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As has come to be expected, there
were tables set up for SAAC’s regis-
trars who were happy to collect infor-
mation they might not have or answer
questions from owners. Imagine the
surprise of those visiting the Cobra
table at finding Peter Brock patiently
answering questions. Or Chuck
Cantwell, fielding questions about
1965-1966-1967 Shelbys. Talk about
going right to the source. And if that
wasn’t enough, sitting at the R-Model
table were Bernie Kretzschmar and
Mike Sangster, two of the four fabrica-
tors who turned Mustang fastbacks
into R-Models. If anyone still had any
questions, Bob “Tweety” Aldridge was
there. He was one of Shelby Ameri-
can’s fabricators who handled fiber-
glass and paint work. Tweety was a
veritable encyclopedia of hot rodding’s
early days where it seemed he was
everywhere and involved with every-
one. Talking with him was certainly a
trip down memory lane. Tweety was
one of the first ones to use pearlescent.
On Saturday there was more open
track and more vintage race practice.
Three separate races were planned:
one for Cobras, one for Shelbys and
one for Trans-Am and NASCAR stock-
ers. The Concours car show was sched-
uled for all day Saturday in order to
give judges and concours staff a full
day to enjoy the convention. Entrants
were also happy to put the judging be-
hind them because as the level of qual-
ity of concours cars has increased each
year, so has the pressure on both own-
ers and judges.
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