it many times. I'm just glad it went to the right owners, and is in good hands!

 

considering the guy must carry sharpies around with him all day, wearing one around the neck is probably enticing.

 

Wow, what a lucky guy!

 

ConGrats!

 

It's always neat to have the story behind the car, Jeff. Thanks. The museum is a near-religious experience when you think of the history of the cars. I was offended at first to see the Ferrari in there, until I read the placard and saw the picture of Carroll piloting that very car to a win in the late 50's. I really envy Coop's experience, though. Seeing the cars is one thing, but seeing the Man is another.

 

Looks like at least two crashed........

The bright spots were marred by the death of North Dakota pilot Gerald Beck, whose was killed when P-51 Mustang collided with another plane Friday on the north/south runway at Wittman Regional Airport.