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    Total Assembly Required

    Sep 30, 2021 4 minutes
    Story and photos by Al Rogers

    Shane Fowler knew Al Smith for 10 years, but in that time, he never received an invitation to see Al’s 1967 Shelby GT350 even though the two lived just a couple miles apart in Lafayette, La.

    “A local body shop was painting a ’71 Mustang convertible for me, and one of the technicians knew someone who owned a Shelby,” Shane said. “Then my father-in-law, Robert Merrill, met Al at the gym.”

    Al told Robert about his Shelby GT350, and Robert suggested he contact Shane.

    “Al and I finally met at my garage, but he would never let me see the car,” Shane said. “My father and I think he was embarrassed, because

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