I have sympathy with your predicament. I need to decide whether or not to use the down payment on the new Shelby to replace the outhouse or just replace my wife who is complaining. We already have an 8" black and white TV in a mahogany cabinet with dual coat hanger antennas and it gets both national networks. > > From: MHeroy@aol.com > Date: 2005/05/13 Fri PM 04:39:41 EDT > To: shelbymustang@carmemories.com > Subject: Re: Hollywood Shelby....big bucks > > In a message dated 5/13/2005 3:26:47 PM US Eastern Standard Time, > MikeLDrew@aol.com writes: > Hi guys, > > So, yesterday I got a voicemail from a non-car-guy friend in Hollywood (yes, > we all have a few friends who for some reason aren't nutty about cars) who > told me that he drove to a job at the NBC studios, had his car valet parked, > and > noticed an absolutely stunning, 100-point '66 Shelby GT-350H in a prime spot. > > He looked it over well and said that it literally looked like a brand new > car. The valet attendant said that the previous day, the same driver had > been > driving a new Bentley. > > My friend commented that he must have some big bucks, and the attendant > laughed and said, "It's Steven Spielberg!" > > Mike > Guys, > > It's not the big bucks, it's matter of priorities! I'm sure that Mr. > Spielberg can afford any number of cars he might want, and that's great. However, as > the owner of two Bentley's ('37 and '58) two Rolls-Royce ('30 and '37) and > three "real" Shelby's, among others, with a net worth that is a fraction (and a > very small one at that) of 1% of his, I'd just rather have the cars than > almost anything else. We should have running water and a TV in the house soon, but > not if another bargain comes along... > > Well, maybe a little tongue-in-cheek, > Mike Heroy > CSX4045 > 67 GT500 #841 > 68 GT500 #389 > 99 SP360 #81 > 85 SVO > >
