Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Kent...
To me, and all of us who knew him and worked with him at Shelby American, Dave MacDonald was much...
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Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Kent...
Prices – Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month...
The over 2 liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953-1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962-1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981....
Carroll Shelby International Inc. and AC Motor Holdings Ltd. have recently announced that they have buried their past differences and...
The Petersen Automotive Museum, in Los Angeles, California, is currently paying tribute to the cars and career of Carroll Shelby...
The over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963 and the International Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included racing in the great endurance races such...
1965 Shelby GT350R When Ford introduced the first Mustang to the American public in 1964, the company knew it had...
Art Evans There used to be a monthly feature in the Reader’s Digest called something like “The Most Unforgettable Character I’ve Ever Met.” For me, that’s Carroll Shelby. I guess perhaps I’m prejudiced because we’re dear friends. But here’s a guy—83 years old—with two transplants (heart and kidney). He has...
Peter Gethin Nino Farina 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell, and Al Unser Jr. drive their Porsche 962 to...
Since the very dawn of motorsport, automobile racing has been governed by rules. The very first motoring competition was the...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International Motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, and the International Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included racing in the great endurance races such as...
Former Shelby American mechanic and crew chief John Collins passed away in August, at the age of 77. Collins...
November 2007 Racing Sports Cars, Memories of the Fifties By Art Evans Readers of this magazine will no doubt be...
Those looking for vintage photographs frequently contact me. During the fifties, my partner, Dick Sherwin, and I published a short-lived magazine called the Sports Car Journal. To cover events, we took many photographs. I have ended up with an archive of hundreds of negatives and have used a number of...
We seem to hear more and more these days about the sorry state of the media. I’d say I have...
We all know that life isn’t a bed of roses and, sometimes, we are dealt the cruelest of blows. Don Simpson had spent three years of his life rebuilding a 20-year-old Australian special racing car, the Gladiator Holden. He finally got it performing and was looking forward to the historic...
November 2008 Can-Am Thunder DVD By Duke Video As highlighted in this month’s feature on the 1970 Can-Am event at...
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December 2008 La Carrera Panamericana By Johnny Tipler Among the many over-the-road races that spread or rekindled enthusiasm for auto...
There were a number of outstanding road-race weekends during the fifties. Phil Hill’s win at the first Pebble Beach comes...
You’d swear Christmas came in October, as I rushed home with my newest acquisition. I was almost giddy as I pulled into the driveway, grabbed my new toy, and headed for the garage. Pulling the cover off of my slowly reemerging racecar, I clambered into the bucket seat (Whoa! Still...
The 1949 MG TC raced by Carroll Shelby in the early stages of his career drew the top bid during...
Five-time IMSA champion Jim Downing, one of the creators of the HANS Device, is the latest recipient of the Road...
On July 4, 1965, Bob Bondurant drove the Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe CSX2601 to victory at Reims, France, to clinch the first and only World Manufacturer’s Championship for the United States. “Winning that World Championship was the crowning achievement of my career,” offered Bondurant. “I think it’s wonderful that the...
