Mar 16, 2023

Road Trip to Amelia Island

Road trips are always fun, particularly if you are participating with early GT350 Shelbys and Cobras!

It's even better yet if you are going to a cool car event like The Amelia.

Stemming from a rather "quick" idea from Tom Cotter, three Cobras and five vintage GT350s made the trip from Charlotte, NC to Amelia Island for the annual car event and related festivities.

The trip down to Florida included a few cool car collection visits. The Cars and Coffee event on Saturday morning was a hit with all of the vintage Shelby vehicles parked together on the golf course. The excellent weather, great friends, auctions, and other event made for an incredible trip.

Enjoy a few of the pictures.

Ready to leave Charlotte for Amelia Island.
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Cruising down the road in a '66 GT350 and passed by a 289 Cobra.
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Quick stop during the road trip.
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Lunch stop in South Carolina.
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Road trip in a 289 Cobra
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This 289 Cobra sold for $1.5M at the RM Sotheby's Auction.
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Cars and Coffee on the Ritz-Carlton Golf Course..
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Retractable hardtop Mustang at The Hangar Party.
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Shelbys at the Hangar Party.
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Retractable hardtop Mustang at The Hangar Party.
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The road trip back.
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Jan 1, 2023

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Dec 25, 2022

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Dec 22, 2022

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Virginia Classic Mustang!

Merry Christmas!
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I love this, so I've been posting it for many years. I found it somewhere on the Internet and tweaked it a bit. I don't know the author (sorry), but it is pretty cool!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Virginia Classic Mustang!

'Twas the night before Christmas and in the garage,

There wasn't a trace of a Chevy or a Dodge.

The presents were wrapped and the lights were all lit,

So I figured I'd mess with the ‘Stang for a bit.

I popped out the hood pins and I lifted the hood,

When a deep voice behind me said "looks pretty good."

Well, as you can imagine, I turned mighty quick,

And there, by the workbench, stood good ol’ Saint Nick!

We stood there a bit, not too sure what to say,

Then he said "don't suppose that you'd trade for my sleigh?

I said "no way, Santa" and started to grin,

"But if you've got the time we could go for a spin!"

His round little mouth, all tied up like a bow,

Turned into a smile and he said "hey! Let's go!!"

So as not to disturb all the neighbors' retreat,

We pushed the Mustang quietly into the street,

Then, taking our places to drift down the hill,

I turned on the key and I let the clutch spill.

The sound that erupted took him by surprise,

But he liked it a lot, by the look in his eyes.

With Goodyears a' crying and side pipes aglow,

We headed on out where the hot rodders go.

And Santa's grin widened, approaching his ears,

With every up shift, as I went through the gears.

Then he yelled "can't recall when I've felt so alive!",

So I backed off the gas and said "you wanna drive?"

Ol’ Santa was stunned when I gave him the keys,

When he walked past the headlights he shook at the knees!

Then the HiPo exploded with side exhaust sound!

Santa let out the clutch and the tires shook the ground!

Power shift into second, again into third!

I sat there just watching, at loss for a word,

Then I heard him exclaim as we blasted from sight,

"Merry Christmas to all...........what a great night!!!"

Dec 7, 2022

Early Production Shelbys at the 2022 Muscle Car Nationals in Chicago

The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals (often referred to as MCACN) is always held the weekend before Thanksgiving at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago. It's a great location (once you are out of the outside weather in Chicago!), and the show never disappoints.

This year was extra fun for us GT350 Mustang Shelby fans because there was a special display featuring early production GT350s. The display included 5S003, 5006, 5009, 5010, 5012, and 5013. GT350 project engineer, and all around nice guy, Chuck Cantwell attended as well!

Another highlight was the display of an original family owner 1965 GT350. The owner was extremely gracious in telling the story of his dad's purchase of the car in 1965 and sharing the huge binder of original paperwork! There were other great Shelby Mustangs in attendance along with so many other brands of nice muscle cars.

This has really become a show that should be on every car guy's bucket list.