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March, 2018 NO MARCH MTG !!! Join us at the next club meeting, April 15, 3:00pm Landmark Ford in Tualatin.

If this is the future? The Lamborghini Terzo Millennio is a wild, semi-autonomous supercar! With all the Electric bubble cars being proposed for our future, this is a fun option! Read about it HERE.

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Built between 1956 and 1961, the 250 Testa Rossa was one of the most dominant sports cars of its day. Ferrari TR’s won 10 World Championship races, including victories at Le Mans, Sebring, and the , and claimed the title three times: 1958, 1960, and 1961. Only 34 Testa Rossas were ever made, and just five were built in 1959.

One of those incredibly rare racing legends is now here at World of Speed! Through the end of March, visit World of Speed to see TR59 #0768, a gorgeous sports car with a storied legacy. #0768 scored victories at the L.A. Times Grand Prix, Nassau, the 1962 Portland Rose Cup, and more. One of its most successful drivers was Pete Lovely, who drove it to victory at Riverside, Pomona, and the Westwood 3-Hour Enduro race.

Lovely’s storied career led him to be selected as the Sports Car/GT member of the Northwest Mo- torsports Hall of Fame class of 2018. To honor Lovely’s achievements and legacy, his beloved Fer- rari TR #0768 will be on display all month. Stop by the museum to check out this beautiful car for yourself! 3

SAAC NW 2018 dues. Time to get your dues payments to Dan Jones this month, along with any address or car changes you might have. This news- letter is just one of the benefits of membership. SEND PAYMENT & INFO TO:

SAACNW P O Box 242 Get’ er done! Oregon City, OR 97045

Shelby dollar signs? They have stripes!! How do you like your strpes, NARROW OR WIDE ?? Website news.

Send us a new photo of your ride(s) so it can be displayed on our website. These additions make the website more fun! We will protect the names of the guilty :) Send pictures to Ann at [email protected] or to the newsletter editor. GT350s at Roweena

In the next couple of months, we will be converting to posting the newsletter on our website, rather than emailing it to each person. That will take some strain off of the email servers when the newsletter gets to big. You will get an email notice that the newsletter is ready to read, where to get it off the website, and a password to access it. Coming soon. Shelby Lonestar debues

The SHELBY LONESTAR prototype built in 1968 was displayed at the Amelia Island Concours this month after a ten year restoration. see it HERE Hemmings Daily has a good write-up about its his- tory HERE. 4 Most mustangs stay in the garage when the roads are icy. Not this one !! HERE Ice Drags? 1000 hp Mustang does wheelies on the ice. And check out those tires!

Check out these crazy treads ?? Using a lake as a drag strip. 5 And With That, Australia Is Done Building Cars

I found this story surprising. It seems GM was the last car builder in Australia, after Ford shut down their assembly plant a year earlier. Now, GM has closed their doors as well. The last Holden was built last October, 2017., so this is certainly old news, but news I had missed. So are they going to import everything from now on? You can read a bit more info HERE . Ford North America President Raj Nair Fired For 'Inappropriate Behavior'

Feb 21st, Ford announced that Nair was leaving the company immediately, after a substantial in- vestigation. Nair had been with the company for 31 years, and in 2017 was named to the position of president of North American opera- tions. He had previously served as the company’s CTO, and also ran Ford’s global product development. Nair was broadly in charge of the company’s most ambitious technol- ogy efforts, like its attempt to create on-demand mobility services, and its push toward self-driving cars. 6 Saturday Night Tony June 13, 2014 · by KlemColl.com. a selection from The Klemantaski Collection

The sun is warm at Palm Springs, even in the winter. And it is shining brightly on December 3, 1955 as Car- roll Shelby sits in a Scaglietti-bodied owned by the mysterious Tony Parravano who is third from the left wearing a tan pit pass on his shirt. This car was a kind of special hot-rod built for Parravano who in those days was an important Ferrari customer. It had a 375MM chassis, but with Ferrari’s then most power- ful 4.9 liter V12, as fitted to the 375 Plus factory cars. Shortly after this photo was taken Shelby started the Saturday race but crashed heavily and the Ferrari was badly damaged. It was subsequently rebodied by California aluminum export Len Sutton and was sold to Frank Arciero who gave a driver named his first big car starts with it in 1957. But the weekend was not all lost. With the Ferrari sidelined, won the big car race with Parravano’s Maserati 300S and Ken Miles won the 1500cc race with the Scuderia Parravano Maserati 150S.

