Press Release- Rick Kopec retires from SAAC

[Don Johnston]

Try:
https://files.constantcontact.com/b60d4b76401/211f4c0d-cafb-4ba3-97f0-f3a3a6c5c91b.pdf?rdr=true

[A-Snake]

Try:
https://files.constantcontact.com/b60d4b76401/211f4c0d-cafb-4ba3-97f0-f3a3a6c5c91b.pdf?rdr=true

That's the first 24 pages of the total 597 pages.

[Coralsnake]

Thank you!

[cobrachi]

Pay close attention to pages 23 & 24....

[DennyD]

Don, Thanks for posting the link. Interesting reading. 

[greekz]

Thanks as well. Just finished reading and it was an enjoyable way to pass some time.

[edd1e22]

It's weird that a rather mundane article would cause so much drama.

[cobrachi]

Apparently some people are concerned with the unflattering way CS was portrayed on pages 23-24...

[csxsfm]

Brings to mind Jack Nicholson's line in A Few Good Men: "You can't handle the truth."

[Don Johnston]

Only specific chapters are being shown in Kopec's Korner to avoid conflict and allow Rick to retire peacefully after 50 years of amazing, tireless and faithful (to SAAC) service.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

Apparently some people are concerned with the unflattering way CS way portrayed on pages 23-24...

There is more on the suit in the year by year section. Also there are some comments in Pete's intro that cast doubt on CS's sainthood. CS was always upset that owners of his cars were making more money selling them than he had made when they were new. He even thought he should be cut in on the SAAC conventions - ever wonder why SAAC quit doing the "SAAC Does Vegas" event and there is now a Shelby Bash in Vegas. If you get a chance look what the prices are for that event and you'll realize it's a profit center for SA and not a thank you to the owners. It's a Team Shelby event and SA has pulled TS inhouse to use it as a marketing tool. Ever tried to get info from the unpublished private 2005 up Shelby Registry?

[Don Johnston]

There is a very definitive history of legal actions on behalf of CS and associates so it is most likely best to keep Rick and SAAC protected by not releasing those pages and other comments concerning that nasty era.

[silverton_ford]

Can you post a link. Im not finding it

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[2008 GT-C]

That is correct 98SVT-was06GT the information on 06 and above cars is not available to the public even with them having a registration website. Questions were asked in the Team Shelby forum when it was better. Members were curious as to breakdowns of the cars themselves. I would personally like to know more information than the standard year by year production numbers. - Kevin

[shelbydoug]

To me there is little point in bickering about what should be published and not.

The fact is that anything considered derogatory is going to be actionable. Maybe someone can post that portion on the "dark web"and get away with it?

The issue here is that by not being able to openly discuss this, it casts the Board and the Moderator in a significant negative light which could contribute to the continued  demise of this organization. There are already significant feelings of the need to desperately replace this Moderator which has not been dealt with. This does not help that situation.

Ironically, the vast majority here would likely agree that there is no alternative to not publishing that portion of the story. It doesn't even matter if ultimately a court would declare those portions as public knowledge and give the win to SAAC. The cost is not affordable. Even if it was, what's the point? Vengeance?

There already is/was a settlement years ago.

The cost to win that would take the wealth of mid-east oil nation to fund that. To what purpose?

Strategies that did work in the past will no longer work now. SA by it's financial power is already the winner. It's already won. Ford is not going to step in again.

So exactly what is the point of the bickering?