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Thursday, August 9, 2018

The Shelby American Automobile Club Convention - 43th Edition! - SAAC 43

SAAC 43 - Shelby American Automobile Club's 43th Convention ©Virginia Classic Mustang

The Shelby American Automobile Club's 43th Convention (SAAC 43) was held at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, CA. It's hard to believe that our first Convention that we attended was SAAC 4...39 years ago!!

The Convention kicked off with a BBQ lunch at Denbeste Motorsports in Windsor, CA where everyone enjoyed viewing a huge number of cars that were in the warehouse. It's also the site of the Carroll Shelby Engine Co.

The next few days were held at Sonoma Raceway with the usual convention activities consisting of open track time, vintage racing, a Concours judged show, a popular vote show, parts swap meet, and drag racing. It was certainly busy and difficult to take it all in!

Friday evening was extra special! A dinner and social was held in Martinez, CA at The Cobra Experience. It was possibly the highlight of the entire event. This museum contains some fabulous memorabilia and cars from Shelby American and, of course, focuses on the Cobra. If you are ever able to visit, we highly recommend it. You can check out the their website and calendar of events here:

https://www.cobraexperience.org/

Enjoy the pictures!

SAAC 43 - Shelby American Automobile Club's 43th Convention ©Virginia Classic Mustang

SAAC 43 - Shelby American Automobile Club's 43th Convention

Monday, June 18, 2018

New Product! Correct Mustang and other Small Block Ford Steel Oil Pans

Mustang and Small Block Ford Steel Oil Pan

New steel oil pans are now available!!

I know, you have seen the reproduction steel oil pans that have been available for years. These are different!! The cheaper versions actually are a bit larger than the originals. These new exact oil pans are the correct capacity and feature exact stamping details. They are also stamped from heavier gauge steel than the cheaper versions.

They are available in black or Ford Blue.

Click on the links below to read more:

65-69 Mustang and Ford 289, 302 Steel Oil Pan - Exact - Blue

65-69 Mustang and Ford 289, 302 Steel Oil Pan - Exact - Black

Mustang and Small Block Ford Steel Oil Pan

Friday, May 11, 2018

Just the Details...1966 Shelby Mustang GT350 Restoration 6S933

It's BLUE!!! Sapphire Blue to be exact!

Hopefully, you have been following along as we document the restoration of 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350 SFM6S933. This is such a great car...complete, all original components, rust free, and now finished in its original Sapphire Blue color.

For you folks who love the "no stripes" look, this car originally was delivered sans LeMans stripes, and that's the way it will be finished. It was equipped with the optional ten spokes wheels, which stayed with the car all these years. They were nice, but hey, they are over 50 years old. They were gently "restored", and we cannot wait to see them on the car!

Again, the restoration is being performed by Jeremy at Maple Hill Restoration. Take a look at these pictures. Like us, you will agree that it probably should be called "art" rather than restoration.

If you missed the last update, just click the below link:

http://blog.virginiaclassicmustang.com/2018/03/just-details1966-shelby-mustang-gt350.html

We will have more pictures soon as the "pretty stuff" starts going on the car! Don't miss a post. Subscribe to the Blog and get email updates by entering your email address into the box on the right side of the page.