Carroll Shelby, one of America’s best known automotive designer, race car driver and businessman made many contributions to the performance car industry. Carroll Shelby raced successfully in the U.S., Europe and Latin America. Many might have heard of Carroll Shelby’s Cobra which is what he was best known for. What Shelby accomplished with the Ford …
Category Archives: 1960s
British Land Rover
The British Jeep The Land Rover was introduced during the post World War Two years as the British answer to America’s famous Willys Jeep. In fact, the British Land Rover adopted most of it’s traits directly from the Jeep. Just like the Jeep, the Land-Rover was built for tough work. It was a vehicle that …
Avanti II
When Studebaker closed shop in South Bend Indiana in 1963, the Avanti motor cars brand began a journey that may have been the most unique of any American automobile. What would emerge was the Avanti II. It would be an understatement to say that there were interested parties for the Avanti motor cars brand when …