Join Factory Five Customers in Santa Monica This Weekend!

Join Factory Five customers Karen Salvaggio, Frank M. (frankeeski on www.thefactoryfiveforum.com) and Rupert B. this weekend in for a fun evening cruise-in!

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Karen has been asked by director/producer Patrick Kriwanek to invite all Factory Five owners to bring their Roadsters and Coupes to this special event.  It is being held at the William Turner Gallery in Santa Monica, CA from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, and is part of Patrick’s latest film project titled “The Shelby American Team Film”.

There is no charge to attend the event, and all family and friends are welcome to attend.

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Last year, Karen and a bunch of other Factory Five owners brought their cars to an event celebrating legendary race car drive Bob Bondurant’s 80th birthday.

Here is Patrick’s synopsis of the film:

“The Shelby American Team Film is a major motion picture about Carroll Shelby and the incredibly talented team of men and women who were drawn to work for him in Venice, California between 1962 and 1966, people like Ken Miles, Peter Brock, Phil Remington, Bob Bondurant and Joan Sherman.

Working together, these people created the greatest racing team in American motorsports history, culminating with the Shelby American team cars finishing 1st and 2nd at Le Mans in 1966, a feat that is now known to be the single greatest American motorsports victory in history.

Portions of the proceeds from this evening’s event will be donated to the Legends Connection Fund which maintains this important history and the annual Shelby American Team Employees reunion.”

-Patrick Kriwanek, Producer/Director

Click here for more details on this fun event.

Cobra is a registered trademark of the Ford Motor Company.  Factory Five is not connected to the Shelby Motor Company.

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