Special Feature
Shelby Cobra and Mustang classics to be shown on the Santa Monica Pier
An annual show of rare classic Shelby Cobra and Mustang muscle cars, normally held across town at the Petersen Automotive Museum, has shifted to the Santa Monica Pier this year.
The Los Angeles Shelby American Automobile Club Car Show, dedicated to the memory of the late car club member Tony Sousa, is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, September 22nd, on the Santa Monica Pier, at the ocean end of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica. Spectator admission is free.
The show is open to all Shelby designs, including Cobras and Mustangs, and all cars manufactured by Ford. Registration is $25 to $55 and includes a T-shirt and a dash plaque.
An awards ceremony for all of the car classes involved in the show and for best of show is scheduled for 2 p.m.
The Santa Monica Pier location for the show was secured through the efforts of Greb Barbiera, a local Shelby club member. Barbiera is also a Santa Monica police officer who patrols the area, says Steve Beck, a Shelby specialist who is the past president and a current member of the club.
Aside from owning a Shelby Mustang, Beck has for the last 16 years cared for and maintained a rare 1963 Shelby Cobra (said to be the sixth Cobra ever built) owned by jazz legend Herbie Hancock. Less than ten Cobras were offered and sold to the public in 1963, according to Beck.
In addition to the atmospheric benefits of holding the car show on the Santa Monica Pier, the local area holds a historic significance as well.
Shelby muscle cars were a limited edition series that were specially modified by former champion professional racer Carroll Shelby. His company, Shelby American, operated out of a facility on Princeton Drive in Venice from 1962 to 1964, when it relocated to a facility on Imperial Highway adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport.
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