Friday, July 1, 2005

SAAC-30 - California Speedway Fontana 7/1/05

1965 Shelby GT350 R Model Serial No. 5R533
Tom Hamilton & his Brown Bros. Shelby was the top winning
Shelby Mustang GT350 R model of all times with
5 Championships in 1968

Cobra Automotive restored and transported the Brown Bros Shelby from 
Wallingford, Connecticut by truck with 17 additional Shelbys and Cobras.







Cobra Automotive employees that restored the Shelby to original.





Cobra Automotive Shelby was driven by Curt Vogt (owner of
Cobra Automotive).

Cobra Automotive garage had 24 hour security.


Gary Fitzgerald in his Cobra.




Tommy Hamilton & Gary Fitzgerald





1966 Sunbeam Tiger

Carroll's personal Cobras.
"Life is far too short to drive an ugly car ......." - Carroll Shelby






First time back in car in 35 years!


Driver and car reunited just like old times.

The Shelby sounded exactly as I remembered all those years ago and a
flood of memories came rushing back.

Apparently he should not have been on track lol

Sunday pre race line up along pit row.





Tommy Hamilton's Brown Bros. racing jacket from 1968 autographed by Carroll Shelby.



Carroll Shelby and retired Shelby American employees.  The retirees
engineered the Shelbys in the factory back in the day.

Carroll Shelby and Tommy Hamilton reunited at the Friday evening banquet.






Video of Weekend
"SAAC 30 Video"



Where it all began . . . . Campbell River, B. C.

Waiting at the B.C. Ferries in 1968 heading to Westwood Racing Circuit
in Coquitlam, B.C. for a race weekend.

He loved racing in the rain!




Beautiful British Columbia














Tommy Hamilton was inducted into the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2007