No matter which way you look at it, the Ford Mustang is one of the most iconic vehicles of all time. It’s got a huge fanbase across the world and a heritage that spans back over five decades. It’s an automotive legend by any definition. There are many reasons why people have been drawn to the Mustang […]
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The Ford Mustang is arguably the most iconic American car. Since its inception back in the ’60s, it’s been a hot toy for many people; these things are almost everywhere, and it’s hard to go a day in the US without seeing at least one, unless you live in the middle of nowhere. Shelby has been playing […]
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When customizers delve into alternate history and attempt to create vehicles that the factories didn’t, the results are usually quite cool. For example, imagine if Shelby and Ford had decided to build a muscle car pickup in the late 1960s… That’s exactly what the GT-F100 ponders. Owned by Kirk Johnson and built by Roseville Rod & Custom outside of Sacramento, […]
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Back in the 1960s and 1970s and even leading up into the mid-1990s, an automobile packing more than with 400 horsepower under its hood was something that demanded respect when driven. Muscle cars of these eras were twitchy, power came on like a lightswitch, and you needed to have some sense and ability while driving them. […]
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There has been plenty of time now to reflect on various design elements of the 52-year-old model, and three of the original designers at Shelby have teamed up again to make their dreams a reality — experimental aero and independent rear suspension included. I talked to Daniel Sculnick who’s here at SEMA with Ford and works with […]
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For example, if you’re a Camaro owner, chances are pretty good that at any weekly meet you’re going to find a fellow Camaro driver to converse with. Or, if you own a Civic you can take advantage of the limitless wealth of information available for darn near any modification you may want to perform. Other […]
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Have you ever been wrenching on a car in your front yard, only to have Carroll Shelby stop in as he’s riding by on his motorcycle and offer you a job? Probably not, unless your name is Mike McCluskey. At 20 years old, and in the middle of acquiring his mechanical engineering degree at UCLA, McCluskey found […]
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Shelby American Automobile Club has been doing this sort of thing for a while. Forty-three years, to be exact, and last weekend’s gathering at Sonoma Raceway was, yes, their 43rd annual national convention. Being hosted at a race track, their events are far more than a simple show, although that is part of it. Given the […]
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This particular chassis is the last remaining example of the two T-10 King Cobra Canadian-American racers ever built, and it’s not to be mistaken for the far more successful Cooper Monaco. Unfortunately, this car’s namesake didn’t carry over to any actual racing results, with the so-called king being somewhat of a failure in this regard. The T-10’s unremarkable results […]
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However, what it isn’t is just as important as what it is. This is a real-deal Shelby GT500 with one significant twist. In building this car, a 2012-2014 GT500 was stripped to nothing but the unibody chassis and powertrain before being completely rebuilt from the ground up and being backdated to a 1967 body peppered with carbon […]
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