My Car Quest

May 25, 2025

The 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350: Fashion Statement to Street-Legal Race Car

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...]

Design Critique: The New Ford Shelby Mustang

by Wallace Wyss - I grew up with the Ford Mustang. I remember sitting in my office in 1964 when a secretary bragged she had bought a new one, for the princely sum of $3000. At first it was being sold merely as a "secretary's car." But that was … [Read more...]

The 1967 Ford Mach I Mustang: Where Racing Influenced The Breed

Even If Only The Prototype... by Wallace Wyss - Even though in 1967 Ford had a good deal of irons in the fire with the ol’ Snakemeister, Carroll Shelby, the existence of this car without a hint of involvement by Shelby is proof to me that … [Read more...]

A Life Following Carroll Shelby – Interview With Wallace Wyss

Most of us Ford fans have a shelf full of books on Shelbys and Cobras, but rarely do we hear how these books came about, what actually inspired them to be written in the first place. In this case, we were able to hear straight from the horse’s … [Read more...]

A Carroll Shelby TV Series?

It could happen and our author has plenty of content. by Wallace Wyss - Normally, plans for a TV show are hush-hush until a deal is signed. There's always a rival that could jump in front of you with a better deal. Plus I am genuinely … [Read more...]

Lance Reventlow The Hollywood Racer

Versions of this article were originally published in 2011 and in 2015. You should read the Comments as an integral part of this article because some of the commentators have first hand experience with the subject matter. From the My Car Quest … [Read more...]