Why is Joel Rosen so secretive?

[COPO]

I have spoken to "Mad Mike" who runs the 2nd gen. camaro site a couple of times about inviting Joel to a reunion. Mike knows Joel pretty well as he designed Joel's website. Joel said he might attend a future event, however I'm certain it take would take some $$'s to have him come. Apparently Joel is really not interested in the cars anymore and is concnetrating on his models. see www.motionperformance.com

I plan to have my L-88 powered '69 BM Camaro finished by next year's reunion and it would be great if Joel was there. I'm certain he has some fantastic stories. His interaction w/Zora along with some of the Sorprano's type stories as well sure would be interesting. I for one would gladly pay a higher entry fee to the Reunion in order to help offset any guest fees for Joel.

[sYc]

Hopefully some day Joel will make an appearance at a Supercar Reunion. He was invited to the first event, but we were unable to work out the details. Since then, the sYc, along with several of Joel's friends, have talked to him about it. Strange as it might seem, it appears that Joel is not really interested in the whole supercar scene. Tom

[whitetop]

"It appears Joel is not really interested in the whole Supercar scene"

Sure is interested in the $1500 documentation fee though!!
Dave

[djunod]

I talked to him a few weeks ago on the phone, and he was very forthcoming about the number of "Manta Ray" corvettes and "Maco Shark" corvettes there are.

[1969_SYC]

Care to share the numbers?

[Stefano]

[tom406]

I am kind of surprised Mr. Rosen doesn't exploit his quasi-celebrity status a little bit more. Since many of the Supercar creators/tuners are no longer with us, he is in a unique position.

I don't begrudge him if he has moved on to other interests, but it seems he could benefit himself if he worked it a little better. I personally don't think Carroll Shelby gives a rats a** about Shelby Mustangs (they were a job he took on) and had moved on even in terms of the Cobras. But for better or worse, he uses his appearances and interactions with the Shelby cult to further his interests. Some appear to be good (Children's Heart Fund) some not so good (trying to put some quality Cobra kit builders out of business.) But he seems to play it to his advantage.

At the very least, with some additional support of the hobby, Joel Rosen could cement some sort of legacy for himself and the Motion heyday, something few get to do.

I may not understand his attitude, and question his financial motivations at times, but I do respect the accomplishments he achieved in the cars he built and campaigned, and the media image he created for his business. No small feat in my opinion.

[JoeC]

He still has his foot in the Supercar door. see attached pic of Mike and Joel

[Stefano]

Tom,
Shelby is quite the enthusiast. He has always kept a few drivers for himself. He is a big advocate of driving the cars as they were meant to be driven (Health and age not withstanding).

Prior to his last heart transplant, a few years ago, he was ranting about putting his favorite Mustang driver (GT 500 KR Rag Top) through its paces on the Texas back roads close to his home.

Many may not think the topic of Caroll Shelby pertinent to this site, but he was a friend, peer and major influence on the late great Don Yenko.

[Stefano]

That has to be a very small number.