A total of 26 cars sold for more than $1 million during Classic Car Week in Monterey, California this August,...
Classes have been announced and entries have opened for the 2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, scheduled for August 17–19 at...
William F. Milliken Jackie StewartPhoto: Thierry Lesparre 3 Carroll Shelby drives a Birdcage Maserati to victory in the Los Angeles Examiner Herald-Express International Grand Prix at Riverside, California (1960). 4 Clemente Biondetti drives a 2-liter Ferrari to victory in the revived Giro di Sicilia, in Italy (1948). Become a Member...
Fully documented and well known in the Shelby collector community, this 1967 Shelby 427 “Semi Competition” Cobra, CSX3045, has been chronicled...
Art Evans There used to be a monthly feature in the Reader’s Digest called something like “The Most Unforgettable Character...
To me, and all of us who knew him and worked with him at Shelby American, Dave MacDonald was much more than just another racing driver. He was a friend and an intensely committed individual who strove for excellence in everything he did. He was an extremely quiet person who...
Carroll ShelbyPhoto: Jim Williams In observance of Carroll Shelby’s recent passing, VR is presenting an edited combination of the interviews...
“Revisited” because this is my second column about Ken. My March 2006 column was the first, but in rereading it...
With this month’s cover Profile of the King Cobra, it seemed only natural to access this site where one can find out almost anything about the man who created it, Carroll Shelby. In that context, when reaching the home page, click on the period 1961-1964 on the blue bar across...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Kent...
Photo: Pete Austin Legendary, iconic, brute and monster are all words that can be used to describe the world’s ultimate...
As part of its annual time-warp journey through the past, this weekend’s Goodwood Revival will feature a 50th Anniversary Reunion of all six original Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupes as part of the Revival’s theme of “Front-Engine GT Racecars.” The Coupes were integral players in Shelby American’s successful efforts to wrest...
The only Dragonsnake Cobra equipped at the factory with the Stage III quadruple-Weber carburetion system, this 1965 Shelby 289 Cobra,...
October 2009 Fast Ladies By Jean-Françoise Bouzanquet Women play the most crucial role in human life as mothers of us...
Over the past several years, I’ve waxed whimsical in this space about various historical, psychological and emotional aspects of the humble steering wheel. But a recent chain of events forced me to consider an aspect of the steering wheel I hadn’t contemplated before—the financial. A couple of months back, I...
The finned Cunningham D-Types of Walt Hansgen and Sherwood Johnston, wait with Duncan Forlong’s AC/Bristol and Curtis Attaway’s XK-120.Photo: Bob...
Carroll Shelby, renowned for creating the iconic Cobra, conceived the idea of infusing his Shelby touch into Ford’s newly hot...
Few auctions in the world can match Dana Mecum’s Original Spring Classic for variety, and fewer still are able to compete with the sheer number of vehicles offered for sale. Billed as the “World’s Largest Collector Car Auction,” this annual rite of spring stretches across six days at the Indiana...
On May 20, legendary West Coast Morgan and Cobra racer J. Lewis “Lew” Spencer II passed away from complications associated...
Carroll Shelby International Inc. and AC Motor Holdings Ltd. have recently announced that they have buried their past differences and...
• RM Auctions’ February 18–19, Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum sale generated more than $9.1 million with 100 percent of all lots sold. Numerous microcar records were set including: a 1958 F.M.R. Tg 500 “Tiger” fetching $322,000, a world record price for a microcar sold at auction; a 1951 Reyonnah selling...
Ken Miles in the Shelby Cobra, with Shelby’s personal racing number, leads Jim Hall in the Corvette Grand Sport. Ken...
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....
Two events, one forever unforgettable, the other somewhat less memorable, shared the same Sunday, 40 years ago. Heading up the...
Bruce Burness is one of those multi-talented behind-the-scenes players who lend so much richness to the world of motorsports, possessing...
The inaugural New England Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for June 17-18 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, and sponsored by Barrett-Jackson, will set the stage for the company’s 2nd Annual Northeast Auction, which will take place the following weekend, June 22-24. “We are extremely grateful to all those who supported our...
After WWII, sports cars became more and more popular. As a consequence, road racing took hold in the U.S. For...
Gaston Chevrolet Alan JonesPhoto: Pete Austin 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP to clinch his first Formula One World...
VR: How did you first get bitten by the “bug”? Drew Alcazar is president and founder of Russo & Steele Auctions. DA: Well, that was an easy moment to remember because it was like an epiphany. I was probably in fifth grade and I was riding around in my friend Dale...