Great Garages

Carroll would have driven, quickly, to this opening –– in, of course, a Shelby.

The Segerstrom Shelby Event Center and Museum opened October 30 at 5 Whatney in Irvine, California. With the fourth-largest collection of Shelbys in the U.S., Ted and Rae Segerstrom’s venue showcases some of the rarest, low-production and valuable Shelby’s, including one-of-ones.

“It’s a place to come see and learn about some history and to make memories with your events,” says Ted, who began the collection in 1986 when he purchased a 1967 GT500 fastback which he and Rae still own. They display it with 92 other Cobras, GT350s and GT500s, and Mustangs and the first of each Cobra series in professionally curated galleries.

The Le Mans-winning Carroll Shelby (January 11, 1923–May 10, 2012) became a successful automotive entrepreneur after a heart condition unbuckled him from.