The Shelby American (Winter 2021)

plans for a total re-restoration. Incred- ibly, they felt that the paint was too good. It lacked the orange peel evident in factory paint. After selling the car Hovander learned that Smith was considering re-restoring it. His feathers were a lit- tle ruffled by that. After all, he had re- stored the car to perfection, only to sell it and then learn that the goalposts of perfection had been moved. It took some time for him to accept that but when someone buys a car, it becomes their property and they get to deter- mine what happens to it. Turner found himself in a difficult position because Hovander had put his heart and soul into restoring the The SHELBY AMERICAN Mirrors under the car at the Fall Classic show the unbelieveable attention to detail. Five years ago a top concours entry would not have even come close to this. Judging knowledge has increased, keeping pace with the level of restoration workmanship. Winter 2021 39