In a battle of the KITT 2000 vs. the KITT 3000, who would win? That’s the question many Knight Rider fans ask themselves when it comes to the 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am used in the original TV show and ...
Yes, these things do happen. Taking newer cars and adapting older body parts to make them look like vintage vehicles. Some end up looking great. But others… You decide if this mashup of 1969 Shelby Mustang body pieces bonked onto ...
With only 562 units built, the 1965 Shelby GT350 is one of the rarest Mustangs out there. Amazingly enough, one of them was recently discovered in an abandoned house, making it one of the greatest barn-found classics of 2021. There’s no ...
Modular production process aids RHD business case for next-gen Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT500 The chances of the fire-breathing next-generation 2023 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT500 coming to Australia are growing. The low-volume Ford Performance models have been denied ...
Why not get two? It seems like everyone wants to get a slice of Carroll Shelby’s legacy. While you might attribute that to the man departing for the Great Garage in the Sky, in reality it was the same way ...
Who could have predicted such an awesome replica classic car? Carroll Shelby was an incredible innovator in racing and performance car manufacturing for his many accomplishments in the fields. You may remember such cars as the GT350, GT500, and Shelby ...
Photo / Supplied Classic cars are becoming more and more sought after, but they’re also getting more and more expensive. And while it’s getting pretty popular to restore classic cars and make them a little more modern, what if ...
Recently an accident took place involving an RV driven by a YouTuber and a Shelby Mustang GT500. The large recreational vehicle slammed into the side of the pony car as it tried to merge into the former vehicle’s lane. ...
Many collectors would like to think of their cars as unique, but this 1969 Shelby GT500 Convertible is exactly that. Per its Deluxe Marti Report, it is a true one-of-one, the only 1969 Shelby GT500 Convertible painted Grabber Green and ...
Classic car values are reaching new heights, causing many enthusiasts to be priced out of the market. Thus, buyers are looking for other ways to enjoy the styling of vintage vehicles without paying the price premium, and restomods are becoming ...
This is the perfect car to pay tribute to the original Shelby Mustang. The Ford Mustang has proven itself more than capable of keeping up with the pony car competition over the years since its conception. Models such as the ...
Dodge Challenger T/A 392 vs. Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 drag race article highlights: A Dodge Challenger T/A 392 recently went head-to-head with a Shelby GT500 at South Georgia Motorsport Park’s dragstrip The Challenger is slower on paper, but the GT500’s ...
Take a moment to hear an automotive legend speak. Shelby, the name stirs up all kinds of feelings among car enthusiasts. Even non-car people recognize it, but they likely don’t know much about the man who made it famous. ...
The 1969-70 Shelby Mustang represents the evolution from both Shelby and Ford. By 1969, the production Ford Mustang was redesigned as a larger and more luxurious model. Many special models made available by Ford themselves which directly competed with previous ...
Among the many processes being used to make low-volume and additive manufacturing easier, Ford’s latest is perhaps the most sci-fi. Javier, a mobile, autonomous robot on wheels has become integral to the company’s development of 3D Carbon printers and bringing ...
Not even a slow start stopped it from winning. Since its launch a few years ago, the current-generation Shelby GT500 still receives a lot of praises. The hot Mustang won over critics, whether it’s for dynamics or straight-line performance. Plus, ...
A 1967 Toyota 2000 GT raced by Shelby American went under the hammer at a Gooding & Company auction held during last week’s Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, with the final price paid for the car coming in at $2.535 ...
Spiedbilde We know an all-new S650 Ford Mustang is just around the corner, but what Ford’s doing with this recently spotted test mule is a wild-looking mystery. It’s not uncommon to see wild aerodynamics or fender flares on camouflaged ...
Forget the Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R, or the Mk4 Toyota Supra, the real king of Japanese sports car made headlines over the weekend for becoming the most expensive Japanese car ever sold. We’re talking about the Toyota 2000GT, which is ...
What in the world is Ford testing under the hood of this Shelby GT350 mule? Our spies caught this Mustang mule testing near Ford’s development center in Dearborn. Pony cars designed with power bulges meant to clear superchargers are ...
