Last of the Mohicans... Hank is the last original owner/racer

and Hank is one NICE guy, he always seems to have time to shoot the breeze and share some stories. Above he's on the left of the call board, and below he's telling the guy about the many times he's been featured on magazine covers

Last time I looked it up, there are only about 5 original Shelby Cobra owners, and only Hank brings his to the shows http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/04/hanks-cobra-winningest-cobra-racer-ever.html  and because no other racers from the 60's owned, or survived, I'm privileged to have met and talked with Hank.

The link above is from the full gallery with call boards, interior shots, etc when Hank brought his car to the Knotts Berry Farm Fab Fords event in 2013

50th anniversary of the GT 350 Shelby Mustang is celebrated at the NMCA West Coast Nationals

Comparison between dragster above and road racer below

a flashback to the 60s racing golden years, Mickey Thompson's race car hauler and a pair of GT 350s

reasons to go see the NMCA West Coast Natls

When they fired up this Elk and rolled out, it set off car alarms... at a muscle car show, do you see what I'm saying? It was exponentially louder with the zoomies than any other car around

392 hemi in the T Bird, as a remake of a Hot Rod cover car

Mopars at the NMCA West Coast Natls

Why in the world it has either a 1968 hood, or is missing the lip that bolts to the hood lip and comes down to the grill, also, bumper guards?

terrific interior.

and looks great from the back, but the license plate is jarring. A 1969 California plate would be somewhere from xxx 111 to zzz 999

I can't remember ever seeing a car at a car show that someone has kept showroom condition, seat cover, steering wheel cover, window sticker

But this 2002 Firebird Trans Am Firebird was ordered special and seems to be one of those dreams that the owner isn't going to enjoy past the ownership factor. Too bad he doesn't feel like driving, racing, and enjoying it as a car, instead of a trophy or investment

I should have looked at how many miles were on the odometer