6S289 - The Family Car - 50+ Years

[6S289]

The timeless beauty of the '65 option Cragar wheel. Still a good looking wheel after all of these years.
Photo of one (we have all five) of the original Cragar wheels for and on 6S289.

[6S289]

Please allow me to reminisce a bit.
A few days ago, I was going through the collection of the 6S289 things mom gave me when we begun the restoration of 6S289 years ago, and I came upon mom's well-worn keys for 6S289. They reminded me of such times like when mom would pick me up from school in 6S289, in which many of my friends would want a ride home...or the grocery runs to Safeway...or the times mom would get a little heavy on the accelerator and going through the gears while saying " I'll race any man out there..." Ah, great memories.
Mom and my brother are with the Lord now, but I have the fond memories and 6S289 to enjoy and remember...
Photo of mom's keys for, and on 6S289 below.   

[6S289]

Two Classic American Mustangs

Shelby American GT350 Mustang (6S289)
North American P-51D Mustang

[BGlover67]

Great shot Mark!

[gt350shelb]

A great story and I  love the vintage  photos  ....   Wonder how many  one family owned cars are still out there?

[6S289]

A familiar scene in our garage in the sixties. Whether it was dad's TR4 race car, our '55 140 Jaguar, or as in this case, 6S289. This photo of 6S289 is probably 1969 (50 years ago). I like the added element of dad's race helmet sitting on the roof of the family car.
Good thing dad knew how to put everything back, as 6S289 still has these original components installed.

Dad, please remember to use the mat on the fender.....

The neighbors loved it (not really) when dad would perform a test drive in the neighborhood after doing his latest adjustments to one of the cars.

Great memories.
I am glad memories are still being made with 6S289 today.

Mark

[sfm5s081]

just an overall great story. My mom grew up in the 50s and 60s and always loved muscle cars. In fact, she bought a Dodge 1970 440 6-pack conv in the 90s because she always wanted one. It had to be auto as mom didn't really know how to drive stick. We no longer have the car, but my mom is still into fast cars. The moral of the story is, when you pull up to a light and you see an old lady in a fast car.... Don't underestimate how fast she might hit the gas when the light turns. 

[6S289]

just an overall great story. My mom grew up in the 50s and 60s and always loved muscle cars. In fact, she bought a Dodge 1970 440 6-pack conv in the 90s because she always wanted one. It had to be auto as mom didn't really know how to drive stick. We no longer have the car, but my mom is still into fast cars. The moral of the story is, when you pull up to a light and you see an old lady in a fast car.... Don't underestimate how fast she might hit the gas when the light turns.

Thanks. Yours is a great story as well.

[6S289]

Happy Birthday, USA !

God Bless America !

[6S289]

Previously (last year), I shared in this post about 6S289 being raced by my dad at Sears Point in December 1968 and then me taking 6S289 on the Sears Point track (same spot) last year - 50 years later. Well, last years drive was actually 4 months shy of 50 years since dad's race. So I thought it best to take 6S289 back out to Sears Point and snap the truly 50 year photo at the same spot as dad's photo. Thankfully, the NorCal Shelby Mini-Nats two weeks ago provided the opportunity to do just that.

So here you go....
Left - Dads race in 6S289 at Sears Point - December 1968
Right - My parade lap in 6S289 at Sears Point August 2019.....a full 50 years plus between photos.

Thanks dad for taking the original photo.

   

[69mach351w]

6S289, Keep these photos and stories coming. Amazing, these photos were caught in time and 50 years later, shared with folks here on SAAC forum that share the same exact Love that 6S289's Family did/does. Love the SP then and now photos.

                                      WOW, Gotta Love it !!!

[6S289]

I attended the LA SAAC Tony Souza Car Show at Gardena 2 weeks ago with 6S289. It was a great show/ event with great cars including the Ken Miles 1966 LeMans GT40, the #2 '65 GT350 and the Daytona Coupe CSX2299..

This is a photo of Ken Miles' son, Peter, with me and 6S289. 

[Side-Oilers]

That is all really cool.  Great old and new photo comparison at Sears Point.

How fortunate you are to still have your dad's Shelby from all those years ago.

I bet we'd all like to have a memory like that. 

[Shelby_r_b]

NICE! And, congrats! 👍🏻

[6S289]

Thinking of my brother, Rick, today on what would have been his 61st birthday. We lost him a year ago this week.
This is Rick with 6S289 in 1975.