GT50040th Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Last year we celebrated 50 years of Shelby American at the Detroit and New York Auto shows and then toured the country. We have exciting news......you get another chance to work the New York Auto Show with the Shelby American Team. Public show dates are March 29th to April 7th with hours 10am to 10pm daily. For more Info. and to register CLICK HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-man Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I'm in! Signed up yesterday for my 'usual' day (that would be the second Friday of the show, April 5th). This will be my third year working for Shelby American for the day. How many years do I have to do the show before I can put it on my resume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_GT350 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I'm in! Signed up yesterday for my 'usual' day (that would be the second Friday of the show, April 5th). This will be my third year working for Shelby American for the day. How many years do I have to do the show before I can put it on my resume? what day(s) did you sign up for Bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickD Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Im in, second year really enjoyed it last year. Signed up April 2 10am - 5pm, anyone going from CT along 84. Hartford heading west let me know . Ill pick up you on the way to the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive Account 1 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 All signed up AGAIN.........3/29 and 3/30 then again 4/6, 10-5 shift.....Third year in a row and wouldn't miss out on the fun with Sam and Gary! See everyone there, that is after the bash of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 All signed up AGAIN.........3/29 and 3/30 then again 4/6, 10-5 shift.....Third year in a row and wouldn't miss out on the fun with Sam and Gary! See everyone there, that is after the bash of course! I have also signed up for the 4/6 10-5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-man Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I'm in! Signed up yesterday for my 'usual' day (that would be the second Friday of the show, April 5th). This will be my third year working for Shelby American for the day. How many years do I have to do the show before I can put it on my resume? what day(s) did you sign up for Bill? Did you leave your bi-focals at home today, Doug? Hope you can do that day as well. If would be nice to 'hang' with you for the day, and tell folks all the reasons why they need a new Shelby in their driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygator Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I'm in too! :happy feet: 4/1 10am to 5pm; and 4/2 10am to 5pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_GT350 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Did you leave your bi-focals at home today, Doug? Hope you can do that day as well. If would be nice to 'hang' with you for the day, and tell folks all the reasons why they need a new Shelby in their driveway. Whoops.... I wanted to be like the guys that just post in threads without reading them first.... I'll really have to give it some thought.... I don't have a lot of vacation days left, but I did enjoy myself last year..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FILF Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I'm registered for 3/29 and 4/6...10-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1sgt Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I'm in 3rd year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygator Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 After registering did everyone go to the next screen and print out there ticket to get in the Javit's Center? Or am I the only knucklehead?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTPirate Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 What second page? I signed up too but definitely didn't go to the second page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygator Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 What second page? I signed up too but definitely didn't go to the second page. That's what I'm saying! I sent an email to Gary and John Keller. Maybe they can assist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickD Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 I printed the ticket page when it came up . So you did good ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-man Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Has anyone received an e-mail with the spec sheets for each car, as well as any other product info? This usually is sent out a few weeks before the show, but I haven't gotten anything yet......but maybe I'm just anxious. Z-man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FILF Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 I haven't seen anything either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FILF Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Anyone from CT taking the train in to the city for the show tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywickedshelby Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I did this on friday March 29th and had a fantastic time. Anyone considering doing this in the future should dive in with both hands. It really doesnt get to be much more fun than talking Shelbys with a captive audience. Had a Great time with John Luft, Gary Patterson and Sam Trout and all the other volunteers. Thank