Peter E. Mueller
Letter From the Editor: Finders, Keepers
June 1, 2005
Since I acquired the GT350, it seems that the market for
Shelbys—and every other hot-ticket American car of the era—has gone berserk. My
April editor’s letter noted the many high prices realized at the Scottsdale
auctions in February of this year, and since then, values have continued to
ascend into the insanosphere—which allows me to rationalize that I’m no longer
“upside-down” in my Shelby.
But of course, I really am, because the car is a
keeper. It is the pleasure derived from any great machine that must justify its
cost, and to prolong the pleasure, one must continue to possess the object. This
is why I suspect that many of the fine things presented in this issue are
“keepers” as well.
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