Fall 2025 Issue of The Shelby American has been posted

[JayTalbott]

The current issue of The Shelby American magazine has been posted. If you are a SAAC member, you already know that, so this message is for those of you who are not yet members.

I have attached one of the articles that is in this current issue for your reading pleasure.

Should you decide to renew your SAAC membership, or to join us, you can do so here:

https://saac-stuff.myshopify.com/collections/membership

[silverton_ford]

Thank you Jay!  Great job!!   

[67 GT350]

Do we still get it in the mail?

[JayTalbott]

Yes, we are mailing a printed 2025 Annual as we have since 2009. Our goal is to have them mailed out in mid-late February 2026 (next month).

If you were a current Full (not affiliate) SAAC members as of December 31,2025, you will be on the list that goes to the publisher for them to mail out. Each membership entitles you to one Annual per year.

Jay Talbott
SAAC Membership Director

[JD]

Nice work Jay - Thanks!

[98SVT - was 06GT]

Team Shelby will love the cover. Sounds like I had a lot more fun at the Cobra Experience on Friday night. Waco's a nice guy, known him for years - even bought his van he used to sell his snake oil to SoCal car dealers. But dinner with the old guard, the current SA management and 350+ enthusiasts was great. Even the dinner was better than the pizza we had at the last SAAC convention there. It was great to see the restored Lone Star (last time I'd seen it it was a hulk sitting outside) and get Mike Shoen to sign my Cobra Ferrari Wars. My Ferrari Red copy was at home but I was able to buy a Ford Blue one at the museum store. Here's a short walkaround by co-host for the evening Chris Jacobs for those of you who were unable to get tickets to the great sold out event. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNrViWSwhgi/

[69gt500]

Can someone tell me if the 2025 Annual has mailed out yet? I have yet to receive my copy and thought I would ask. Thanks

[computerworks]

Can someone tell me if the 2025 Annual has mailed out yet? I have yet to receive my copy and thought I would ask. Thanks

It has been at the printer for more than a week.

The print house does the tagging, bagging and mailing... so it should be very soon

[sd427]

Received my Annual yesterday, many thanks.

[100050]

I received my Annual yesterday. I'm extremely disappointed. Am I the only one who cannot read the Articles? The Font of the Lettering/Words are not clear. They are very unfocused. I got out my Magnifying Glass and I still cannot make out the words. The main articles are fine but the accessory articles can't be read. How did something like this get through Quality control. Am I the only one that has this Issue? If so, I would very much like to return it for one that is Focused and that I can read.
Thanks, Tim

[Cobra Ned]

Tim: Sadly, you are not alone. That's what we all got.

[JayTalbott]

I received my Annual yesterday. I'm extremely disappointed. Am I the only one who cannot read the Articles? The Font of the Lettering/Words are not clear. They are very unfocused. I got out my Magnifying Glass and I still cannot make out the words. The main articles are fine but the accessory articles can't be read. How did something like this get through Quality control. Am I the only one that has this Issue? If so, I would very much like to return it for one that is Focused and that I can read.
Thanks, Tim

Hello,

As the new editor, that is was my responsibility to ensure that a great magazine was distributed. I clearly missed the mark in doing so. I was working with copy that was not in digital format, and did the best I could with what I had.

As you many notice, the problem appeared in the middle of the magazine. The final portion, the Fall 2025 issue, is quite readable, and from here on out, that will be the format of the magazine.

If you would like to read the portion of the magazine online that is difficult to read, please click here:
https://www.saac.com/shelby_american_issues/2025_spring/spring_2025.pdf

You can zoom in well enough to read those articles that are difficult to read.

Thank you for your support of the Club, and you can look forward to a better product in the future.

Jay Talbott
Editor

[100050]

Wow! Don't want to start up something here but I personally have 4 friends that have exited SAAC membership for various reasons and they all have multiple Shelby's. I've discussed this issue with every one of them and they just say "Talk to the Hand"- Told you so = or I've been trying to tell you that it's not the club that it started out to be. Just looks like to me that SAAC would do everything to make everyone happy. I enjoy being a member and will continue to support the club. It's just that my book is about 60% readable
Thanks, Tim