Greetings from SE Michigan
Hello to everyone. I have been involved in the car hobby for many years. I grew up in Dearborn and had some great experiences with the new (THEN) Mustang. Always had a sweet spot for the cars of Carroll. Was told a number of times to stop buying the regular Mustangs and get on board with the Shelby cars. Did I listen? What do you think.
I have had BOSS 351's, '64 Galaxies w/428 & tripower, 1970 1/2 Falcons with 429 SCJ motors, 2011 GT500 Shelby, '86 SVO Mustang. After 36 years I retired from Ford. You were wondering why I had all those Fords?
I had been looking for a clone Shelby. I have traveled all over and back looking at them. In over 25 years I never saw one that rang my bell. Untill, I came across the '66 GT350 Clone that I have now. I found it in 2011 and couldn't believe my eyes. I had seen it before but always thought it was real and therefore out of my budget. I felt like an idiot when I saw the car and realized it was a clone. The prior owner had it for 15 yerars. He did some of the work and some was done by others. It was done exactly the way I would have done it.
The body is all original from California. It is arrow straight and a real joy to own and drive. When I looked at it I was really impressed and giving thought to pulling the trigger. Then I opened the hood and there it was. A Paxton. My dreams had been answered. It was everything and more than what I wanted. Pulled the trigger and haven't looked back once.
I sent the Paxton to Mr. Conley at Paradise Wheels. He went throught the Paxton and made sure everything was ship shape. I did some underhood detailing to make it true to the 66 line.
Not being satisified with one supercharger I had to have another. For my Christmas present to myself last year I bought a 2003 Cobra Terminator Convertible. It is a 10th anniversary unit with 10 K on the clock.
I will be lurking around the forum. Always have questions. Look forward to joining in when I can.
Jerry O