Matt Holzmann of Santa Ana, Calif., received the keys to a new 2008 Terlingua Racing Team Shelby Mustang after winning the 3rd Annual Win-a-Shelby raffle contest benefiting the Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation. The V6 supercharged, 375 horsepower pony car was delivered by auto icon Carroll Shelby at the Foundation’s headquarters in Gardena, Calif. The Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation (cscf.org) helps children worldwide battle life-threatening illnesses while promoting the importance of organ and tissue donation.
“The raffle was a great success, thanks to the rebirth of the Terlingua Mustang and hard work of my staff at the Foundation,” said Shelby, President of the Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation. “That little Shelby is one of the meanest cars on the road and really salutes the Terlingua legacy we started back in the 1960s. Mr. Holzmann is one of the many enthusiasts who took part in the contest to help us find adequate care for sick children across the world.”
The Foundation displayed the Terlingua Shelby Mustang and sold raffle tickets at various events throughout the year. Holzmann, president of electronics and chemical processing distributor Christopher Associates Inc., purchased the winning ticket on the Foundation’s Web site in February. Twelve-year-old Danny Carroll of Houston drew Holzmann’s raffle ticket during the Shelby Run in Terlingua, Texas, in September. Danny is a Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor and devoted Shelby fan.
“Winning the Terlingua Mustang has been an amazing experience,” explained Holzmann. “In addition to getting the keys to my dream car, I met Mr. Shelby for the first time. His influence on the automotive industry and children throughout the world is truly inspiring. The Terlingua continues the Shelby racing tradition. I’m proud to be a member of Team Shelby.”
Offered exclusively through Shelby Automobiles, the Terlingua Racing Team post-title package for the V6 Ford Mustang includes exciting performance enhancements and striking visual cues. The Shelby features significant handling and braking improvements, including a deep draw hood, 20″ anthracite “Razor” wheels and a host of styling changes, including the famous Terlingua rabbit. Packages are applied at official factory mod shops in the United States and Canada.
The Terlingua Racing Team began when Carroll Shelby turned the Mustang into a race winner with a competition version of the Shelby GT350. About that time, Shelby and a few friends were enjoying “the Rat Pack” lifestyle in the Texas ghost town of Terlingua. To symbolize their philosophy, artist Bill Neale designed “Lucifer,” the black and yellow logo with a rabbit holding his paw in the air. In 2007, Shelby Automobiles returned the Terlingua Racing Team name to prominence with the announcement of a limited series of packages for Ford Mustangs and Shelby Cobras.
The Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation will announce plans for the 2009 Win-a-Shelby raffle contest shortly. Visit cscf.org for more information.
About The Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation
The Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation (cscf.org) was created by legendary racer and automotive manufacturer Carroll Shelby, who has led a life that most have only dreamed about. Even when a series of heart ailments nearly cut his life short, he didn’t stop living in the fast lane. After undergoing a successful heart transplant in 1990, Mr. Shelby established the Carroll Shelby Children’s Foundation. Thanks to the support of the Shelby Companies, Ford Motor Company and loyal Shelby fans worldwide, the Foundation is a leading force in the fight to help children battle life-threatening illnesses and in promoting the importance of organ and tissue donation.