Local car collectors Jeff Francis and his father Ben won the “Meguiars’s Platinum Best of Show” award at the 2006 Pismo Beach Classic Car Show on father’s day with their 1967 Shelby Cobra Mustang GT350, it was truly a special day for both men. “It was really neat for us to win this prestigious award, but to do it on fathers day made it even more special for the both of us”, exclaimed Jeff Francis after accepting the crystal trophy designed by Speed

Channels ‘Car Crazy’ host Berry Meguiar, of ‘Meguiar’s Car Polishes’. Classic car restoration is a labor of love, and Jeff and his father Ben personally restored the very rare 1967 Shelby Cobra Mustang. It took 2 years to restore the beautiful and powerful version of the FORD Mustang made famous by auto racing icon Carroll Shelby. Their pristine classic has been documented by the Shelby Club of America as being 1 of 5 built with it’s special order Silver paint color and additional features. As a testament to their painstaking efforts, it only took the Pismo Classic judges one glimpse of the car to deem it worthy of the Meguiar’s Gold Award, which was awarded to the top 17 competitors that would go on to compete for the “best in show” honors.

After the judges carefully inspected all 17 final entrants, the Meguiar’s Platinum Award for best in show was awarded to the Silver Shelby GT of Jeff and Ben Francis. Francis claimed it was one of his most proud accomplishments in his 20 years of showing his collector cars, as the Pismo field was approximately a thousand entrants strong. Jeff and his Shelby were featured on the local CBS primetime newscast, to inform and promote the Pismo event. It was the second Meguiar’s award for the Francis’s, as the other win came with their 1956 Austin Healey LeMans Roadster, at the Visalia Historic Grand Prix races.