Shelby Features Articles

Survivor: 1964 Shelby Cobra 289

For all the hoo-ha over the more powerful and better-developed 427 Cobras, the earlier, narrower 260- and 289-cubic-inch Ford V-8-powered cars are the ones that gave birth to the legend. more

Front End: Cobra To Go

While gmp's uber-detailed 1:12 scale USRRC Cobra die-cast isn't cheap at $500, it's easy to see where the money went. more

Archive: 1966 Ford Mustang GT350H

This was the dream Hertz, Ford, and Carroll Shelby were selling (or renting): The sun is shining. It's just you and your date out for a lazy, hazy, crazy summer drive. Maybe you didn't have the scratch to afford your own Shelby Mustang, but you could always rent a Shelby Ford Mustang GT350H. more

Classic Event: Shelby Sales & Raffles At Barrett-Jackson Raise $1 Million Plus For Charity

The Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation (cscf.org) raised more than $1 million for the charity devoted to children's organ transplants and research, at the 2006 Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. more

Road Test: 1970 Plymouth Hemi 'cuda Vs. 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 Vs. 1968 Shelby "Green Hornet" Prototype

The World's Rarest And Most Expensive Muscle cars - 1970 Plymouth Hemi 'cuda Vs. 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 Vs. 1968 Shelby "Green Hornet" Prototype more

Get the First 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 Coupe

Ford Motor Company will auction the right to purchase the first 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 coupe avai... more

Behind the Scenes: 2000 High-Speed Shootout

Rolling felony bait, nine speed machines drove in caravan from our Los Angeles headquarters to the Ford Proving Grounds in Arizona in one multi-hued streak. Indulging in the all-you-eat horsepower buffet, getting there was half the story. Highway duels, street-light showdowns, and conversations with more

Shellfire and Brimstone

Carroll and his cars: It's been a fast 40 years more

Sports-Car Imprint - Editorial

One autumn day in 1965, I walked into Long's Drugs across from the Orinda Theater and picked out ... more

Letters from our Readers

MT's 50TH Year Of LettersI've been reading Motor Trend for all 50 years, and I still love it. Y... more

New Car Buyer's Guide 2001 Model

Mitsubishi MirageWith a growing list of standard features, the Mitsubishi Mirage offers a lot o... more

Shelby Cobra CSX2000 - How it all Came to Be

Consider this: How were we to select just one automobile from the last half century as the most s... more

1963 Shelby Cobra 289 - Motor Trends

Get ready for another prime selection of Motor Trend memorabilia, this time highlighted by our fi... more

You'll Want These Bugs In 2034, Really - Right Of Way

Collectors are a strange breed. I know, because I'm one of them. My vice is vintage ('20s through... more

The Return of the Shelby Cobra - Motorsport

New ShelbysPicture the ferocity of the auction bidding if a pristine, never-driven Shelby Cobra... more

25 Questions With Carroll Shelby

Candid Conversation With America's No. 1 Automotive Legend more

10 Questions with...Craig T. Nelson

Searching For Hollywood's Real Car Guys #4 In A Series more

Vintage Automobiles - Motor Trend's 100 Years Automobile In America

Where were you in '96? 1896, That Is We doubt many current Motor Trend rea... more