Carroll Shelby, the son of a mail carrier in rural east Texas who struggled financially much of his life, left a global legacy as an expert on car design, engineering and racing. Now his story — with ...

In the long, glorious saga of American muscle, few legends burn brighter—or louder—than the 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake.

Against all odds, Carroll Shelby became a legend not only because he won Le Mans but because he proved that when there's a will, there's a way. In addition, his life and career as a racing driver and ...

It's a good time to be a fan of American motorsports history, especially for those who cherish Ford's victory over Ferrari in the 1966 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. One of its key players, the ...

In the United States the single most effective way to make an already hard to see out of car worse is to change its drive position from left-hand drive to right-hand drive. If you think we're kidding ...

Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media ...

In a world where social media pushes pretension to extremes, individuals are now regarded as “brands,” their names appended to the most trivial of items. Without doubt, time will prove many of these ...

Crossing the block at Mecum Kissimmee 2026 on Friday, January 16th, one of the most historically significant Ford GT40s ever built—chassis P/1018—will take center stage. Known as one of only two GT40s ...

Cops might do well to position their speed traps near movie theaters wherever the new film “Ford v Ferrari” is playing. They might fund their whole year’s budget busting speeders peeling out of the ...

On Jan. 11, 1923, automotive and racing legend Carroll Shelby was born. That’d make today his 100th birthday. He ain’t around for us to bake him a cake, but let’s raise a toast to him anyway by ...

The Shelby Cobra as we know it was born in January 1962 when AC Cars assigned the very first prototype with chassis number CSX2000. Not long after that, automotive designer Pete Brock was tasked with ...

Decades after a heart condition forced him to retire from racing, Carroll Shelby still loved to drive muscle cars. Well into his 80s, the legendary car designer spent hours testing his last Mustang ...