Shelby program to host car show

The Carroll Shelby Automotive Program at Northeast Texas Community College will host the†Three Shelbys and a Corvette Racer Car Show†on Saturday, Oct. 11. The event will kick off at 10 a.m. at the Shelby Automotive Technology building on the main NTCC campus. The public is invited to attend.

All makes and models are welcome to enter the car show.†In addition to the car show, the day will feature appearances by legendary Corvette Panamericana racer Delmo Johnson; Bill Neale, renowned automobile artist and personal friend of Carroll Shelby; and Scot McMillan, hot rot builder and star of television's†Fast N Loud and†Fired Up Garage.†There will be an unveiling of the 2015 Panamericana Mustang, which was built with the assistance of the NTCC Shelby program. Both the build team and drivers will be in attendance.

"It has been a great experience for our students to get hands-on-experience working on the Pan Americana racer. Not many students can say they've had an opportunity like this and we are thrilled to have been part of the process," Keith Fennimore, Director of the Shelby Automotive Technology program, said. "We are expecting participants from all over the country and we hope our local community will come out to join in the fun."

There will be live music provided by the Rodney Whatley Band. The NTCC Welder's Association will sell hot Carroll Shelby Chili and cold drinks. For more information, contact Fennimore at 903-434-8159.