you Shelby American for another great experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-man Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I was at the show last Friday from before it opened, until almost 8:30pm, and I had a great time. The Shelby booth had four vehicles (Shelby SVT Raptor, Shelby Focus ST, Super Snake Widebody, and the Shelby 1000). I thought other manufacturers had a better selection of cars on display this year, as opposed to last year’s show. Some of the cars that were previously up on pedestals, were now on the floor and you could get much closer to them and take a good look. Being that the Shelby booth is literally the first booth you see as you enter the show, just about everyone stops in to take a look. Sometimes you get to talk with pretty ‘interesting’ characters. Here are a few of my favorite comments from the day: (Shelby Raptor) – “If I bought one of these, I would have to use it as my work truck. Can I plow snow with this?” My answer was “Given the amount of horse power and torque this truck has, not only could it plow snow, it could do it quicker than any other pick-up truck available…..and you would have the bragging rights to say you had the only Shelby Snow Plow ever made.” (Super Snake) – “It this car fast enough that I can out run the Cops in it?” My answer was “The car could outrun the Cops, and maybe even the Police helicopters, but you can’t outrun their Police radios.” (Super Snake) – “Can you tell me the specific alloys of the metal components that make up the car, as well as the ratio of metallic to composite materials?” My reply “Are you an Engineer, because I am, and only another Engineer would ask a question like that.” (Shelby Raptor) – I walked up on a guy trying to surreptitiously remove one of the engine caps off of coolant tank. When I looked him in the eye he asked “Hey, these things are tough to get off. Do you glue them on?” My answer, “No, we just put them on real tight to make it hard for people to try and steal them when they think no one is watching them.” (Shelby 1000 & Super Snake) – “Compared to these, the Z/28 Camaro looks like a Prius!” (Shelby Raptor) – While looking at the 35” tires, I heard “I wouldn’t want to be behind this at a traffic light. If the driver floored it when the light turned green, I’d be dodging chunks of rubber and asphalt as they flew through my windshield.” A group of four ‘young gentlemen’ came into the booth, mainly to look at the Shelby Raptor. They were of various ethnic backgrounds, but all wearing their jeans low on their hips to show off their ‘calvins’, and their baseball caps sideways. They all acted as if they were bad azz gansta’ rapers from straight out the hood. (No offense to any real bad azz gansta’ rappers from out the hood….but these guys were not them). The skinniest, scrawniest, of the bunch (who also happened to be the most milky skinned Caucasian dude I have recently seen), also was the loudest and the most fowl mouthed. He was letting the “F” bombs fly, as well as other racial slurs that I can’t even bring myself to repeat. He went to take a picture of the truck with his I-phone, and someone walked in front of him. Actually, the person was of Hassidic Jewish descent, and was wearing the traditional dress and hair style of that faith. (Hey, I couldn’t make this stuff up!!!!). Well, the curses and slurs started flying. At this point I wasn’t going to let him continue, so I stepped in front of the ‘gansta’, arms folded across my chest, and gave him the ‘you want a piece of this’ look. (Anybody who knows me is probably already rolling on the floor laughing, as I would not consider myself the most intimidating of individuals.) As I hoped, the guy shut-up, dropped his head, and backed off. He walked towards the exit to the booth, but did a last minute turn and stepped up into the driver’s seat of the truck for one last picture before leaving. He did seem to like the interior of the truck, and his last comment as he was leaving was “Yo, whoever’s was the dude that dig-sign-ed ‘dat storage area in da center console, gets mad props, Yo! It’s big enough to fits my Glocks in, yo.” Nice to know that Shelby was thinking ahead on this one in developing the market niche for wanna be bad azz gansta’s. (Peace–out yawl.) Now for a few pictures….. First, a few of the Shelby booth Chevy’s Camaro version of the Shelby 1000. I think it still needs a little refining, but maybe that’s just me. Was it coincidence that the Camaro’s were parked in front of a picture of a Slug (Snail?) who thought he was a race car? (Again….I can’t make this stuff up folk’s) Some Manufactures need giant hamsters or even “The Flash” to sell their cars Shelby has folks like Boomer Esiason stop buy to talk about buying their cars Is it just me, or is this thing butt ugly? (And that’s with the top down…what does it look like with the top up?) The new Stringray did look very nice Interesting color for the 2013 Viper A gaggle/heard/flock/pod/gathering/? of McClaren’s (McClaren/McClarenzees/McClari/?) Who can tell me what car this is from…and what other concept car does it remind you of? If I was Tony Stark, I’d own this car (check out the carbon fiber inserts in the rims). The rest of the pics are here... http://s1352.photobu...831901698492192 ENJOY!!!! Z-man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARALD KELLEY Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Thanks for sharing the pictures and enjoyed your write up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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