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I’ve seen some amazing literature
and memorabilia collections in the
past forty-plus years. In fact, I had one
myself for a while, but it was nothing
like the mind-boggling assortment of
“stuff” that SAAC member John
Atzbach has amassed and displayed in
an unobtrusive industrial building in
a quiet suburb of Seattle.
Shelby/Cobra collections usually
begin with a harmless curiosity about
one particular car. If you own a ‘66
GT350, for example, you want to know
how those cars were advertised, what
showroom literature was available
when they were new, what magazines
road tested them, if they were pictured
on any posters or made into any toys,
models or diecasts. When some people
begin collecting things like this they
may discover that they have a “collec-
The SHELBY AMERICAN
Winter 2016 59
Collecting takes on many aspects, but out at the extreme edge it is an obsession.
– Rick Kopec