...for one brief shining moment... by Wallace Wyss - OK I’ll admit it. I was part and parcel of it in the beginning, back in the mid-‘60s, writing ads that gave scant attention to the mechanicals of a new car, trying to sell a car on … [Read more...]
The 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350: Fashion Statement to Street-Legal Race Car
May 15, 2025 By 2 Comments
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...]
Fake Collector Cars Can Be A Big Problem
May 3, 2024 By 9 Comments
Caveat emptor - let the buyer beware... by Mike Gulett - When a classic car model reaches a value level where creating a fake car can be profitable then dishonest people may take dishonest action by passing off a fake as the real … [Read more...]
Restomod, Pro-Touring, Replica Or Something Completely Different
December 23, 2020 By 6 Comments
by Mike Gulett - I suspect that, like me, many of you are attracted to the idea of creating a custom car that is suited to your own tastes and may run on modern mechanicals for a better and more reliable driving experience than the original or it … [Read more...]
Shelby Mustang: We Go Back In Time (Last Saturday) and Visit the Shelby GT350 Shop
September 29, 2020 By 3 Comments
A visit to the Original Venice Crew's 1965 Shelby GT350 shop. by Wallace Wyss - If we're old enough, we all like to think we'd like to go back 50 years or so to a job we liked. Well, I kind of know what they are talking about at this car … [Read more...]
Event Report: The Shelby American Club Los Angeles Car Show
September 20, 2018 By 2 Comments
Raw horsepower at its finest…. by Wallace Wyss - The Los Angeles branch of the Shelby American Car Club had its annual fall show on September 15, 2018, but this time it wasn’t on the Santa Monica pier as in years past, but at a Shelby … [Read more...]
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