One of the crown jewels of Carroll Shelby’s personal collection, this 1965 Shelby 427 Cobra, CSX3178, was owned by Carroll...
Many magazine editors waste their monthly column space, by summarizing the content in that issue. What’s the point of that?...
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...
Charlie Kemp was born in Mississippi, and his inimitable southern drawl once led Carroll Shelby to say that had Charlie...
• Following a highly successful inaugural event, the date for the second-annual Arizona Concours d’Elegance at the historic Arizona Biltmore...
• The 12th annual Winter Park Concours d’Elegance, will be held Sunday, November 10, 2013, on Winter Park, Florida’s scenic Park Avenue. Free to the public, more than 120 of the world’s most prestigious automobiles will be on display. For more information visit www.winterparkconcours.com. • Auctions America will offer the...
• The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance has announced that David Schultz of Massillon, Ohio, has been named the new Chief...
• RM Auctions’ February 18–19, Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum sale generated more than $9.1 million with 100 percent of all...
Julian Thomas and Calum Lockie grabbed most of the headlines of a thrilling start to the 2019 Masters Historic Racing season by winning both the Pre-66 Touring Car and Gentlemen Drivers races at Paul Ricard, but Matteo Ferrer-aza equalled the pair’s win tally by dominating both FIA Masters Historic Formula...
Just three and a half years after the first Shelby Cobra emerged from a rented shop in Venice, California, Carroll...
This is the official site of the Shelby American Collection in Boulder, Colorado, which houses many examples of significant Shelby...
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...
By 1963, Cobras were doing very well in Sports Car Club of America races. Cars driven by Shelby American drivers...
Ken Miles in the Shelby Cobra, with Shelby’s personal racing number, leads Jim Hall in the Corvette Grand Sport. Ken...
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...
1962 Tojeiro-Buick Photo: Pete Austin “Just turn the key and it will start,” I was told, as the door of the...
The 1949 MG TC raced by Carroll Shelby in the early stages of his career drew the top bid during the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction’s first outing in Las Vegas. The $313,500 paid for the car established a new world record for MG prices. “We’re thrilled with the outcome of...
On May 20, legendary West Coast Morgan and Cobra racer J. Lewis “Lew” Spencer II passed away from complications associated...
October 2010 At the sports car races in Palm Springs on the first weekend of December, 1955, Tony Parravano (third...
June 2009 Spewing flame on a downshift, Carroll Shelby presses onward with the Aston Martin DBR1 at Goodwood’s six-hour Tourist Trophy race on September 5, 1959. Joined by Stirling Moss, he and Jack Fairman won the race to give Aston the 1959 World Sports Car Championship. Photo courtesy of: THE...
The Daytona Continental (3 Hours) Race; Daytona, February 17, 1963. Pedro Rodriguez in the N.A.R.T.-entered Ferrari 250 GTO leads Skip Hudson’s...
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Peter Gethin Nino Farina 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell, and Al Unser Jr. drive their Porsche 962 to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1987). 2 The first Cobra prototype arrives at Carroll Shelby’s shop in Southern California (1962). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
The first Shelby Cobra, CSX2000, has returned to Las Vegas for an exclusive exhibit inside the Shelby Heritage Center from...
No one could envisage the ultimate success of the Mustang. Carroll Shelby brought the car greater fame when he created...
With the recent passing of automotive icon Carroll Shelby, it is easy to look at his amazing life through the...
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The Ford Mustang® recently celebrated its 58th birthday and in perfect timing, it was recently revealed that for the seventh year in a row, Ford Mustang has been crowned the world’s best-selling sports coupe, based on the registration data from S&P Global Mobility. Mustang was able to keep their 2021...
