The largest collection of classic cars and wooden boats in the United States will be on display at the Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook, Texas for the 14th annual Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance, held May 2-3, 2009.
This year’s event will feature automotive icon Carroll Shelby as its Grand Marshall. At 86 years old, Shelby has done it all: world-class race car driver, innovative automotive designer, a heart transplant recipient and sponsor of charitable foundations.
Shelby is a true American icon that has changed the face of automotive racing and design, offering up some of the industry’s most beautiful and brutal racing machines. This year’s event will feature some of Shelby’s favorite works throughout his career, including the always popular and much desired Cobra.
Additionally, this marks the 1st major event to take place in Bay Area Houston since Hurricane Ike. Proceeds for this year’s event will go to the Boys and Girls Harbor, whose mission is to provide healthy, comprehensive care for children who are experiencing family hardship, neglect, abandonment or abuse. Additional proceeds will be donated to the educational efforts of PBS Channel 8.
For more information, visit the brand new Keels & Wheels website at www.keels-wheels.com.
[Source: Keels & Wheels]
Caroll Shelby and his lawsuite against FFF and cobra website’s and other copied cars.
Should we not boycot all happenings where CS will sign anything and will be a guest of honor. CS only raced for a couple of years and is a very good driver. But due to the kitcar industry his name is still well known to a lot of people. Even youngsters in their mid twenty;s know who CS, only because of the kitcar industry. People like Phill Hill, Dan Gurney, Bruce McLaren to name a few are only known by the baby boomers of the early fifties because they don’t have a kitcar legacy. CS is suing successful kitcar companies because they used the word Cobra and 289, 427. He even signed the gloveboxcompartment doors with his signature on replica cobra’s because they are admiring the cars and keeping his name up high and famous.
Now he is suing these same replica companies for using his cars and paying him a dime.
He is still famous because of these replicars and we sure must boycot him untill he stops suing these companies.