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[frydguy79]

Taxfree, on 11 June 2011 - 03:42 AM, said:

Which region does Nebraska reside in?

uh that would be the Northern Plains Region,,  Welcome

how are things in Grand Island?

[Taxfree]

frydguy79, on 11 June 2011 - 05:17 AM, said:

uh that would be the Northern Plains Region,,  Welcome

how are things in Grand Island?

I know....stupid question. The internet over here is terrible. sometimes the entire page appears sometimes they don't. By over here I mean Kosovo. I'm currently deployed.....again....I haven't seen grand Island since January. I hope it's not flooded.

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Hey Taxfree. I am a new Shelby owner too (2008 SGT coupe). I am near Omaha Nebraska. My wife and I drove right by Grand Island on I-80 on the way back from California. What color GT500 did you get.  Did the dealer bring the car to your house?  You should be excited.  What a car. The Shelbys are better than you even imagine.  Maybe I will catch you at a show and shine or something.

I work right on the banks of the Missouri river here in Omaha, and the river is four feet over flood stage. The levee is built well , but many are worried about storm water back-up that could really mess things up. Many have spent big dollars to prevent that. The National Gaurd is patroling the levee.

[Taxfree]

2+2, on 24 June 2011 - 12:07 PM, said:

Hey Taxfree. I am a new Shelby owner too (2008 SGT coupe). I am near Omaha Nebraska. My wife and I drove right by Grand Island on I-80 on the way back from California. What color GT500 did you get.  Did the dealer bring the car to your house?  You should be excited.  What a car. The Shelbys are better than you even imagine.  Maybe I will catch you at a show and shine or something.

I work right on the banks of the Missouri river here in Omaha, and the river is four feet over flood stage. The levee is built well , but many are worried about storm water back-up that could really mess things up. Many have spent big dollars to prevent that. The National Gaurd is patroling the levee.

I'm currently deployed (with the NE Army Guard) but should be home soon. The dealership did deliver the car by trailer from Lincoln so that was nice. I am beyond excited....obsessed is probably a better term. My wife was kind enough to get all the arrangements made to get it home for me. It's titled and tagged and waiting to be driven. My wife doesn't drive a stick so it will sit till I get back. It is a 2012 SVT, Ingot Silver with Colorado red stripes. I am looking forward to getting out to some meets. I will be taking out to MPH in Hastings NE to play with it. It's only 20 minutes away from Grand Island. I'm very excited. Nice to meet you, hope to see you around!

[frydguy79]

Taxfree, on 24 June 2011 - 02:23 PM, said:

I'm currently deployed (with the NE Army Guard) but should be home soon. The dealership did deliver the car by trailer from Lincoln so that was nice. I am beyond excited....obsessed is probably a better term. My wife was kind enough to get all the arrangements made to get it home for me. It's titled and tagged and waiting to be driven. My wife doesn't drive a stick so it will sit till I get back. It is a 2012 SVT, Ingot Silver with Colorado red stripes. I am looking forward to getting out to some meets. I will be taking out to MPH in Hastings NE to play with it. It's only 20 minutes away from Grand Island. I'm very excited. Nice to meet you, hope to see you around!

you will have a blast @ MPH!!
i have a silver red stripe 2012 sitting on my showroom floor ,, it's a awsome color combo

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You might as well test your car out  while it is still under warranty. I dont drive my cars super hard anymore. I am getting to old to be working on them all the time. I would rather spend my time washing my Shelby than fixing a breakdown from racing. I am happy just looking like I am going fast.  Wait until that first time you wash and wax your GT500. My favorite part is cleaning the trunk deck around the Shelby letters.  You will see. Its like Wow this is our Shelby.

    Was your car on the showroom floor, or did you order it?. I would like to hear about when you drive it for the first time.  And for sure we have to run into each other at a car show or something. I am already thinking about going to next years Shelbyfest in Herman Missouri. That is not a bad drive. I wonder how many from this Region went this year.

   The Gaurd I talked to on the Omaha levee tonight were Air Gaurd from Lincoln Nebraska. They where driving a four passenger four wheeler. Our parking lot got flooded and the road was three feet under water.. Good thing the SGT was safe at home in the stable.

[Taxfree]

frydguy79, on 24 June 2011 - 02:37 PM, said:

you will have a blast @ MPH!!
i have a silver red stripe 2012 sitting on my showroom floor ,, it's a awsome color combo

Looking forward to spending some time at MPH. As for the color combination all I can say is GO BUCKEYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Taxfree]

2+2, on 27 June 2011 - 12:16 AM, said:

You might as well test your car out  while it is still under warranty. I dont drive my cars super hard anymore. I am getting to old to be working on them all the time. I would rather spend my time washing my Shelby than fixing a breakdown from racing. I am happy just looking like I am going fast.  Wait until that first time you wash and wax your GT500. My favorite part is cleaning the trunk deck around the Shelby letters.  You will see. Its like Wow this is our Shelby.

