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Is there something about that
that sounds good? Does it make
you feel just a little superior in
the Shelby or Cobra world? It
should. When it comes to these
cars, being a SAAC member
brands you as an “insider.” A go-
to guy. In fact, the positive feel-
ings toward the club held by its
members are so strong that once
some owners or enthusiasts be-
come members, they continue to
think of themselves as members
even after their membership ex-
pires. Sometimes for years. Or
forever.
Member for life? Not really.
Think of the club as a bus ride.
You pay for your ticket (annual
dues) and you take a seat on the
bus. The ride only lasts so long.
Then you have to get off and if
you want to keep going you have
to buy another ticket. You can’t
keep riding on your original
ticket forever. That’s how the
club works. It’s a pay-as-you-go
deal. And we hate to leave you
standing on the side of the road
as the bus takes off, leaving you
in a swirl of exhaust and road
dust.
CHECK OR MONEY ORDER
.
Please make the check payable to “SAAC.”
Mail to:
SAAC Membership Office
PO Box 910193
Lexington KY 40591-0193
CREDIT CARD BY FAX
We need the following:
•Cardholder’s Name •Expiration Date
•CCV (3 or 4 digit number on the back of the
card) •Cardholder’s Billing Address
•Amount to be charged •Member’s Name (if
different from cardholder) )
fax: 859-256-0140
E-MAIL YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMA-
TION
We need the following:
•Cardholder’s Name •Expiration Date
•CCV (3 or 4 digit number on the back of the
card) •Cardholder’s Billing Address •Amount
to be charged •Member’s Name (if different
from cardholder)
membership@saac.com
PAY VIA PAYPAL
membership@saac.com
SAAC MEMBER.
A lot of this surprises us, even
after forty years. How do you ex-
plain former members (yes—
we’re sorry to say, that’s the way
we describe them) continuing to
display SAAC stickers on the
windshield of their car? Why do
some former members still order
these stickers? We don’t get it.
We check the name of everyone
who orders stuff from SAAC, just
out of curiosity, to see if they are
on the membership list. But we
can’t explain why a non-member
would want a SAAC sticker, un-
less he or she doesn’t consider
themselves a non-member. If we
discover the answer to this, we’ll
tell you.
The club is now forty years old.
In car years that’s almost
500,000 miles. What fuels our
enthusiasm is your enthusiasm.
Over the last forty years SAAC
has probably had 20,000 mem-
bers. That’s just a guess because
we don’t keep information like
that. We wish we did, but back
when the club began we were
just happy it was successful. We
weren’t thinking that far down
the road. We also wish we could
identify everyone who has been
a member since 1975 and never
let their member slip. But we
don’t have that information, ei-
ther. There can’t be many.
The bottom line is that each
membership matters. Member-
ship dues pay the freight and en-
able SAAC to continue our goals:
the preservation, care, history
and enjoyment of these cars.
That has not changed in forty
years.
Multiple-year memberships are
available and the current rate
will inoculate you against any
dues increases for the duration
of your membership.
Annual renewal dues: $50. Outside of the U.S. is $75
annually (all materials are sent via air mail).