Tour of Duty
A Shelby GT350 is traveling the country to raise money for wounded veterans
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of the High Five Tour
How cool would it be to take a new on a four-month, cross-country drive? How about doing it in a new Shelby? That would be the trip of a lifetime and this GT350 is making such at trip. It’s not a pleasure trip, however, it’s for a great cause and the patriotic pony will be covered in signatures and messages to deliver a positive message along the way.
“The purpose of the High Five Tour is to travel the lower 48 contingent states so that good American folks can sign the vehicle and thank our combat-wounded troops—and our troops in general—for their service to our country.” Craig Beckley, a volunteer High Five Tour driver from Craig Beckley from the Golden Hills Mustang Club, explained to North Metro TV during the tour stop in Blaine, Minnesota.
You can learn more about the tour from that stop here…
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“This summer, Wounded Warriors Family Support hit the road for the 7th annual High Five Tour 2016. During the four month tour, a 2016 Ford Shelby GT350 will travel more than 26,000 miles as we crisscross the United States, traveling to more than 100 cities and making stops in 48 states,” John D. Folsom, Colonel, USMCR (Retired) wrote on the tour website. “Americans of all walks of life are invited and encouraged to show their support for our military families by visiting an event on the tour and signing the tour vehicles with a message of support to our country’s veterans and their families.”
The tour accomplished its $1 million goal last year after driving a Shelby GT500 around the country. Those interested in catching one of the 2016 tour stops can see a list on the official site right here, and if you just want to donate to the cause, you can click here.
This Shelby GT350 is making over 100 stops across the lower 48 states in order to raise money for the Wounded Warriors Family Support charity’s programs designed to benefit veterans and their families.