Tony Parravano got the nickname of “Saturday Night Tony,” because he often would decide at the last minute to enter his cars in a race, often showing up after Saturday practice. Because of his tendency to work on his own cars, the Press also referred to him as The Man With the Golden Screwdriver. He had come to the United States from Italy in 1934. After the War he had some success in the construction business and bought his first Ferrari, a road car, taking delivery at the factory in 1952. Jack McAfee got Parravano interested in go- ing racing and Scuderia Parravano was soon seen on Tony Parravano’s cars with McAfee the first driver. Par- ravano was making good money with his business in the mid-1950s, so he bought a number of Ferrari and Maserati racing cars and at one point had the largest such stable in America. The Parravano team also had access to the best drivers, in addition to McAfee and Shelby, including the likes of Ken Miles, Masten Greg- ory, Lou Brero, Bob Drake, Skip Hudson, and Indy drivers Jimmy Bryan and Pat O’Connor.

Parravano withdrew from racing after 1957. He was having various tax problems with the IRS, as well as con- flicts with one of his business partners. He was about to gain a settlement of his tax problems in April 1960 when he suddenly disappeared, never to be seen again. He was then 43 years old.

Photo by Peter Coltrin ©The Klemantaski Collection 7 Editor: For fun, I went searching for info on Parravano, and look what I found on ebay.

UP FOR AUCTION IS ONE EXTREMELY RARE 1963 FBI POSTER OF THE INFAMOUS FER- RARI AFICIONADO AND REPUTED MAFIA MEMBER TONY PARRAVANO . TONY PARRAVANO IS THE ONE THAT PUT FERRARI ON THE MAP.. TO SAY HIS FBI POSTER IS RARE IS TRULY AN UNDERSTATEMENT. IN THE LAST 15 YEARS WE HAVE YET TO SEE ONE COME UP FOR AUCTION. TONY PARRAVANO HAS BEEN SYNONYMOUS WITH FERRARI, RACING, SHELBY COLBY, AND THE MAFIA. . THE POSTER IS IN PHENOMENAL CONDITION AS YOU CAN SEE. THERE WAS NO ONE LIKE HIM.. DONT MISS IT.. By 1957, Tony Parravano, a housing developer in the burgeoning Southern California area, faced mounting tax problems with the IRS. The Palm Springs races in April of 1957 turned out to be the last races for the Scuderia Parravano. Within two months, the IRS had stepped in and seized Parra- vano’s shop and assets, including cars. In April of 1960, Tony Parravano, one of the most colorful personalities, and a pivotal figure in early American , disappeared, never to be heard from again.

The IRS began liquidating the assets of Parravano, selling off his remaining racing cars. The vehi- cles seized by the Feds were all auctioned off in a Save-On supermarket parking lot. Shelby scored a number of wins at home in 1955, most often in one of the owned by West Coast construction tycoon Tony Parravano. It was during a car-buying tour of Italy for Parravano that Shelby got his first ride in a Grand Prix car. "It was him that got Maserati to give me a Formula One," said Shelby. "I could've driven for the factory, Maserati, in '56 if I wanted to, but I couldn't stay over there. You know, I had the kids back in Texas and I couldn't stay for the whole season." 8 HOW A SHELBY FAN HELPED UNEARTH ’63 BORDINAT COBRA CON- CEPT CAR See the whole story HERE

1959 Ranger II concept pickup. See it HERE How did Ford get from here to the Courier and Ranger pickups? Thankfully they did! Ed.. 9 Bazaar car art : Finally, There's Now a $20,000 Table to accompany Your $450,000 Ford GT. See your next coffee table HERE

This mountain pass through the Pyrenees between Spain and France is one of the best roads you’ve never heard of. Another European road tour . See the video HERE 10

