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was still under warranty so the dealer
came out and towed it in. The next day
I got it back and they had done some-
thing to the transmission and it
worked fine. When I got the microfilm,
one of the first things I did was look
for my car. I noticed that on the war-
ranty form there was a lot more work
than I remembered. And it wasn’t my
signature on the form! And sure
enough, that dealer got closed down by
Ford Motor Company. They came in
and locked the doors because of fraud-
ulent service warranties.
SAAC: What car is the most searched-
for Shelby?
LISKA: Without a doubt, the pink car
Playboy gave to Connie Kreski in
1969. Although she died in 1995 (of a
blocked carotid artery), the latest
piece of information I have is her ad-
dress in Los Angeles, which I got from
the microfilm, because Ford wanted to
send her the car’s registration which
she never received. And you need that
in California. On one of my trips to a
Southern California convention I was
going to drive by the place to see if
there was a garage nearby and ask
around to see if anyone had seen a
pink Shelby running around years
ago.
SAAC: So, you were going to stalk her.
LISKA: Not really, because she had
been dead for ten years. Just before I
was ready to leave on that trip some-
one published an article that said her
agent never got paid for his services so
he took the car in exchange. Suppos-
edly the car is in Mexico and is in
primer. It’s not even pink anymore.
Finding that car would make someone
very happy.
SAAC: Has anyone made a “tribute
car”?
LISKA: No, but I’ve heard talk about
a couple of different guys thinking
about it. But nothing yet. For years I
attempted to contact the Playboy
Club, just trying to research an article
on the car but I couldn’t get any kind
of response. I did find something on
the warranty service microfilm. A Pas-
tel Gray GT500 automatic with no A/C
had a note attached that said “
Playboy
car – paint pink
” and the pink paint
code was noted. The serial number
that we never could get out of Playboy
was on the invoice.
SAAC: Do you get the feeling that
you’ve gotten about as much informa-
tion about these cars as you’re going to
get?
LISKA: Cars keep changing hands, so
there will always be updates on new
owners, and if they get restored, re-
painted, pictured in a magazine or win
a car show here and there, we’ll up-
date the registry’s individual history
on that car. But for us to get some-
thing new, as in
Stop The Presses! This
Changes Everything!
I can’t see that
happening. I think aside from small
details we pretty much have every-
thing we’re going to get. And it’s an
amazing amount of material.
SAAC: How long will you keep keepin’
on? Any plans to retire and turn the
reins over to someone else?
LISKA: No. I am happy to keep doing
what I’m doing. And as long as I can
turn on my computer I have no plans
to go anywhere. Heck, I’ve already
done all of the heavy lifting. Now I
want to enjoy the “golden years.”
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