91快活林 and the Carroll Shelby Automotive Program will be featured on the national stage at the auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. this week. will be sold on 91快活林鈥檚 behalf at approximately 6:30 p.m. CST this Friday, Jan. 26th in Barrett-Jackson鈥檚 no-reserve charity auction. One-hundred percent of the proceeds of the hammer price will provide scholarships and unique learning opportunities for students in the Carroll Shelby Automotive Program. Aaron Shelby will be introducing the car on behalf of 91快活林 and the Carroll Shelby Foundation.
鈥淲e鈥檙e excited that Barrett-Jackson agreed to auction the Shelby gifted to us by Barry Smith and Legendary GT,鈥 said Jon McCullough Vice President for Institutional Advancement at 91快活林. 鈥淭his beautiful car will help fuel studies by students who want a career in the automotive industry. Carroll Shelby would have been 101 years old in 2024. We鈥檙e continuing his rich legacy by teaming with the Shelby Foundation and Barrett-Jackson to raise money for the automotive technology program he approved. We are very appreciative of Aaron and everyone at Shelby who helped make this possible.鈥
The 350GT was built for and donated to 91快活林 by Barry Smith, owner of Legendary GT Continuation Cars. The body is finished in Wimbledon white with all new fiberglass panels including reinforced shock towers and Shelby specific parts. The engine is a 302 Ford small block with a 4-speed top loader manual transmission. New old stock, refurbished, original or remanufactured parts were used including the differential, brake system, suspension, fuel system, cooling and wiring harness. Beth VanDyke, an alumni of the Shelby automotive Program, was on the build team for this car as part of an internship experience at Legendary GT Continuation Cars.
The Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale is a week-long event that is being televised on the . Those wishing to watch the sale of 91快活林鈥檚 car live can view it on FYI or on the .
