by Mike - The Cobra was introduced in the September 1962 issue of Road & Track. On the cover at the top they called it the AC-Ford Cobra and at the bottom the cover photo was labeled Shelby AC Cobra. Inside, the article title is AC-Ford … [Read more...]
What’s In A Name – Shelby Cobra: AC Cobra: AC-Ford Cobra or Shelby AC Cobra?
April 22, 2015 By 2 Comments
This AC Cobra Arrived Today
March 20, 2015 By 11 Comments
by Mike - I became interested in the AC Cobra Mk IV almost two years ago after a chance encounter with Robert Krantz and his AC Cobra at a Cars & Coffee event. Robert educated me on this unique piece of European style with American muscle … [Read more...]
The AC Cobra Mk IV – This Would Be A Cool Car To Own
February 14, 2015 By 19 Comments
by Mike - I attended my first Cars & Coffee in June 2013 at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, California. I drove the Grifo - it was about a 100 mile round trip drive. There were some great cars and some interesting people too. I met Robert … [Read more...]
Preliminary Design Analysis: The New Ford GT
January 14, 2015 By 11 Comments
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...]
Ford Introduces A New Ford GT – Available In 2016
January 12, 2015 By 10 Comments
by Mike - At the North American International Auto Show today Ford announced a new Ford GT supercar which will be available in 2016. There is no mention of the price nor how many Ford plans to make. Note the V6 engine producing more than … [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...]
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