| Originally purchased by Jeffrey
Menachem, N. Woodmere, NY, in November of 1990. The car was delivered to
Slim Bryant of Motion Dynamics,
Conway
,
NH
, for assembly.
According to the original logbook, the
car had its first technical inspection on
April 21, 1991
by the New England Region SCCA. Menachem attended a SCCA driver’s
school at Pocono Raceway on
May 10, 1991
. He campaigned the car, under the watchful eye of Bryant, at Limerock
Park, New Hampshire Intl. Speedway, Watkins Glen, Bridgehampton, Texas
World Speedway, Mid-Ohio, Moroso and Sebring International Raceway until
it was brokered by Ferrari of Long Island (NY) to Kermit O’Neal of
Alamo Sports Cars, San Antonio, Texas in 1999.
O’Neal rented the car to various
drivers in numerous club events in
Texas
and
Oklahoma
until it was spotted by Robert Johnston at a Shelby Cobra Automobile of
Texas event at the Motorsport Ranch in
Cresson
,
Texas
in April, 2001.
Johnston
purchased the car in October, 2001 and transported it to
W. Palm Beach
,
Florida
for restoration.
Johnston raced #38 in numerous SCCA,
HSR (Historic Sportscar Racing) and other events at Daytona
International Speedway, Sebring International, Moroso Motorsports Park,
Homestead Raceway and Roebling Road, Savannah, Georgia from 2001 to
2005.
In August of 2003 chassis 038 was
fitted with an al -aluminum, LS derivative, Chevrolet engine. Very few
changes were needed to the chassis and no changes were needed to the
original bodywork. The car appears original in all respects except for
the V8 sound and tremendous increase in performance.
In April of 2005 the car was
transported to
California
to be raced within HSR-West, VARA, NASA and SCCA Vintage events at
Laguna Seca,
Sears
Point
(Infineon), Buttonwillow and California Speedway.
Note: The original SCCA/Shelby CAN AM
logbook shows a picture of 038 in the original gel-coat white with the
number 38 on each side and nose. Chassis 021 appears in the background
in the same gel-coat white. Both cars sport the Motion Dynamics logo.
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