Wanted: Brian Littlefield has a wish list, can you help? - 289 COBRA Powered by Ford open letter valve covers - 289 Hipo dual point distributor - 289 Hipo fan - 289 Hipo harmonic balancer - Small block 6 bolt COBRA bellhousing - 1965/66 Mustang aluminum door panels - 1965 Shelby R Model gauges and tach - 1965 Shelby R Model door window frames with Plexiglas windows. - 1965 Shelby R Model competition seats - Shelby R model Gas Tank - 1965/66 Mustang heater delete - 1965/66 Mustang 9" rearend housing - 1965/66 Mustang disc brakes - 1965/66 Shelby fiberglass hood (reproduction works just fine on this project) - Raydyot Mirrors - 1965/66 Ray Brown Seat Belts - 1965 Galaxie big block radiator - 15" x 6" steel wheels - Ford passenger car bolt pattern Please contact Brian Littlefield 503-302-3471 or [email protected] Cobra & Ferrari barnfinds sold at auction HERE . 11

A combined ad for two big events you will want to be part of this summer. Sonoma Raceway & Indy cars

SAAC National Convention happens at Sonoma Raceway Aug 3-5. The fields won’t be as green in August and the cars will be more Shelby like, but here’s a couple of laps around Sonoma in an Indy car. Remember too that the Indy cars will race here in Portland at PIR on Labor Day week- end. Thanks to Road & Track for the free track ride HERE.

SAAC-43, the National Convention, will be a very special event. The combined efforts of SAAC, Norcal SAAC and Team Shelby will cre- ate a world-class meet for enthusiasts of Shelby American… from the fans of vintage 60’s-era muscle cars to the modern Ford and Mustang super cars. Catering to both “show” and “go,” this event will have something for everyone.

The VIPs for this event will be Peter Brock, Chuck Cantwell, and Tom Yeager.

Registration is now open, some of us are already signed up. Check it out at SAAC43.com HERE

A little travelin’ music please !! 12 It’s a new year. Remember your 2018 membership fees are due. Send your $36 to Dan Jones if you haven’t already done so. Be sure and in- clude any address changes, phone # updates and cars that have been added to or deleted from your garage.

Maybe one of us will be adding this next year ! :) :) :)

A new fun event is being planned for Saturday, May 19th. The Team Shelby NW Region “Back Country Bash”. A gathering for all Shelby and performance Fords in LaCenter, Wa. Team Shelby, SAAC NW, WA SAAC, and more will be attending this fun day with the cars. Watch for more info about what’s being planned next month.

In parallel with that event some of us are signing up for some PIR track time the evening before. It’s a SCCA “Track Night in America” event, and is pretty reasonable $$ to run your ride. Free for spectators . A great evening to kickoff the Back Country Bash on Saturday! Plan on Joining the gathering!! 13 2018 SAAC-NW club and car stuff to plan for: Mar 8-11 Shelby Bash in Las Vegas. Mar 16-18 62nd Annual Portland Show - be a MHRC volunteer at the show. Mar 18-19 Skip Day Track Days at ORP Apr 5-7 PIR Auto Swap Meet Apr 6-8 54th Annual Portland Auto Swap Meet at the EXPO. Apr 14 Mustang Anniversary gathering @ World of Speed. Hosted by Cars and Coffee . May 18 SCCA’s Track Night in America PIR evening track time. May 19 Team Shelby PNWR Back Country Bash near LaCenter Jul 1 Tour to Marymount/ Lemay collection. July 13-14 Rose Cup Races w/Pirelli World Challenge July 27 –29 Portland Vintage Racing Festival w/ Historic Racing F1 cars, West Coast Trans Am series. Aug 3-5 SAAC 43, Sonoma Raceway, California. Start planning now!! Aug 31—Sept 2 Grand Prix of Portland Indy cars return to Portland.

Happy ST. Paddy’s Day!

Be Safe!

Been into our new events calendar yet? There have been a number of event added or updated since last month. Get into it! Just log into our saacnw.org website and click on the ‘EVENTS CALENDAR’ and you’re there! 14 2018 Officers: President: Gary Bartman 559-285-9233 Vice Pres Secretary: Paul Blanchard 503-888-5534 Treasurer: Dan Jones 503-659-6214 SAAC National Rep: Dan Jones 503-659-6214 Webmaster: Team (Ann Clack, Brian Nakata, Paul Blanchard, Ray Clack) MHRC Reps: Paul Blanchard 503-888-5534 Richard Copsey 503-691-1588

Newsletter: Ray Clack 503-656-3892 [email protected]

Gary at the Bash. Cruizin Vegas Speedway with Jeff. This is just a teaser for next months big Bash Review edition.

Remember! No meeting in March. Next SAAC NW meeting Apr 15! Landmark Ford at 3pm.