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#1 OFFLINE   2007_Shelby_GT

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 03:05 AM

No, not the car!  A life-size, cardboard cut-out of the man himself!  Would be cool to display in the garage next to the car or at shows!

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 06:06 AM

View Post2007_Shelby_GT, on 09 October 2012 - 03:05 AM, said:

No, not the car!  A life-size, cardboard cut-out of the man himself!  Would be cool to display in the garage next to the car or at shows!

Sam

I'll look into it.


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Posted 09 October 2012 - 06:08 AM

yu  da man Jer

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 09:39 AM

I love the Old Man, but I would be more interested in a cardboard cut out of the Shelby Girl! I'm sure he would agree.

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 06:06 PM

View PostJer, on 09 October 2012 - 06:06 AM, said:

I'll look into it.


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Posted 09 October 2012 - 06:40 PM

I'm with Jason. One of the Shelby Girl.

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Posted 12 October 2012 - 11:39 AM

Cardboard = good.  But please no wax figures. :)
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Posted 07 November 2012 - 08:42 PM

I'll take one of 'Ol Shel and the Girl!!

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Posted 15 November 2012 - 03:31 PM

Just confirmed we won't be doing this. Sorry, everyone.


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2/13/2007 9:26:34 AM: Shelby Letters Installed
2/13/2007 9:26:35 AM: Side badges installed both sides

That's when it became OFFICIAL, in my opinion! A Shelby was born!
CUTE COINCIDENCE: The NEXT DAY, I was in Vegas getting married. True story.

UPDATE: In 2009, I drove cross-country with my wife from NY in the SGT and finally just MOVED here. I figured Vegas was lucky for me.
UPDATE: GT/SC upgrade completed at SAI on July 22, 2011.
Biggest UPDATE of ALL: Left Guitar Center and joined SA as Vice President, Shelby Performance Parts, August 2012.

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Posted 15 November 2012 - 06:34 PM

Rats!  Guess an outside party would be an infringement or tasteless?

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