Carroll Shelby International, Inc. Retains Investor Relations Firm LOS ANGELES, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carroll Shelby International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CSBI) announced today that it has retained The Pinnacle Group LLC as its investor relations counsel. "We have retained The Pinnacle Group, LLC of New York City as our Investor Relations counsel because of its outstanding track record of enhancing shareholder value for emerging growth companies across a wide range of industries," announced John Luft, president of Carroll Shelby International, Inc. "The Pinnacle Group will work together with our existing west coast media relations firm on carrying out the goals of CSII. They will concentrate on dramatically increasing the visibility and awareness of our company among retail brokers, security analysts and Wall Street institutions." Carroll Shelby International, Inc. is the parent company of Shelby Automobiles and Carroll Shelby Licensing. Shelby Automobiles Inc. manufactures high performance Shelby vehicles under the guidance of the legendary Carroll Shelby and will be involved in prototype manufacturing, design and engineering projects; and plans to increase production and availability of these Shelby products through an expanded dealer network and direct sales under a license agreement with Carroll Shelby Licensing Inc. For more information, call 702/325-4851 or visit the company's web site at http://www.shelbyautos.com/. Carroll Shelby Licensing Inc., founded in 1988, is the exclusive holder of automotive manufacturer and entrepreneur Carroll Shelby's trademarks and vehicle design rights, which include some of the world's most famous muscle cars and high-performance vehicles, including the car that brought home to the U.S. its first and only FIA World Manufacturers Championship in 1965, the famous Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe. It also holds trademark rights for Shelby-branded apparel, accessories and collectibles. For additional information about the company or licensing opportunities, call (310) 914-1843, or fax (310) 914-1853 or write to Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc., 11150 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1050, Los Angeles, CA 90064 or visit http://www.carrollshelbyinternational.com/ or http://www.carrollshelby.com/. The Pinnacle Group LLC, based in New York City, is a full service Investor Relations firm. Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All statements, other than statements of fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential future plans and objectives of the company, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. DATASOURCE: Carroll Shelby International, Inc. CONTACT: Jake Jundef, , or Soon Nguyen, , both of JMPR, Inc., +1-818-992-4353, or Mark Cohen of The Pinnacle Group LLC, +1-718-428-7651, , all for Carroll Shelby International, Inc. Web site: http://www.shelbyautos.com/ Web site: http://www.carrollshelby.com/ Web site: http://www.carrollshelbyinternational.com/

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