My Car Quest

November 27, 2024

The Ferrari 250 LM Sells For 67% More Than The Ford GT40 Roadster – Is That A Surprise?

by Mike - These two very interesting cars were auctioned by RM recently in Monterey. The Ferrari 250 LM sold for 67% more than the Ford GT40 Roadster. Below are the summaries from the RM catalog of each car, the photos are mine from the RM … [Read more...]

1965 Ford GT40 Roadster Prototype For Sale In Monterey

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!

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

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

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...]

Pickup Trucks – An Opportunity For A Progressive Concours d’Elegance?

by Mike - Ford introduced the first purpose built pickup truck in 1925; it was based on the Model T. They called it the "Ford Model T Runabout with Pickup Body." I guess Ford gets credit for coining the term “pickup” too. By 1932 Ford had sold … [Read more...]