How Would You Feel...
11-02-2012, 06:10 AM
#31
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Personally I applaud anyone that wants to make their car their own unique build - even if that means silly badging, an 8 foot high wing, ect. Some I admire, some I drool over, and some I simply laugh and shake my head at - but I respect everyone who has the desire and guts to be themselves.
My ego doesn't need boosting. If I was claiming it was a real Shelby, THAT would be an indication that I need my ego boosted.
I don't street race, but until Wednesday of this week, nobody seemed interested in a contest. Then I encountered a guy in a Camaro SS that was in front of me that wanted to race, and he slowed down to the point (in heavy lunch-hour traffic no less) that I had to go around him. He kept revving and lurching, and eventually got mad and flipped me off as I was turning into my workplace parking lot, and he took off hard down the street, and almost rear-ended a mini-van in the process. Kids. Sheesh...
11-02-2012, 09:13 AM
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If I was to ever sell the car, I'd take the Shelby lettering off before hand.
11-02-2012, 10:01 AM
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If I thought I had done anything to the appearance of the car that disparaged the Shelby mystique, I wouldn't have put the letters on the car. As it sits, I think they're appropriate.
At the big Mustang Club car show a couple weeks ago, they parked my car amongst the Shelbys, even though I told them it wasn't one. I only got grief from one old guy that just bought a used 2008 GT500, and he said my stripes were faded. I had to tell him that they were the original guardsman blue as opposed to Vista blue like his - he had no idea, even though my car was parked behind an actual '65 GT350 with the same color stripes.
My ego doesn't need boosting. If I was claiming it was a real Shelby, THAT would be an indication that I need my ego boosted.
I don't street race, but until Wednesday of this week, nobody seemed interested in a contest. Then I encountered a guy in a Camaro SS that was in front of me that wanted to race, and he slowed down to the point (in heavy lunch-hour traffic no less) that I had to go around him. He kept revving and lurching, and eventually got mad and flipped me off as I was turning into my workplace parking lot, and he took off hard down the street, and almost rear-ended a mini-van in the process. Kids. Sheesh...
At the big Mustang Club car show a couple weeks ago, they parked my car amongst the Shelbys, even though I told them it wasn't one. I only got grief from one old guy that just bought a used 2008 GT500, and he said my stripes were faded. I had to tell him that they were the original guardsman blue as opposed to Vista blue like his - he had no idea, even though my car was parked behind an actual '65 GT350 with the same color stripes.
My ego doesn't need boosting. If I was claiming it was a real Shelby, THAT would be an indication that I need my ego boosted.
I don't street race, but until Wednesday of this week, nobody seemed interested in a contest. Then I encountered a guy in a Camaro SS that was in front of me that wanted to race, and he slowed down to the point (in heavy lunch-hour traffic no less) that I had to go around him. He kept revving and lurching, and eventually got mad and flipped me off as I was turning into my workplace parking lot, and he took off hard down the street, and almost rear-ended a mini-van in the process. Kids. Sheesh...
11-02-2012, 11:51 AM
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