    Was your car on the showroom floor, or did you order it?. I would like to hear about when you drive it for the first time.  And for sure we have to run into each other at a car show or something. I am already thinking about going to next years Shelbyfest in Herman Missouri. That is not a bad drive. I wonder how many from this Region went this year.

   The Gaurd I talked to on the Omaha levee tonight were Air Gaurd from Lincoln Nebraska. They where driving a four passenger four wheeler. Our parking lot got flooded and the road was three feet under water.. Good thing the SGT was safe at home in the stable.

I put money down on it in October 2010 to secure a slot to order it when the order guide was released. The dealership put the order in sometime in January with the request that it not be delivered until July 2011 due to my deployed status. It arrived at the dealership on March 18th 2011. It has since been delivered to my house by trailer.  It has 20 miles on it which makes me wonder if they played with it a little bit. Most of the new, still on the lot Shelby's seem to have between 7 and 10 miles. Oh-well, it's under warranty right. August 11th will be my first drive. My wife is afraid she will never see me again once I leave the driveway    

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August 11 th will be an exciting day for you. Now you make sure your wife and daughter are number one. Then after you take care of that,  I am sure your wife will be as excited as you to show you your Shelby. Does it get any better than this?   You are living large, soak it all in.  Kind of a reward for you and your family for a job well done.

The dealer in California where I went to pick up my 08'  SGT , brought it out to the airport to pick us up. I will never forget when I saw it the first time.WOW.  I had seen in person both the  white and black 07' SGT's, and even grabber orange and black barrett-jackson 08'  SGT's, but never seen a vista blue one. Turned out better than I hoped it would be. Wait until that first time you realize you are driving your Shelby. Everone keep calling the car "the new member of the family"

      Make sure you tell us all about that day and post some pictures if you can.. How many miles of normal driving is advised before you go to the track?  In September there is a Mustang show in Omaha, maybe you need to take " Buckeye" out for a weekend drive. And NO you are not going to put buckeye leaf stickers on it. I am sure the local Omaha mustang club that is putting on the show would be happy to see Team Shelby cars there.

      Here is a picture of our 2008 Shelby GT, Automatic, navigation, HID headlights. The picture is taken in Malibu California not far from where I bought it. And yes my wife does drive it.  Go Huskers !

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[Taxfree]

2+2, on 09 July 2011 - 12:00 PM, said:

August 11 th will be an exciting day for you. Now you make sure your wife and daughter are number one. Then after you take care of that,  I am sure your wife will be as excited as you to show you your Shelby. Does it get any better than this?   You are living large, soak it all in.  Kind of a reward for you and your family for a job well done.

The dealer in California where I went to pick up my 08'  SGT , brought it out to the airport to pick us up. I will never forget when I saw it the first time.WOW.  I had seen in person both the  white and black 07' SGT's, and even grabber orange and black barrett-jackson 08'  SGT's, but never seen a vista blue one. Turned out better than I hoped it would be. Wait until that first time you realize you are driving your Shelby. Everone keep calling the car "the new member of the family"

      Make sure you tell us all about that day and post some pictures if you can.. How many miles of normal driving is advised before you go to the track?  In September there is a Mustang show in Omaha, maybe you need to take " Buckeye" out for a weekend drive. And NO you are not going to put buckeye leaf stickers on it. I am sure the local Omaha mustang club that is putting on the show would be happy to see Team Shelby cars there.

      Here is a picture of our 2008 Shelby GT, Automatic, navigation, HID headlights. The picture is taken in Malibu California not far from where I bought it. And yes my wife does drive it.  Go Huskers !

Beautiful car....and scenery. As for the buckeye leaf stickers. I put one on my flight helmet and had to go down to Fort Rucker, Alabama for additional flight training a couple years ago. Once I arrived I turned in my flight gear (helmet and all) in  for an annual inspection. I was called into the Commanders office about two hours later because they thought that the Buckeye leaf stickers were marijuana leaf stickers. They didn't believe me until I pulled a picture up on his computer to show them. Anyhow, no Buckeye stickers on the car because I don't want people to think I am a pothead or something. My wife is not as excited as I am. We are going to take the car to South Dakota for a few days while I'm on leave. The manual suggests 1000 miles before tracking the car. I should just about have that knocked out with the trip. I will miss the Omaha Mustang show in Sept. I have to come back here for a bit. Maybe next year. I will be posting more pics as soon as I can figure out how to compress them. My Wife will also be driving mine. We are going to buy her a cheap car with a stick to learn in. Then she can drive it. Take Care!

[Taxfree]

2+2, on 24 June 2011 - 12:07 PM, said:

Hey Taxfree. I am a new Shelby owner too (2008 SGT coupe). I am near Omaha Nebraska. My wife and I drove right by Grand Island on I-80 on the way back from California. What color GT500 did you get.  Did the dealer bring the car to your house?  You should be excited.  What a car. The Shelbys are better than you even imagine.  Maybe I will catch you at a show and shine or something.

