What could be more refreshing on a warm, Saturday afternoon than opening up the fridge? Recently, I had the opportunity...
1965 Shelby GT350R When Ford introduced the first Mustang to the American public in 1964, the company knew it had...
The Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races will commemorate the legendary Shelby Mustang GT350R at this year’s 29th annual vintage racing event, July 8–10 at Portland International Raceway. Other racing highlights include a field of historic Winston Cup stock cars, and Vmoto vintage motorcycles. The Mustang GT350 and its lightweight...
Since the very dawn of motorsport, automobile racing has been governed by rules. The very first motoring competition was the...
We seem to hear more and more these days about the sorry state of the media. I’d say I have to agree, after a formerly reputable automotive radio talk show, Drivers Talk Radio, recently asked me to be a guest. Jeez, how low will these people sink for material? The...
November 2008 Can-Am Thunder DVD By Duke Video As highlighted in this month’s feature on the 1970 Can-Am event at...
The original Trans-Am was part and parcel of one of the things that made the Golden Age golden. Many of the best U.S. drivers and teams participated, as well as most of the carmakers. One aspect of its huge success was that fans and aficionados drove and identified with the...
Do you remember the first racecar you ever lusted after? I’m not talking about the “Oh, I’d love to own...
“Gregg, Peter (FA),” was filed between “Greenwood, John” and “Gregory, Masten.” The file, dog-eared and stained with the outline of...
In a world where the value of words is often diminished by over-use and misapplication, there is absolutely no doubt that the word “icon” applies to Carroll Shelby, who passed away on May 10. The charismatic Texan may be known primarily as the chicken farmer who created the Cobra, but...
As you will have read in last month’s Vintage Racecar news, the automotive world lost one of its last remaining...
Carroll ShelbyPhoto: Jim Williams In observance of Carroll Shelby’s recent passing, VR is presenting an edited combination of the interviews...
As the 39th annual vintage racecar festival on California’s Monterey Peninsula, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, unfolded this past August, more than 500 historic racing cars crowded into the paddock at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on a warm and sunny weekend to take part in the show. Included among them...
Russo and Steele Collector Automobiles’ inaugural Newport Beach sale, held June 20-22, attracted 10,000 attendees and posted an impressive $6.5...
• The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance has announced that David Schultz of Massillon, Ohio, has been named the new Chief...
No one could envisage the ultimate success of the Mustang. Carroll Shelby brought the car greater fame when he created the GT350 in 1965, becoming popular with both racers and race-watchers. This photograph was taken in 1984 at an event in California, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the introduction of...
The Mustang was introduced to an anxious public in Flushing, NY at the 1964 World’s Fair. Photo: Ford Motor Company...
Members of Carroll Shelby’s “Original Venice Crew” including Ted Sutton, Jim Marietta and Duane Carling, were on hand in mid-February...
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Shelby Mustang GT350 the third annual Carroll Shelby Tribute and Car Show intends to host the largest Shelby GT350 gathering in history on Saturday, May 16 at the corporate headquarters in Gardena, California. “The first Shelby GT350 made history when it was launched...
The third annual Carroll Shelby Tribute and Car Show is aiming to host the largest Shelby GT350 gathering in history...
Bring together Ford-powered special interest cars, Carroll Shelby’s Original Venice Crew and happy enthusiasts, and you would say the Third Annual Shelby Tribute at the Carroll Shelby Foundation and future museum in Gardena, California, last Saturday, May 16, was a raving success! Racing history’s great Mustangs and Cobras blended with modern...
The words “Shelby” and “GT” have become synonymous with performance and passion, striking a chord with just about any enthusiast....
1966 Shelby GT350H When Ford introduced its new Mustang in 1964, it was an immediate sensation. By itself, it created...
The 42nd annual vintage racecar festival at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, otherwise known as the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, once again delighted crowds with a full slate of racing and other automotive activities as it celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Featured Marque, the Shelby GT350 Mustang, last weekend. Two...
An Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Cabriolet emerged victorious at the 65th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, scooping Best in...
GT350 Dear Editor, As a 30-plus year owner of a GT350H, the Hertz car on the cover of your Roadcar...
The 29th Annual Mecum Original Spring Auction returns once again to the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis on the weekend of May 17-21 for an event headlined as usual by American muscle cars. The five-day sale attracts consignments from across the nation and tens of thousands of spectators annually, with...