Reply to "Pantera #9425 - GT5-S Owned by Carroll Shelby Headed for Auction"

Some of this information is a bit in-accurate. All of the Shelby S cars went through AmeriSport but there were a couple that had Windsor engines and were complete direct import cars, not final assembly AmeriSport Cars. I am 99% sure 9425 was an AmeriSport assembled car but will confirm in the weeks to follow---makes it more rare than even my invoiced cars.

I am going to take the time and explain the entire program in detail so there will no longer be any questions about the S cars we built. This is something that should have been on going, as a defense to the "it's factory built, not an AmeriSport car" or "it not a real Pantera if it is an AmeriSport" bull $#!T that I've had to endure since the beginning.

I sat in Shelby's office at the top of the escalator in the old Chrysler headquarters for over an hour in 1986 one day talking about AmeriSport cars, his history, how to proceed in his opinion, Mr. Detomaso and more. Most of this conversation has never been discussed but it's time.

The AmeriSport built GT5-S Pantera was authorized by the factory, supported by the factory and they are more rare today than any other S cars built that still exist. Every Shelby Pantera starting with the last red narrow body 9281 all came through my shop---some had engines---most did not and were AmeriSport built cars.

Now if my critics would who may read this would like to have any questions answered, please wait for the AmeriSport history thread to start that will be coming soon or PM me direct. I have lots of digging to do, paper trails to copy, so on.

To my knowledge, no one on this thread has ever been negative about AmeriSport cars so if my response sounds a bit pissy, it's not at any of you. I have always preferred to be a low key guy just doing my thing without the lime lite. I guess it's time to enlighten everyone and answer all the questions. I wanted to wait until retirement hit to explain all of this but at the pace we're working today, I'll be dropping dead in my shop still working my ass off with retirement as an afterthought.

Every GT5-S is rare, please remember that.