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The SHELBY AMERICAN
Winter 2016 2
Wagons for hauling flea market
parts are one thing, but we began
seeing this kind of overreach on golf
carts, before manufacturers began
offering the custom $15,000 models
you see advertised today that re-
semble Cobras, Shelbys, Corvettes
or just about anything else.
Then, there’s the leap-off-the-
cliff. Anything worth doing is worth
doing to excess. It’s something
that’s so far off the clever scale it
goes into just plain stupid. The In-
ternet is full of this stuff, if you
have the time to look for it.
What prompted this stream of
consciousness was that someone (in
England) built a running example
of that dumb-looking red and yel-
low Cozy Car that almost all three
or four year-old kids have clutter-
ing up the driveway or sidewalk.
Does this mean the end near?
NOT YOUR USUAL TROPHY
REGISTRAR ON DUTY
Frank Zizzo drove CSX2021 to a car
show in the parking lot of the Loma
Linda (CA) Veterans Administration
Medical Center where all class win-
ners were rewarded with unique tro-
phies. A group has been hosting a car
show there for the past twenty-five
years, with all proceeds donated to
veteran’s services. They have pur-
chased vans and other equipment for
veterans. You don’t have to be a vet-
eran to enter your car in the show but
it was just a coincidence that Sgt.
Zizzo’s resume includes some military
history, including a 12-month visit to
Vietnam back in the late 1960s.
This photo was for sale on eBay, described as 3 1/2” x 5” with a minor bend
mark. The starting bid was $24.99. It was found by SAAC member Jerry
Stohler of Yucaipa, California, owner of 6S2152. He forwarded it to ‘65-’66 Reg-
istrar Howard Pardee with a note saying, “
I thought you would like to see it
.”
Never one to sit on his hands, Pardee was jolted into action and ran the eBay
picture through Photoshop to enlarge it in order to check for details (there is
no longer a need to employ the old-fashioned magnifying glass). He responded
to Stohler, saying, “
I guess everyone thinks that a Shelby guy will pay anything
for an early photo.”
The opening bid of $24.99 was testament to that. It was
excessive, to say the least. “
Note there are no side stripes
,” Pardee went on, “
so
it was probably repainted
.” The license plate was impossible to decipher so
Pardee contacted the eBay seller who confirmed the license plate was from
Minnesota. The picture was likely taken when the car was within a few years
of being brand new because it still has the original Goodyear Blue Dots. Scroll-
ing through his 1966 GT350 database, Pardee was able to determine the car
was 6S167. The car was originally sold through Herb Tousley Ford in White
Bear Lake, Minnesota with Shelby/Cragar wheels and without LeMans stripes.
The original owner is not known. 6S167’s last known owner was Richard Span-
gler of Coon Valley, Minnesota.