This is in orange county California opened a couple years ago ,I drive by it like every week this is my first time I was able to visit. They have a cars and coffee once a month it really was a sight to see. They seem to have a huge amount of yellow KR's convertibles like six or seven and a bunch of other KR's. I don't know if they rotate them or what but a bunch or "68"s & not one of them had stripes .
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Not sure how they get these cars down
They have ALL the yellow 4 spd A/C KR converts.
Segerstrom's own South Coast Plaza and still have a 40 acre bean farm near the museum. The cars were originally in a barn there but when they got too many they moved to a warehouse and finally created this event center to share their cars with the public. They are well known in Orange County for their generosity. This is the ONLY car museum that I have seen where the museum is not the charity. All donations go to the Shriners Hospital for Children or to Shelby's charity.
They also have a lot of #1 late model Shelbys. Tim Lea does their restorations.
https://henrysegerstrom.com/home/segerstrom-family-history/
The barn - https://www.google.com/maps/@33.6904818,-117.908614,3a,42.7y,266.52h,92.85t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1srMGcaYcCOMdeVyYlnWX6uw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?authuser=0&entry=ttu
He has all the yellow 4spd AC convertibles !
There were 38 other yellow KR convertibles
Quote from: Coralsnake on September 03, 2023, 04:04:30 PM
He has all the yellow 4spd AC convertibles !
There were 38 other yellow KR convertibles
Fixed it.
Quote from: 68krrrr on September 03, 2023, 03:57:23 PM
Not sure how they get these cars down
They use a large forklift with a custom made platform bolted to the forks. The opening was delayed because some of the display stuff was held up in shipping.
I have seen information or pictures of all but four of those convertibles.
http://www.thecoralsnake.com/converts.html
Thanks for the info 98SVT & yea it was an amazing place & they definitely got a thing for KR's
Actually....
I sold Ted the his first yellow 68 GT 500KR Convertible.
I had purchased it near Harper's Ferry in WV.
It was a 4 speed with AC and within a few months he asked if I could locate and purchase the rest of the vehicles.
It took about 2 1/2 years but I was able to track down all the yellow cars.
Nebraska, New Jersey and Michigan maybe...
The Nebraska KR was in a barn in this quiet town outside of Lincoln.
I remember that day because the town and the area was similar to Mayberry on Andy Griffith.
The owner mentioned he really wanted a 65 GT 350 and maybe it was time to let the convertible go.
The last one was in Illinois and owned by a woman that worked for the airlines.
She was by far the most difficult to deal with. Her Dad had left her the vehicle and even though she never used it, she was reluctant to sell.
Pete Disher was very helpful with this search and I was able to secure every car for Ted.
Every Shelby has a story behind it....
Bret
When they opened they used forklift and platform. There is opening in roof to drop crane cable through and lift platform. Yes lots of krs but also many very significant others. 2 factory drag cars, only 66 Paxton automatic (carrolls personal) 8 69/70 drag pak convertibles all different colors, 66 hertz cars in every color and the only hertz kr
:) ;)
(http://www.thecoralsnake.com/Theking.jpg)
A job well done in my opinion.
Thanks for posting.
Here are the 3 images rotated...
Quote from: TLea on September 04, 2023, 08:31:17 AM
When they opened they used forklift and platform. There is opening in roof to drop crane cable through and lift platform. Yes lots of krs but also many very significant others. 2 factory drag cars, only 66 Paxton automatic (carrolls personal) 8 69/70 drag pak convertibles all different colors, 66 hertz cars in every color and the only hertz kr
The factory 66 Paxton was a siginficant find.
I received a call from a gentleman in San Francisco that was going through a divorce.
He explained that he had parked a 66 Shelby years earlier in a parking garage in downtown San Francisco.
He told me it was a factory Paxton car and the only automatic.
They made 11 Paxton's and 10 were 4 speeds.
He said he owned the automatic and had it for years.
Within a week I met up with the gentleman and he showed me the car. At that time I called Jim Cowles and he confirmed the numbers with Howard Pardee.
It was the lost automatic and the seller had photos of the car in magazines being road tested against 4 speeds from 1966.
I purchased #392 and in short time Ted wanted it in his unique collection.
Tim restored it and the rest is history..
It's an important part of Shelby history....
Outstanding collection
Are any of those yellow 'verts the famous "Crispy Critter" one?
No, they are not. That one was not a 4spd AC car.
Quote from: JD on September 04, 2023, 09:24:06 AM
Thanks for posting.
Here are the 3 images rotated...
thanks JD & what still amazed me was there whee so many "68"s there & not a single 68 that had stripes,I thought it was a lot more common wasn't that a factory option in 68
No, stripes over the top were never an option in 1968
Quote from: Coralsnake on September 04, 2023, 10:57:19 AM
No, they are not. That one was not a 4spd AC car.
Is it still abroad?
Quote from: MikeljGT500HE on September 04, 2023, 10:56:49 AM
Are any of those yellow 'verts the famous "Crispy Critter" one?
No. I don't work on hallucinations.
Havent heard an update on #3900 lately