by Mike Gulett - The connection between Lance Reventlow and Carroll Shelby is one of the most fascinating stories in American motorsport history. Reventlow literally handed his workshop and people to Shelby who would then use them to build the … [Read more...]
The Mid-Engine (Almost) AC Shelby
November 10, 2025 By 2 Comments
Diving deep in the archives all the way back to October 2016 I found this interesting story that is still interesting 9 years later. Made even more so since a reader sent in a recent photo of this unique car (see the first comment). Mike Gulett, … [Read more...]
Sunbeam Tiger: The British-American Muscle Cat That Roared
October 27, 2025 By 3 Comments
by Mike Gulett - In the mid-1960s, when British sports cars were charming but lacked muscle, one compact roadster emerged with a growl loud enough to wake Detroit. The Sunbeam Tiger was a fusion of two worlds — a sleek British body with an American … [Read more...]
A Biographer Looks Back
September 27, 2025 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I realized the other day that it it's been almost a half century, 47 years to be exact, since I published my first book, a hard cover entitled Shelby's Wildlife; the Cobras and the Mustangs. It was a best seller, according … [Read more...]
When Automotive Advertising Became Real
May 28, 2025 By 7 Comments
...for one brief shining moment... by Wallace Wyss - OK I’ll admit it. I was part and parcel of it in the beginning, back in the mid-‘60s, writing ads that gave scant attention to the mechanicals of a new car, trying to sell a car on … [Read more...]
The 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350: Fashion Statement to Street-Legal Race Car
May 15, 2025 By 2 Comments
by Mike Gulett - What’s Wimbledon White with Guardsman Blue stripes? It could be a lot of things but the most likely is the 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350. All 562 of the Shelby GT350s made in 1965 were that same color combination with black … [Read more...]
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