I was able to tag along with Bruce and his wife Lynn and daughter Holly when they met Carroll Shelby. My knees were weak as The Man came down off the back of the stage to meet Holly. I stood back to get a few photos.
Bruce introduces Mr. Shelby to Lynn:
Mr. Shelby meets Holly. He placed his hand on Holly's shoulder as though they were war buddies and he asked Holly, "Which one?" meaning which organ had she had transplanted. Holly replied, "My heart" and Mr. Shelby replied "Me too." Someone mentioned the term "tear jerker" and I have to admit that's exactly what it was. When Mr. Shelby put his hand on Holly's shoulder and said "Which one?" in his wonderful Texas drawl, I could feel my knees get weak. It was all over in about two minutes but it was a great moment.
Whatever "issues" may or may not exist with this car, it was the absolute highlight of the event for me. I first read about this car 30 years ago in a used copy of the Feb. 1968 Road & Track and thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen--Shelby's personal twin-turbo 427 driver. My heart skipped a beat when we walked in on Friday and I saw the car. Bruce can tell you that I excitedly blabbed on and on about the car for about five minutes. Five million may be ridiculous to some but seeing Mr. Shelby's smile when the car hammered on Saturday was priceless.
