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The SHELBY AMERICAN
Spring 2019 6
One of the factors in deciding
whether to sell or not to sell is the
current market. What price should
you ask and what price will you ac-
cept? No one can see into the fu-
ture, and nobody wants to sell their
car, only to discover that if they
had waited six months they could
have gotten a lot more for it. The
thought of selling too soon often
provides sleepless nights. Another
fear is selling the car and watching
the new owner flip it and make a
tidy profit – money that might oth-
erwise have been yours.
The upside of all this is that
unless you bought the car in the
last year or so, it’s pretty much a
sure thing that it will be worth
more than you paid for it. That
probably wasn’t the purpose of
buying it originally, but it’s a com-
forting feeling now. You can proba-
bly find plenty of uses for that
money. You may want to give some
of it away so you can see the looks
of surprize and appreciation on
some familiar faces. If the car was
purchased twenty, thirty or forty
years ago, you’re looking at a major
windfall. You may also be looking
at capital gains and being bumped
into another tax bracket. But those
are nice problems to have. If you’ve
decided not to sell it, then eventu-
ally it will become someone else’s
windfall. And their problems.
We suspect that if someone in
this situation is honest with them-
selves and really thinks things
through, they would prefer to
make the decisions, like how the
car will be sold and to whom,
rather than leave it to someone
else. Addressing problems like this
isn’t always appealing. Nobody en-
joys facing their own mortality,
dealing with things like wills and
inheritances, funeral arrange-
ments and the distribution of as-
sets. But if the writing begins to
appear on the wall, if you start see-
ing too many people you know on
the obituary page or wondering
why you don’t hear from them any-
more, maybe it’s time to put your
big boy pants on.
YOUR NEW 2019 GT350 IS HERE
The annual drawing to support the Shelby American Col-
lection museum is now in progress! The top prize is a 2019
Shelby GT350R, pictured above in Ford Performance Blue.
Production of this car is limited and 2019 is rumored to be the last year of pro-
duction. Performance features include a 5.2L TI-VCT V8 putting out 526 horse-
power and 429 lbs.-ft. of torque, advanced suspension including MagnaRide
damping system, Brembo brakes, 19-inch carbon fiber wheels and Michelin
Pilot Sport Cup tires, a carbon fiber instrument panel and the Technology Pack-
age with B&O Premium Sound System. All of the bells and whistles. Enter
today at www.winanewshelby.org Then all you have to do is sit back and wait
until Labor Day to win. Your name will be announced at the museum’s annual
Labor Day celebration and car show in Boulder, Colorado. You can drive it
home! All proceeds from this drawing support the nonprofit Shelby American
Collection museum dedicated to preserving the history of Carroll Shelby and
the Shelby American Racing Team. Your support ensures that the museum can
continue to share this history with you and the public.
FANTASYLAND PANTERA
Unlike most of us, artists are not tethered to the land of Whatis, but are free
to wander into the land of Whatmightbe. Ted Alexander sent us a one-page cal-
endar for 2019 with, at first glance, what appeared to be a F40 Ferrari. But
wait – it’s actually a Pantera with an F40 rear wing. Nicely done, Ted.