Shelby American Club marks 50th year with car show on Santa Monica Pier
The Eighth Annual Los Angeles Shelby American Automobile Club Car Show will be held on the historic Santa Monica Pier, a fitting venue noted as the end of Route 66, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. Spectator admission is free. The show is dedicated for the eighth year to the memory of Tony Sousa, a longtime Mustang and Shelby enthusiast who passed away in 2005. Sousa was an active member of the National Shelby American Automobile Club and secretary of the local Los Angeles Shelby American Automobile Club. He had worked as a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney. Randy Richardson, club president, said the historic Santa Monica Pier is an “exceptional location” for a car show, especially a show featuring the cars developed by the late Carroll Shelby. “In 1962, the birth of the Shelby Cobra was at 1042 Princeton Ave. in Venice. We are celebrating Shelby American’s 50th anniversary this year, and the Santa Monica Pier is the perfect venue to honor some of the most iconic vehicles ever produced,” Richardson said. “We will also be honoring Carroll Shelby, who passed away this year at the age of 89. “Shelby muscle cars were a limited edition series that were specifically modified by former professional race car driver Carroll Shelby. His company, Shelby American, operated out of that small shop in Venice from 1962 to...
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