deTomaso Sport 5000 (oder so)
Zwei Einzelstücke (mindestens) Wir hatten gerade ein paar Rätsel beim deTomaso Vallelunga nicht lösen können. Und auch beim deTomaso Mangusta gibt es deutlich mehr Fragen als Antworten. Nun kommen wi...
Zwei Einzelstücke (mindestens) Wir hatten gerade ein paar Rätsel beim deTomaso Vallelunga nicht lösen können. Und auch beim deTomaso Mangusta gibt es deutlich mehr Fragen als Antworten. Nun kommen wi...
Given that the first Shelby G.T.350R, which will soon be headed to auction, appeared in the Ford-sponsored “ Shelby Goes Racing With Ford ” video from 1965, it’s an opportune time to sit back and get...
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions, except where noted. When the Bullitt Mustang sold for a record $3.4 million earlier this year, hardly anybody asked what Mustang could top that; why ask a silly questi...
My favorite shot of Carroll and Daisy: sunrise on the banking of Irwindale. Photo courtesy Bud Brutsman. Every year in Detroit after the North American International Auto Show, J Mays and I would get...
In the new feature film Ford v Ferrari , Matt Damon, who hails from Massachusetts, tries his hardest to “talk Texan” in his starring role as Carroll Shelby. I knew Carroll for the last half century o...
Photo credit: Fox Entertainment Group Does America champion the underdog? The pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps tales of the little guy making it big, the evergreen story of heart and determination...
Ford v Ferrari is a story that’s been a long time coming—in fact, it’s been over 53 years since Ford beat Ferrari at Le Mans. It took that long to take the bones of that story and bring it to the big...
As an active citizen of Hemmings Nation, you, no doubt, are well-versed in the fabled history between Ford and Ferrari in the Sixties. You’ve heard it all before. You know the story by heart. You can...
Photos by Scarab Engineering. The 2019 International Z-Car Convention (ZCON), presented by the Z Car Club of America (ZCCA), is set to host the largest Scarab Z-car reunion in history July 16-20 in B...
1967 Shelby G.T. 500 Super Snake. Images courtesy Mecum Auctions. In 2013, a one-of-one built 1967 Shelby G.T. 500 Super Snake, powered by a 427-cu.in. V-8 liberated from Shelby’s Ford GT40 Mk II pro...
From the seller’s description: 1985 Dodge Omni GLH-T , excellent original condition. Purchased from long time second owner (second owner purchased the car in late 1986). 15,6xx original miles (miles ...
Shelby in ’66. Painting by Wallace A. Wyss. There have been Hollywood films about automakers, say Preston Tucker. And there have been Hollywood films about race-car builders. It is now confirmed that...
Photo courtesy Brock Racing Enterprises. Once the youngest designer in GM’s history, Peter Brock left Detroit at age 21, bound for California and, he envisioned, a career racing cars. There, he lande...
Schlangennest (Wir begeben uns hier tatsächlich in ein Schlangennest – die Geschichte der Cobra 289 und 427 ist sehr verworren (die Anfänge beschreiben wir: hier ), wohl kaum ein Automobil ist leicht...
1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX (top); 1968 Shelby G.T. 500 KR (bottom). Images by the author. Editor’s note: This or That is not a comparison report between two vehicles, but rather a feature that enabl...
1967 Shelby G.T. 350; image by the author. When covering auctions for our print publications, a simple rule of thumb–that we do our best to adhere to–is to review a few extra vehicular lots. It’s goo...
The Shelby GT500 KR’s 50th birthday? It’s as good an excuse as any to put on a movie night and car show at Carroll Shelby International in California this Friday and Saturday. According to organizers...
1970 Shelby G.T.500 (top; image by Terry McGean); 1971 Plymouth Hemi road Runner (bottom; image my author). That is not a comparison report between two vehicles, but rather a feature that enables us,...
Does the world really need another book on Carroll Shelby and his Cobra sports car? When the book comes from Shelby American’s official shooter, Dave Friedman, and it covers the exciting, early years...
2004 Shelby Cobra Concept. Photos courtesy Ford Motor Company. In the 1960s, Carroll Shelby and Ford were indelibly linked, but the relationship had soured by the mid-1970s. After a few years of lend...
Der Cobra-Fresser Es gibt da eine Sache, die ist ungeklärt beim deTomaso Mangusta. Nein, falsch, es gibt ganz viele Dinge, die unklar sind beim Mangusta, die Anzahl gebauter Fahrzeuge etwa, welche Mo...
1967 Shelby G.T. 500, owned by Gary Barnes and featured in the August 2012 issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines. Photos by Matthew Litwin and Terry McGean. After two years of selling the Shelby G.T. 350...
Photo courtesy Carroll Shelby Tribute and Car Show. Racer turned automotive entrepreneur Carroll Shelby died on May 10, 2012, but his name lives on with sports car and muscle car enthusiasts worldwid...
Das Auto, das es gar nicht gab Die Geschichte vom wahren «King of the Road», dem 68er Shelby GT500 KR, hatten wir ja schon erzählt, hier . Dort ist auch zu lesen, dass sich Carroll Shelby Ende der 60...
1964 AC Cobra (top); 1965 Griffith Series 200 (bottom). Images by the author. Editor’s note: This or That is not a comparison report between two vehicles, but rather a feature that enables us, in an ...