There could be a race-spec engine underneath. The exciting world of automotive spy photos is never an exact science. Sometimes the images are straightforward, catching thinly-disguised prototypes of future models from which we can reach some obvious conclusions. Then there ...
Motorious readers get 25-percent more enteries to win. If owning a brand new GT500 has been your dream, today is your lucky day, and you could own it for practically nothing. We’re offering Motorious readers a chance to win am ...
For the latest classic car news, features, buyer’s guides and classifieds, sign up to the C&SC newsletter here When the hammer fell on this 1967 Toyota-Shelby 2000GT in Gooding & Company’s Amelia Island 2022 auction, it set two world ...
Screenshot via Goodwood Festival of Speed Amelia Island’s Concours weekend is always down to match up would-be buyers and their eye-watering sums of money with some of the most desirable cars ever to roll out of a factory. This ...
When Cadillac unveiled the CT5-V Blackwing, it made headlines with its performance numbers. But are they enough to take on another American performance car? The Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is famed for being the most powerful production Mustang ever to ...
Two American powerhouses battle it out in a rather unusual drag race. When talking about American muscle cars powered by supercharged V8 power plants, two of the most popular nameplates will always be part of the conversation – the Ford ...
A 1967 Toyota 2000 GT raced by Shelby American crossed the auction block March 4 for US$2.3 million, setting a record for the most expensive Japanese car ever sold. The car’s impressive sale by Gooding & Company was helped ...
Only 10 examples will be made available worldwide An extremely light and short chassis (plus supercar levels of power) can only be fully used by the most skilled of drivers. PHOTO FROM SHELBY AMERICAN Fun fact: A Shelby Cobra can ...
If plans for your next build include a vehicle whose entire body weighs less than most elementary school-aged kids, the gearheads at Shelby American and Classic Recreations have just the ticket. Called the “Diamond Edition” in honour of Shelby American’s ...
No, that’s not a typo. All of the body panels weigh just 88 pounds combined. Shelby American Shelby American announced Wednesday it plans to build a limited run of extra-special Cobra continuation race cars for the company’s 60th anniversary. Limited ...
Shelby American and Classic Restorations are coming together to create 10 very special 1965 Cobras built from carbon fiber. The car is known as the ‘Diamond Edition’ and is being built to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Shelby American. The ...
10 will be built, but they aren’t made for the street. Maybe. The original Shelby Cobra wasn’t exactly a heavyweight. Its tube frame carried an aluminum body, and with the 427 cubic inch engine installed in the Mark III Cobras, ...
The seven-figure super sports car trend seems to show no signs of losing momentum, as now Shelby American and Classic Recreations are joining in on the fun. Their special machine will feature the carbon fiber body you see above, ...
DAVID CAMPBELL—DPCMEDIA The ethos of the Shelby Cobra has always been simple: Cram the biggest damn V8 you can find into the smallest, lightest chassis possible. For some reason, it seems so far not to have struck anyone by ...
The Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is an absolute monster of a thing and as it turns out, many buyers are willing to pay a lot of money to make their GT500 special. Like many other Mustang variants before it, the ...
Ford says every year about one in six Shelby GT500 customers orders the pricey hand-painted stripes. Ford About one in six Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 orders each year choose to pay an extra $10,000 for optional stripes, Ford tells Car ...
Oklahoma-based Classic Recreations has unveiled some stunning carbon-fiber bodied Mustangs in the recent past, and now it’s giving the Shelby Cobra the same treatment. Called the Diamond Edition in honor of Shelby American’s 60th anniversary, it reproduces the design ...
As American sounding as the car it goes into, the Tremec T-56 Magnum XL double-overdrive six-speed. The gearbox upgrade is good for 880 kW in the HPJ Performance flagship twin-turbo upgrade. HPJ Performance and their 6-speed manual Ford Mustang ...
USA Step this way, sir/madam – there's a US tuning firm that will shove a six-speed manual in your Mustang Say, have you always fancied the idea of a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 but you can’t go near the filthy ...
© Motor1.com 1967 Toyota-Shelby 2000GT It’s one of just three with Shelby tweaks. If you drive a Toyota to a meetup of Shelby enthusiasts, you do so at your own peril. You even risk humiliation or unpleasant confrontation if ...