It may be an aviation event but a car stole the show at the Gathering of Eagles fundraiser at AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 Thursday. The Ford SR-71 Mustang, the first-ever collaboration between NASCAR owner Jack Roush and the legendary Carroll Shelby, raised $375,000 for Young Eagles at auction. The car is, of course, an instant collectible and was purchased by an unidentified buyer from Texas. The sale was made more poignant by the crash of Roush's Premier 1 in a landing accident at Wittman Field on Tuesday.
Roush continues to recover but he's been transferred to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota where his personal doctor works. He had surgery in the hospital locally before being transferred to the Mayo and he remains in serious but stable condition. Get-well wishes are being accepted at Ford's exhibit on Aeroshell Square.
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