svttim
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No, Im not trying to start that question. Its never something that goes well. But, In a recent discussion like this, Tracey Smith, Team Shelby director and licensing president posted the following
"Carroll legacy is with Ford, which is where he wanted it in the end. He worked very closely with them (for years) on all of the cars that bear his name, including the GT350. The discussions on GT350 started before 2012, and Carroll was the one who signed the deal. It was never just a badge to Carroll... he always said it’s not the name that makes the car, but the car that makes the name. Carroll saw the two companies as partners (Ford & Shelby American), never as either/or. He understood there were many things SAI could do more nimbly without layers of red tape, and that there were things Ford could do as a big manufacturer that SAI could not. Carroll knew how to put things together to make them work... vehicles, race teams, relationships... it was one of his gifts."
Just thought it was an interesting tidbit
"Carroll legacy is with Ford, which is where he wanted it in the end. He worked very closely with them (for years) on all of the cars that bear his name, including the GT350. The discussions on GT350 started before 2012, and Carroll was the one who signed the deal. It was never just a badge to Carroll... he always said it’s not the name that makes the car, but the car that makes the name. Carroll saw the two companies as partners (Ford & Shelby American), never as either/or. He understood there were many things SAI could do more nimbly without layers of red tape, and that there were things Ford could do as a big manufacturer that SAI could not. Carroll knew how to put things together to make them work... vehicles, race teams, relationships... it was one of his gifts."
Just thought it was an interesting tidbit
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