And Now For Something From The 'In Your Dreams' Category

[BGlover67]

The bid starts at $500,000 with a $5,000 delivery fee.  Yikes!   . Signed by a man who autographed practically EVERYTHING!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/One-Of-A-Kind-Carroll-Shelby-Painting-Signed-By-Carroll-Shelby-and-the-Artist/265024962015?hash=item3db4b7fddf:g:AgYAAOSwiTNgDGdn

One Of A Kind Carroll Shelby Painting - Signed By Carroll Shelby and the Artist!

Item specifics

Listed By:   Artist   Year:   1998
Features:   Signed, Framed   Width (Inches):   30"
Medium:   Acrylic   Date of Creation:   1990-1999
Subject:   Carroll Shelby   Originality:   Original
Style:   Realism   Height (Inches):   40"
Region of Origin:   US   Quantity Type:   Single-Piece Work
Painting Surface:   Canvas   Artist:   Jim Schroeder
Color:   
Multi-Color
Size:   Large (up to 60in.)


Here is your chance to own this "Original" Carroll Shelby, autographed painting. Carroll Shelby autographed this painting on his 75th birthday November 11, 1998. My father (Jim Schroeder) was friends with Carroll Shelby and painted these amazing images of Carroll through the years of his life along with Carroll's most beloved cars. The painting also shows Carroll as a Chicken Farmer, when he won Le Mans in 1959. Any Carroll Shelby enthusiast will appreciate everything about this original, one of a kind painting. You will never find another painting like this, especially autographed by Carroll himself.


My father has decided to sell this painting and allow some other Carroll Shelby enthusiast to enjoy it. The painting is beautifully framed and has an accent light that makes the paintings features stand out.


Bid starts at $500,000!

This piece of fine art has incredible value... that is why we are also offering delivery from the artist himself if interested. You would be allowed to take photos with Jim Schroeder and hear more stories about the painting. The delivery fee would be $5,000. Otherwise we will insure and ship the painting with the utmost care.

[2112]

 

[67 GT350]

Oh that's funny...

[JD]

"... Carroll Shelby autographed this painting on his 75th birthday November 11, 1998. ..."

That is/was not Shelby's birthday month!

[557]

I guess I need to look into a reverse mortgage 

[Bigfoot]

Certainly this should have already sold.
It's a factory Drag unit or whatever right?...

[98SVT - was 06GT]

It's a typo in the ad the pictures show 1-1-1985 Too bad they ruined it with the Viper on it.
I wonder what the price would be without the $150 autograph.

From the magazine Automobile. The same business model Ford used with the new GT500s and GT350s.

While Cobra patriarch Carroll Shelby was involved in the project, his involvement was at a minimal level, primarily helping to publicize and market the car.

[FL SAAC]

$500,000 that's not bad......

Quick my wallet's in my right front pocket, just take the money. Oh, and I'll also take that statue of liberty too.

[Cobrask8]

I've got this wonderful bridge for sale. Lots of stone work, easy access, used gently....

[FL SAAC]

Crap, with our recent acquisition of this painting and the "Statue" puts us out the market for your bridge.....maybe next time

I've got this wonderful bridge for sale. Lots of stone work, easy access, used gently....

[Vernon Estes]

Certainly this should have already sold.
It's a factory Drag unit or whatever right?...

[557]

Better clear some wall space....

[Side-Oilers]

Pertaining to the Viper in the painting...I don't disagree that it is out of place, in a historical sense, but...

At the risk of creating "topic drift",  I just wanted to point out that two very talented guys (Joel Jackson and Monty Montgomery) at Shelby Automobiles in Whittier scratch-built the original (pretty sophisticated) tube-frame chassis for the "Cobra for the '90s" before it was called Viper.

I worked there at the time, in Shelby PR, and occasionally would peek behind the curtain to see the latest mods. There was a mock-up a V-10 made of wood.

After the chassis was presented to a group of Chrysler people (in CS's words to me, later in his life) "Chrysler took it and f****d it up." 

Following that, yes, Carrol's role in the Viper was mostly as figurehead.

In 2008, Joel Jackson wrote a book called "Fast Days" that covers the interesting story behind the development of the Viper, warts and all.

[JohnB]

Pertaining to the Viper in the painting...I don't disagree that it is out of place, in a historical sense, but...

At the risk of creating "topic drift",  I just wanted to point out that two very talented guys (Joel Jackson and Monty Montgomery) at Shelby Automobiles in Whittier scratch-built the original (pretty sophisticated) tube-frame chassis for the "Cobra for the '90s" before it was called Viper.

I worked there at the time, in Shelby PR, and occasionally would peek behind the curtain to see the latest mods. There was a mock-up a V-10 made of wood.

After the chassis was presented to a group of Chrysler people (in CS's words to me, later in his life) "Chrysler took it and f****d it up." 

Following that, yes, Carrol's role in the Viper was mostly as figurehead.

In 2008, Joel Jackson wrote a book called "Fast Days" that covers the interesting story behind the development of the Viper, warts and all.

https://www.amazon.com/Fast-Days-Joel-W-Jackson/dp/1439219834/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611867551&sr=1-2

[2112]

Pertaining to the Viper in the painting...I don't disagree that it is out of place, in a historical sense, but...

At the risk of creating "topic drift",  I just wanted to point out that two very talented guys (Joel Jackson and Monty Montgomery) at Shelby Automobiles in Whittier scratch-built the original (pretty sophisticated) tube-frame chassis for the "Cobra for the '90s" before it was called Viper.

I worked there at the time, in Shelby PR, and occasionally would peek behind the curtain to see the latest mods. There was a mock-up a V-10 made of wood.

After the chassis was presented to a group of Chrysler people (in CS's words to me, later in his life) "Chrysler took it and f****d it up." 

Following that, yes, Carrol's role in the Viper was mostly as figurehead.

In 2008, Joel Jackson wrote a book called "Fast Days" that covers the interesting story behind the development of the Viper, warts and all.

So did Shelby Automobiles design the first Viper?

Are there any pictures of their design floating around in the ether?