The SAAC – Shelby American Automobile Club – has over 5,000 members full of enthusiasts who admire and collect the many different Shelby Mustangs. It is the place to find all the information they need to learn about the details of the 1:1 scale toys.
For years Shelby had given the club the right to use his name and branding to carry out its duty, but as of January 31, 2008, he’s declined to renew the license. Shelby isn’t stopping there, either. According to the SAAC – Caroll is also going after all verification data collected by the club since 1996, and he wants to see the club’s financial statements during that same span of time.
After the lawyers delivered the news to the club, Caroll reportedly trademarked the SAAC name, giving the club little choice but to hire lawyers to fight the onslaught from the patriarch. Right only the SAAC’s side of the story has been made public, and there seem to be conflicting reports on the net regarding the license cancellation.
It’s also unknown how much (if any) of the documentation in use by the SAAC was provided to the club by Shelby. The SAAC also profits from said information, which makes any relationship with Shelby all the cloudier. We also have to keep in mind that the agreement was signed through January 2008, and Shelby has every right to simply decline to renew the right to use the Shelby name and property.
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