1968 SHELBY GT 500 COBRA MUSTANG RULED THE ROAD.

Sharrie and Georgia with the Shelby 1978

I had owned my Shelby GT 500 for 11 wonderful years after my dad gave it to me for my 24th Birthday, but when someone in Laguna Beach offered to buy it, my husband Gene and cousin Chuck convinced me to sell it for $4,000.


I called my dad and told him about the offer and he said, “Honey, since the car is rusting out at the beach, it’s not worth putting any money into it so go ahead and try to get something out of it.” 


Years later,  he said, he regretted his decision at the time, because it was now worth $50,000, even in the shape I sold it. I still kick myself for listening to Gene, Chuck and my Dad because it was best car I ever drove.