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The SHELBY AMERICAN
Summer 2016 31
Here’s an interesting concept: Mecum
auctions has partnered up with Sun-
Trust Bank to provide Mecum bidders
with loans approved in advance
should they attend the auction and see
a car that catches their fancy. The fi-
nancing limits are from $5k to $100K
with a low annual percentage rate.
The car they use in the ad is a silver
small block Cobra, but if you stop to
think about it, the $100K limit won’t
even get you close to what a car like
this will sell for. $100K won’t even get
you close to a decent Shelby Mustang.
If you ever find yourself in Flagstaff,
Arizona and are in need of a bail
bondsman, Dan Drury of Cape Gi-
rardeau, Missouri has a suggestion.
Mecum sent out an email notice for
their Indy auction to everyone on their
mailing list. We have to admit that we
approve of their choice of graphics.
Rod Hengst saw the perfect jumper kit
to use when your Cobra won’t turn
over. Wonder how it works on a pair of
Rebat batteries behind the passenger
seat?
This interesting double-page ad
turned up on the SAAC Forum, posted
by someone who wishes to remain
anonymous (because he only provided
a forum name with the post, so we will
accede to his wishes). Ampol Petro-
leum Limited was an Australian oil
company which produced petrochemi-
cal products and distributed them
through a chain of their own retail
service stations. In 1995 the company
merged with Caltex to become Caltex Australia Ltd. This ad, carried in an Aus-
tralian auto magazine in 1967 was part of a series which depicted illustrations
of other GT cars (like a Ferrari Dino or a Jensen FF).