Come Join the Shelby Legends at Panavia February 20th

Campbell, California , February 10, 2016 (Newswire.com) - ​​Steve Wood's Panavia is hosting a Special event, in the form of a Shelby meeting on Saturday, February 20th, 2016

Our special guests will be Shelby Legends ; Allen Grant , Jim Marietta and Ted Sutton!

Come meet and greet three of the Shelby American Legends who were principally involved in making automotive history with Carroll Shelby over 50 years ago at Steve Wood's Panavia.

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Jim and Ted are Bringing their "Independent Rear Suspension”  1965 GT350R Project Mustang, which was recently completed with their former colleague Peter Brock!

It has many features that SHOULD have made it to the original GT350R Cars.

Come meet and greet three of the Shelby American Legends who were principally involved in making automotive history with Carroll Shelby over 50 years ago.

Allen Grant ; A Young man who came looking for a job as a race car driver, Shelby had plenty of drivers, so instead Carroll hired Allen as a welder back in 1963.  Allen moved to production control and convinced Walnut Creek’s Coventry Motors to buy the successful race prepared Cobra CSX2128 and let him drive the Cobra at the races. Allen’s first races were at Santa Barbara and San Francisco's own Candlestick Park when Allen had two first place finishes under his belt and set his eyes on the 1963 Riverside GT race against Carroll’s factory drivers; Dan Gurney, Lew Spencer and rival Bob Bondurant.

After a touch or tap by Bondurant, Allen battled to finish in second place with a most impressive campaign from the back. Allen had a brief break from Shelby in 1964 and returned to drive none other than the iconic Cobra Daytona Coupes as a Team Driver. Allen and Bondurant went to Europe with the Coupes in 1965 and due to Allen’s and Bob’s efforts, Shelby American won the FIA GT Manufacturers World Championship in an American built car. Allen and Bob also had an overall class victory at the hallowed Monza circuit in Italy.

Ted Sutton:  Ted was first hired to work on the Cobras at Shelby. Ken Miles had the idea to install a 427 FE NASCAR engine into the tiny 289 Cobra chassis so they turned to Ted to figure out how to stuff that big block into the small block space and have the Cobra ready for the 1964 Sebring 12 Hour Race for Ken Miles. Subsequently John Morton co-drove with Miles but not before Miles wrapped the first big block Cobra around a tree during an off-course excursion. The Cobra was damaged significantly and Ted and the crew got the Cobra back together overnight for the race. Ted also worked on the first Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX2287, the first Tiger race car and the first R-Model GT350 that went on to win its first race driven by Ken Miles.

Jim Marietta; most likely the youngest employee at the 1042 Princeton Shelby American Shop to ever turn a wrench. Jim started following the Cobras at race tracks all over the States when Race Team Manager Al Dowd noticed him showing up and hanging around the pits. Dowd started allowing Jim to help out in the pits with the Cobras and eventually offered Jim a job at the Princeton Drive shop. At 17 years old Jim showed up with his tool box and was immediately assigned to the brand new GT350 Mustang program. Jim was involved in developing the Ford Motor Company’s secretary Mustang into a fire breathing fierce track competitor worthy of accolades all across the country. Jim worked with Jerry Schwarz, Chuck Cantwell, Peter Brock, Peter Bryant, Ken Miles, Dick Lins and Ted Sutton. Jim was also part of the Shelby Team that worked on the development of the IRS proposal in the GT350.

Steve Wood's PANAVIA is proud to bring this event to you, as our goal is to bring the 1960s feeling of motorsport to you and modernize it a tick so it can be enjoyed. 

PANAVIA will have the Following on Display ; 

1965 GT350 R Project Mustang

Shelby / Brock SPF Daytona Coupes 54 and 70 

Modernized GT40 projects, Designed to beat a McLaren F1 in every single spec.
1967 GT500 Mustang with a 427 Side Oiler FE

Shelby 50th Anniversary 289 FIA Cobra Continuation cars 

Time : Saturday , February 20th, 2016 9:00AM to 4:00PM

PANAVIA
1436 White Oaks Road Suite 14
Campbell CA 95008
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