NHRA Museum celebrates Cobra's 50th

For Immediate Release

Media contact: Monique Valadez, NHRA Motorsports Museum, 909/622-3389, mvaladez@nhra.com

POMONA, Calif. (February, 2012) – Former Shelby American employees to attend Ford-Cobra-Shelby Reunion scheduled for Pomona, April 19-21, 2012.

“Former Shelby American employees first held their annual reunion at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in 2009.” Said organizer Bob Shaw. “The NHRA Museum is the perfect venue if for no other reason than the fact that the first Cobra was assembled by hot rodders at Dean Moon’s shop in Santa Fe Springs in 1962.

            “As we are celebrating the 50^th Anniversary of Cobra this year we felt it appropriate to hold the 14^th Annual Employees Reunion in conjunction with the Museum’s Ford-Cobra-Shelby Reunion.  We’ll be there in force throughout the weekend for most of the events including the Friday night panel discussion and, of course, the banquet honoring Carroll Shelby on Saturday.”

“We’re extremely excited to welcome the former Shelby American employees back to the NHRA Museum.” Commented NHRA Museum director Tony Thacker. “This is going to be an exciting event with lots of Cobras coming out of hiding. To have the guys who built them there is very special.”

Scheduled for April 19-21, the Ford-Cobra-Shelby Reunion is a 3-day fun fest for all Cobras, Ford, Lincoln and Mercury (FLM) vehicles including trucks and Broncos, all Ford- and FLM-powered vehicles, including GT40s and Ford GTs as well as all Shelby vehicles.

The list of activities is still being developed but will include:

• 3 Days of Open Track on the historic Pomona Road Race Course (1956-’63) organized by Mid America Ford Team Shelby.  
• A new exhibit honoring the Cobra’s 50^th birthday presented by Racing Division and curated by. Lynn “Mr. Cobra” Park.            
• A banquet honoring Carroll Shelby.
• Show ’N Shine organized by Team Shelby Pacific Coast Division.
• Vendor’s midway, poker run, etc.

Proceeds to benefit the NHRA Motorsports Museum and the Carroll Shelby Foundation.

For more information call: 909/622-3389

E-mail: mvaladez@nhra.com

Visit http://fordcobrashelbyreunion.com or http://museum.nhra.com for information.