AROUND 2003 I DECIDED TO SCALE DOWN AND SELL MY MUCH TOO LARGE FOR ONE PERSON HOUSE. MY MOM CAME OUT FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND ONE DAY MY REALTOR SHOWED UP WITH A NICE COUPLE ... MY MOM CALLED ME BECAUSE THE MAN WANTED TO TALK TO ME DIRECTLY. I SAID HELLO HOW CAN I HELP YOU? ... THE MAN SAID I WANT TO BUY ALL OF THE CONTENTS INSIDE & OUT INCLUDING YOUR HOUSE! ... I PAUSED AND HE SAID MY NAME IS CARROL SHELBY AND MY DAUGHTER IS GETTING MARRIED ... ONE PROBLEM I NEED YOU OUT IN 25 DAYS! .... WE AGREED TO MEET FOR LUNCH THE NEXT DAY AND WOW .... I AM HAVING LUNCH WITH THIS LEGEND OF THE MUSTANG AND COBRA'S .... THIS TALL GENTLE TEXAN WAS A SUPER NICE GUY, PLAIN SPOKEN AND A REAL MANS MAN. HE OFFERED ME CASH FOR ALL OF MY FURNITURE & DECOR ... OR HE WOULD BUILD ME A ONE OFF SHELBY GT MUSTANG IN TRADE FROM HIS LAS VEGAS FACTORY. WELL I LISTENED TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND THEY CONVINCED ME TO TAKE THE CA$H .... AFTER ALL THEY SAID YOU CAN ALWAYS BUY A MUSTANG! .. CARROL SHELBY GAVE ME A V.I.P. FACTORY TOUR AND SAID HE WOULD AUTOGRAPH MY NEW SHELBY GT IF I DECIDED .... WE CLOSED ON THE HOUSE IN 25 DAYS AND WHAT A GENTLEMAN CARROL PAID FOR MY FURNISHING A WEEK IN ADVANCE .... WE MET AGAIN FOR A SECOND TIME AND TALKED FOR ABOUT MUSTANGS AND HIS CAREER IN MOTORSPORTS ETC. AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES OR SO ... WE SHOOK HANDS ... I MET HIS DAUGHTER AND WIFE TO SHOW THEM HOW THE POOL WORKS AND OTHER FEATURES IN THE HOME ... MY 1ST. CAR AS A KID WAS A 1964 1/2 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE (used) ... I USED TO RUN THE HECK OUT OF IT AND IT NEVER BROKE DOWN .... ANYWAY I WAS SO LUCKY TO HAVE MET AN AMERICAN LEGEND ... MAY HE REST IN PEACE. DO I REGRET NOT TAKING HIM UP ON HIS GENEROUS OFFER? .... YOU BET! ... AND THAT'S MY CARROL SHEBLY STORY .... THANKS FO READING MY POST .... I HAVE SOME PHOTOS BELOW OF CARROL AND MY OLD MUSTANG ... I FOUND AN OLD NEWSPAPER AD THAT HE OWNED A MOTEL IN LAKE TAHOE AS WELL .... TAKE CARE, RICH BURGEL