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The track is somewhat still there. 15 minutes from my house. lots of broken concrete and glass cover the crumbling pavement

I talked to the guy with the car that is going to be restoring it. He said its pretty much unmolested, and some of the more unique items were with the car, but had been removed so they would not be lost in the movement of the car.
Looks a little rough but if most of its there then its a true real rare piece

Saw one sold recently on EBay. Might check that or Facebook marketplace

No Charlotte? No Road Atlanta?

When I looked at CSX2027 in 1972-73 time period it had a similar set up

The AmeriCarna LIVE VIP Pass includes one complimentary car registration, an event t-shirt, access to the VIP area during the car show, complimentary food and drink throughout the day in the VIP area and a meet-and-greet with Ray Evernham.

It's on my bucket list to attend, but that weekend I'll be in Chicago at the MCACN Show. Maybe next year

Hey, everyone, thanks for the thoughts, Prayers, kind words, and positive advice. This is a much safer space than IG for comments. As much as we love this car, it's a miracle we are alive, and I would trade for this outcome every time.  I am so happy we are not in worse shape. I've been in a few accidents and even died from one only to come back.  This was the first time I thought it was going to end instantly. I literally had a half-second notice before the car came into view, blowing the stop sign and hitting us at 40-50 mph never hitting the brakes.  We're bruised up pretty bad, but I am hopeful we will heal. It's hard to move around or sleep, but we are alive.  I consider us the luckiest Unlucky people you will ever meet. Meeting everyone and making friends with everyone in the Shelby community over the last 5 years has been awesome. Sharing stories, knowledge, and advice has been amazing. We loved learning about everything and enjoyed the endless scavenger hunt for hard-to-find vintage Shelby stuff.  I have good insurance (Hagerty) and the car is insured with an agreed guaranteed value.  It is getting evaluated at the shop now. I plan on getting additional specialists for evaluations before I decide what direction to go. I want to try to stay positive. My IG name is Mustang_Dave302 Feel free to follow or contact me on IG.  We can take bets or find out together who will heal quicker,  My Wife, myself or the car. I am happy to share details and hear advice.  I might be reaching out for info and leads for original replacement parts. This car was special to us, we spent 3 years looking for it.  I found 1759 and surprised my wife with it for our 23rd wedding anniversary.  We were celebrating our 28th with a cruise and a car show when this happened. Besides not hooking up with Steve McDonald and his wife, it was the perfect day up to this point.

So if you'd hooked with Dorrie and me the day would have been worse? 

Last communication I got said "week to 10 days", but that was about a month ago

Here is a picture of my original emblem and Scott Drake replica
The Scott Drake was shorter, not as wide and thinner than the original
I restored the original and reinstalled it

See you all again this year...it will be a good time as always.

Brian Littlefield will also be there this year.

I am not arranging any group dinners this time (Vern, keep your comments to yourself), but we will do our annual lunch.

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Hey Nick,
Count me in for the lunch if possible

Stop by and introduce yourselves at MCACN. Would love to put a face with the name

the belongs to our friend and neighbors, it belongs to his wife, he has a later model Mustang. We had planned to go together to the Rockville Classic Car show and this happened on the way home. I didn't go because of an issue with my car. He had recommended to me to get an in car video camera several years ago and I did based  upon his recommendation.  The quickness of the accident gave him almost no time to react. They say that they are OK but I can't imagine that they aren't a lot more injured then they initially thought.
I hope the car isn't totaled as it is a great car and they love driving it and showing it. They usually drive in many of the National Parades in Washington DC

Here's one for you SFM6S1431 just before it hit 250,000 miles

I'll be there with 6S1431