Hooniverse Holiday Rewind: The Incredible but Obscure Shelby Museum in Boulder
[Editor's Note: We're re-running a piece that ran back earlier this year on CarGuyDad.com. Why? It's the holidays, so we're taking time to reflect on the past... also, we think this story is pretty awesome. If you've read it and have seen the pictures already, feel free to skip this one. We won't be (too) hurt.]
While driving around Boulder Colorado, my wife noticed a sign that said “Car Museum”. Thinking that it was just another collection of random cars, I did not make much of it. When we arrived at the art museum we were going to, I inquired about the car museum and was informed that “The Shelby Museum is open only on Saturdays until 4pm”… [moment of silence]… “Excuse me? Shelby? As in Carroll Shelby?” I asked while looking at my watch, which indicated 3:27pm. On a Saturday.
Five minutes later, to the protest of our daughter, we arrived at a very nondescript warehouse building. So nondescript in fact, that we drove by it three times without noticing it; the only clue to the museum was a small banner on the building. Thankfully all that changed once we stepped inside.
