From the My Car Quest wayback machine all the way back to July 2016 I found this very interesting story that many of you may not have read before. I hope you like it. Mike Gulett, Editor by Wallace Wyss - Just for the fun of it, let’s … [Read more...]
Two Legends At Odds: Why Is It That A Ferrari 250 GTO Is Worth Six Times More Than A Shelby Cobra Daytona?
July 15, 2023 By 9 Comments
The Flip-Top Cobra: It Led the Way to the Big Block Cobra
February 22, 2023 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - The trouble with the 289 Cobra was that it was competitive for one brief moment in time. And Ford, which had been happy to promote the Cobra in ‘63 saw it as a waste of time once they had the 200-mph GT40 under development. … [Read more...]
When It Rains It Pours…But Still a Cobra Meet Happened
January 17, 2023 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - In a time when it seems California is awash with unrelenting rain, suddenly the skies parted sufficiently for a few hours to allow the Petersen Automotive Museum to hold a successful Shelby event, a 100th anniversary celebration … [Read more...]
A New AC Cobra is Coming in 2023
December 22, 2022 By 5 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Carroll Shelby likely would not be happy to hear that AC Cars has introduced a new version of the AC Cobra. We remember how upset he was when AC and Autokraft and Ford introduced the AC Cobra Mk IV in the 1980s (see what he said … [Read more...]
The Many Faces of Carroll Shelby
December 19, 2022 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - As a biographer I wrote my first Shelby book back in 1977, "Shelby's Wildlife the Cobras and the Mustangs". It sold 50,000 copies. I got to know Shelby, who wrote the forward, meeting him to ask questions about his career … [Read more...]
Bertone’s One-Off Aston Martin
July 16, 2022 By 1 Comment
This 1960 Aston Martin DB4 GT Bertone Jet Coupe - a sleeper saved... by Wallace Wyss - Sometimes it’s the odd one that appreciates the most… At one time, race cars were fetching a lot more at the major auctions than car show one-offs. The idea … [Read more...]
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