Knott's Berry Farm Fun-Under-the-Sun 1999

'99

Sunday afternoon--Awards & Trophies
25 April 1999

Above: Roberto Costa (Las Vegas) being awarded Past Presidents' Choice trophy for his dazzling Maserati "birdcage" replica. He was also awarded a Special Interest trophy. If AHA ever awards a trophy for "Mr. Personality," Roberto will have no competition. Great guy, always cheerful. That's the AHA's Dan Barbee (his back to the camera) awarding Roberto his trophy.

This is only a small sampling of the awards & trophies presented. A complete roster of trophy recipients for this year's AHA/KBF show will be provided for you at the bottom of this page, when we receive the show specs from the AHA.


Trophy: Best of Show Jay McCullough Huntington Beach, California for his red & black Mercedes 500K replica; Jay's 500K sported a genuine 1936 Mullins 'Red Cap' trailer (featured elsewhere in this article), which he has just recently restored. Hot-linked photo.

	Trophy: Directors' Choice Dan Barbee Highland, California for his masterstroke of a Magnum GT. Dan is an AHA past president and has been master of ceremonies at more AHA functions than anyone could count. Dan and his wife Cathey are tireless (make that indefatigable) contributors to the success of the AHA/KBF annual show. Hot-linked photo.

	Trophy: 2nd Place--Ferrari Class Bill Landers Northern California Kit Car Club Concord, California for his dazzling Daytona Spyder replica. Hot-linked photo.

Trophy: 3rd Place Neoclassic ($15k & over) Vern Hance Northern Calif. Kit Car Club Walnut Creek, California for his magnificent 1934 Mercedes 500K reproduction. Hot-linked photo.

	Trophy: 1st Place--Mfrs Category Bob Shaw Santa Ana, California of Cobra outfitter Operations Plus receiving 1st Place-Manufacturers Category trophy for his Unique Motorcars 289FIA Cobra. Hot-linked photo.

Trophy: 1st Runner-Up Mfrs Category Sandy Ostash Northridge, California for his Contemporary/BML 427 Cobra roadster. Hot-linked photo.

Trophy: 1st Place 427 Cobra Class Rich Anderson Platte Center, Nebraska for his Shell Valley Motors 427 Cobra replica. The car also deservedly won the "Best Paint" trophy. Hot-linked photo.

	Trophy: 1st Place Ferrari Class Luis Yanez El Paso, Texas for his terrific F355 replica. Hot-linked photo.

Trophy: 3rd Place Porsche Class Jeff Smith Kern County, California for his 550 Spyder replica. Left-to-right in the photo: AHA President Harout Markarian, AHA Newsletter Editor David Hartman and Jeff Smith. Hot-linked photo.

Trophy: Spectators' Choice Ed Shipp Tempe, Arizona for his red Fiero-based "Finale." Ed also won a Directors' Choice trophy for his car. Hot-linked photo.

The Complete Guide to Cobra Replicas' "Good Guy--1999" Award for outstanding commitment to raising the benchmark of excellence in the Cobra and Cobra replica industry
went to Lynn Park. Lynn's connection with Shelby-American dates back to 1962, when he was a student at UCLA. He currently owns 8 original Cobras (289s, 427s and even an original FIA), and has possessed and driven a grand total of 20 since the 1960s, including a Daytona Coupe. His COCOA (Cobra Owners Club Of America) reserves the track at Willow Springs (California) twice a year so that all those Cobra, Cobra replica, Shelby Mustang and GT40 owners can scare themselves. Lynn participates in just about everything, everywhere that has anything to do with Shelby driving machines, and has long been involved with SAAC and its L.A. and NorCal chapters; his generosity in supporting those SAAC chapters qualifies as nothing short of legendary. Since 1980 Lynn has manufactured the universally respected Trigo wheels for Cobras, and wheel/wheel adapter bolt-on packages for Cobra replicas. That "Smokey the Bear/county mountie" campaign hat is Lynn's trademark. Here's a heartfelt tip of our own hat to you, Lynn! Bruce Derrek of Operations Plus in Santa Ana provided the splendid craftsmanship for this cut-glass objet d'art.	Lynn Park Trigo Wheels Hot-linked photo.