The Shelby American (Fall 2021)

admiration for the unique piece of au- tomotive history that they are serving as the temporary caretaker of. It is a wonderful sight to enjoy. The evening program had a special guest, a gentleman named Kevin Mas- son, and he told some amazing stories of his time as a fabricator and restorer of race and sports cars. He had a small table in the back and a photo book of his work. He had worked at AC Cars under Brian Angliss, with Mike Mc- Clusky of McClusky Restorations in Torrance, California, with Craig Breedlove’s land speed record car and many others. He worked on a number of one-off and special cars that most of us only dream of, but he had pages and pages of photos of the work he had done. He was a true artist and I can only wish I had a tenth or even a hun- dredth of his talent. He is the master of a dying art. The next day we unloaded the car The SHELBY AMERICAN Fall 2021 97 When you find yourself wondering how a car can be kept so extraordinarily clean, it’s probably because of a “wax bitch” on the job.