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The SHELBY AMERICAN
Don Johnston of Honolulu, Hawaii spotted this kid’s arcade game set-up in a
Hammacher Schlemmer catalog. It says it’s for ages 4-14 so unless you’re Bob
Shaw, forget about getting your licks in. And, oh yeah — it’s $6,900. In case
you don’t know, Hammacher Schlemmer is a store in New York City that has
a huge catalog full of, as they advertise, “
things you never knew existed
.” And,
we should add, things you probably don’t need in the first place. It’s like one of
those gadget catalogs you find in the seat pocket of an airliner – times 100. We
should also add that their stuff is extravagantly priced. It’s surprising that a
pinchpenny like Johnston would waste his time looking at a catalog like this.
Several SAAC members sent us
info on this DVD,
Demon on Wheels
.
We haven’t seen the 88-minute film
(yet) but the description on the box
sums it up pretty well. “
Demon on
Wheels captures a former speed
demon, and moonshiner, now an aging
mechanic in a sleepy Catskill Moun-
tains town, who risks it all – his
health, his security, even the love of
his life – to restore and race the prized
car of his wild youth, a 1968 Ford Mus-
tang that’s been hidden away un-
touched
for three decades. Mike
Ondish decides to chase racing glory
one last time, hoping to rekindle the
spark in his relationship, and redis-
cover the thrill of a fast car and the
wide-open road. But will his quest to
restore the car, bolt by bolt, as a trib-
ute to muscle car legend Carroll
Shelby restore him? Or will the love
triangle between Mike, and Martha,
his girlfriend of 30 years, and the
Demon lead him to crash and burn?
What happens when a car becomes the
other woman?”
While the movie may not exactly
be Academy Award material, the de-
scription does make it sound like a
worthwhile way to blow an hour and a
half. The picture looks like a Shelby
but they say “Mustang” in the write
up, so who knows? If anyone got this
DVD for Christmas let us know. You
can become a movie reviewer.
Certainly one of the neatest things to come to our attention a long time is this
wedding cake topper that Deborah Hitchcock of Granite Falls, Washington
found. It depicts a groom being pulled away from his Shelby by the bride. It ac-
tually popped up on her Facebook site. Go to http://ebay.com/themecaketop-
pers/_i.html?_nkw=%2CGT500%2CGT350%2csnake&2Cmustang%29&su
bmit=search&_sid=8255451 They have several different ones including Boss
302s and a 2014 Mustang GT. Cost is about $140. We note there are no Cobras
and it’s obvious why: If you’re having a big wedding with a cake topped by a
cartoon sculpture like this you’re likely younger and could not possibly afford
to own a Cobra. If that’s coming it would be later in life.
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