by Wallace Wyss While I co-authored a book on the 05-'06 Ford GT (The Ford GT40 and the new Ford GT) I view this new Ford GT that was unveiled in Detroit with a bit of skepticism. Why? Because it is less "less retro" than the '05-'06 even … [Read more...]
The Italian Mustang – Is It Really Lost?
November 16, 2014 By 10 Comments
by Wallace Wyss One of the saddest things I have seen in the auto design world is when L. Scott Bailey, founder and publisher of Automobile Quarterly, was running an ad trying to find out where his former one off Italian built Mustang was. I … [Read more...]
1965 Ford GT40 Roadster Prototype For Sale In Monterey
May 27, 2014 By 11 Comments
by Mike - Up for auction at RM in Monterey this August is this 1965 Ford GT40 Roadster Prototype. I photographed this beauty at Amelia Island in March 2013. Ford GT40 chassis No. 108 was the first of four roadster bodied GT prototypes built … [Read more...]
Happy 50th Anniversary To The Ford Mustang!
April 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
by Mike - There is not much I can say about the Ford Mustang that hasn't been said by others. I thought I would let the Ford sales brochures for 1964 and 1965 speak for themselves. Enjoy the slide show I have never owned a … [Read more...]
A 1965 Shelby GT350 Mustang – A Double Digit Car
April 11, 2014 By 5 Comments
by Mike - In 1964 Ford asked Carroll Shelby to transform the Ford Mustang from a "secretary's car" into a race car. He did that and in 1965 the Shelby GT350 Mustang won the SCCA B/Production Class championship. There were 562 1965 GT 350s … [Read more...]
A Ford Torino Is Not Often Seen
November 12, 2013 By 2 Comments
by Mike - The Ford Torino fastback sort of looks like an over sized Mustang fastback to me. These cars tended to rust away and it is rare to see one in such good condition. The Torino was a successful NASCAR race car because of the … [Read more...]
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