I work right on the banks of the Missouri river here in Omaha, and the river is four feet over flood stage. The levee is built well , but many are worried about storm water back-up that could really mess things up. Many have spent big dollars to prevent that. The National Gaurd is patroling the levee.

Is your 65 Orange? If you had it at the all Ford show in Lincoln today I think my Uncle snapped a picture of it.

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Are you going up to Mt. Rushmore ?   Go see it at night for the lighting.  Your wife will love riding in the Shelby.

  I was not at the Mustang show in Lincoln today. I still have levee flood watch here along the mighty Missouri.

Here is a picture of my 65' fastback.    Here is how I resize my pictures.      Go to Paint   - file  - open the picture     click on image at top bar  select resize/skew    change sized to what works like 50 percent. then rename and save it.

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[Taxfree]

2+2, on 09 July 2011 - 03:40 PM, said:

Are you going up to Mt. Rushmore ?   Go see it at night for the lighting.  Your wife will love riding in the Shelby.

  I was not at the Mustang show in Lincoln today. I still have levee flood watch here along the mighty Missouri.

Here is a picture of my 65' fastback.    Here is how I resize my pictures.      Go to Paint   - file  - open the picture     click on image at top bar  select resize/skew    change sized to what works like 50 percent. then rename and save it.

Here it is at home. Thanks for the resize tip!    Shelby Forum Pic3.jpg   103.78K   11 downloads   We are going to Rapid City. I have been to Rushmore a few times as a kid. It will be nice to take my family up for their first time. I just hope the ride isn't too harsh.

Edited by Taxfree, 10 July 2011 - 04:35 AM.

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Now that is one fine looking Shelby. You will like Rushmore more now as an adult.  In the evening they do a lighting ceremony that I think is the way to see it.  As far as the harsh ride. I drove mine back from California and it was a little choppy at times, but just being in that car, and having the power to pass by eighteen wheelers at will, more than made up for it. Plus I felt safe in the car with its stopping ability, handling, and side air bags,ect.  The roads around Rushmore where made for a Shelby.  Drive through needles highway and the badlands for some of the best photo opportunities you will ever have.  My problem was that I keep looking at the car instead of the attractions. That car will be a head turner up there. All the Harley guys will wish they had your car. I have noticed most Harley people are Ford people too. Are you going during  Sturgis week?

One thing your wife may not like is going to be  "Shelby owner parking lot ding paranoia"  I tell you it is like panic time if you think you parked next to a car load of wild little kids or a beat up car.   Seems like the parking spot is never good enough. I have been told to chill out a few times.   And watch out for high curbs when pulling into your  parking spot. . Stop short.  I already scratched mine.

Glad my tip helped. Can't wait to hear about when you come home and see some pictures of your car in The Rushmore area.

[IA Shelby]

New member from Ankeny, IA (suburb of Des Moines. I purchased my first Shelby back in Jan. It is a 2011 Shelby Covertible. Sterling grey/black stripes. I love the car.

I look forward to attending some regional events.

Sean

[Taxfree]

IA Shelby, on 10 July 2011 - 05:52 PM, said:

New member from Ankeny, IA (suburb of Des Moines. I purchased my first Shelby back in Jan. It is a 2011 Shelby Covertible. Sterling grey/black stripes. I love the car.

I look forward to attending some regional events.

Sean

Welcome aboard Sean!

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Yes welcome Sean. Your car sounds awesome. Would love to see a picture of it.  Looks like the Northern Plains list  is growing.  

Frydguy79, is there an official list  ?

[frydguy79]

2+2, on 11 July 2011 - 06:52 AM, said:

Yes welcome Sean. Your car sounds awesome. Would love to see a picture of it.  Looks like the Northern Plains list  is growing.  

Frydguy79, is there an official list  ?

OFFICIAL list of????
members?
memebrs cars?

we have quite a few regional members here on this forum, but some of them don't frequent the regional sections  yet.

[frydguy79]

IA Shelby, on 10 July 2011 - 05:52 PM, said:

New member from Ankeny, IA (suburb of Des Moines. I purchased my first Shelby back in Jan. It is a 2011 Shelby Covertible. Sterling grey/black stripes. I love the car.

I look forward to attending some regional events.

Sean

Sean
welcome to Team Shelby!!

[2+2]

OFFICIAL list of????
members?
memebrs cars?

we have quite a few regional members here on this forum, but some of them don't frequent the regional sections yet





       I just thought maybe a list was posted that showed something like this..

        Screen Name       2+2      ............                   Car Descritpion     2008 Shelby GT # 1929  coupe, vista blue,automatic         ............             Location          Omaha, Neaska