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10-11-2007, 01:39 PM
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Shelby out of business??!!
Just got the word that Shelby went out of business this week and is selling EVERYTHING dirt cheap... seats for $100, engines, suspensions stuff, wheels, everything....
I knew they had been having financial issues for a long time and had always thought it would catch up, but... well.... What's the scoop??? Anyone know??
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10-11-2007, 01:48 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
Somebody better tell Ford !!!
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10-11-2007, 01:50 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
Shelby who? I find it hard to believe if you mean Carroll Shelby. Where did you hear this?
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10-11-2007, 01:57 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
I read last month's HOTROD mag that he re-released 1000 new Shelby-500KR's for sale and 100 convertible versions to be rented exclusively thru Hertz. Hard to believe he's going out. I believe his corporate office is in Vegas???
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10-11-2007, 01:59 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
He's also suing Unique Performance for things they have not honored on their agreements with customers. He's threatening to pull their licensing agreement.
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10-11-2007, 02:00 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
Shelby America in Las Vegas is what I mean.
My Dad's friend caught word of it. Here's the email I got: (John Doe) just told me that Shelby went out of business and was selling out everything yesterday. He bought a large Oldsmobile engine for $300. He was buying up accessories, heads, you name it for virtually nothing. They were selling the seats for $100 but said they were gone when he got there. He went on to say that they will dump everything after tomorrow. (whatever that means?) I'm not trying to start rumors or anything, just want to know what the deal is here. The guy that bought this stuff is a HAMBer, but I have no idea what his handle name is.
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10-11-2007, 02:14 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
It's true.. High Performance Crate 302 BOSS Motor's = $300, Actually any motor minus intake for $300. tire mounting machines, english wheels, etc... My cousin(from Vegas)just told me that guys in semi-trucks were there to clean the place out. There should not be much there today but heavy lathes and shears..Bring a trailer.
Here is the bad news that grabbed me. There is speculation that the man is sick and really has no-one to take care of him and his industry.????? Could this be the reason they are going out? Again, Carrols health is just speculation and I was wondering if there was any truth to this. Last edited by chevnut; 10-11-2007 at 02:15 PM. Reason: spelling |
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10-11-2007, 02:16 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
Shelby's got four or five businesses, so he's probably just closing up one of them. Probably just cleaning up the loose ends from the Shelby Series 1 fiasco.
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10-11-2007, 02:20 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
series one... i've only seen one in person, but god damn that finish was horrible... wavy fuking fiberglass. horrible might be an overstatement, but for the level of vehicle it was supposed to be, i gotta use that word....
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10-11-2007, 02:25 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
i might be wrong but, ford has had to do 85 million dollars in warranty work on their diesels. the mustang line has been carrying ford. maybe the problem goes back to corporate. anybody else heard this?
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10-11-2007, 02:34 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
Who cares. Wrong forum for his K-Mart stuff.
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10-11-2007, 02:43 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
Quote:
 Where do I get those nifty kleenex cozies?
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10-11-2007, 03:08 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
Called shelby and they gave me this number 702-277-1461 called it and talked to a gal named Karen that says she has GM and Shelby series 1 parts and they were going to build a series 2 I guess all that changes was the body. They are not taking any orders over the phone you need to show up at the warehouse.
Update... they are a equity comp that has a licensing agreement with shelby that was going to build the series II, thye says its no longer Viable and the are liqudating... motors are gone....if you are in vegas I would get there... they have alot of GM parts also she said
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10-11-2007, 03:26 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
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10-11-2007, 03:32 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
 I smell tech week.......
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10-11-2007, 03:44 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
Wow, didn't mean for this to become a soap opera, as implied above. Since Shelby is part of car history, I thought it would still be on-topic. Sorry this has gone off on a tangent, or whatever.
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10-11-2007, 03:56 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
Anything about Carroll Shelby is ON topic.....the man is a living legend.
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10-11-2007, 03:58 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
^^^ werd.
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10-11-2007, 04:09 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
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 .......but honestly, too much GOSSIP, O/T and what not lately......What does Shelby going out of business have to do with building a hotrod???? You using their parts????
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Pinstriping by Josh Last edited by SinisterCustom; 10-11-2007 at 04:17 PM. |
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10-11-2007, 04:12 PM
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Re: Shelby out of business??!!
that omni is bad ass!
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