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The Quarter Horse: Ford’s stillborn bitsa Mustang

Written by webmin

One of the most subtle set of images we ran across in the Facebook photo collection posted by the sons of Fran Hernandez in recent months depicted a pair of Ford Mustangs, circa 1970, one painted Grabber Blue, the other painted Candyapple Red, both with white interiors. No engine shots, but from the Shelby-ish front […]

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Tagged composite Mustang, dream cars, show cars and prototypes, ford, Ford Mustang, Ford Mustang Boss 429, Fran Hernandez, Hemmings Muscle Machines, Kar Kraft, quarter horse, Shelby G.T.500, Shelby Mustang  
 

What ever happened to the Lizard King’s Shelby G.T. 500?

Written by webmin

I always fear treading into stories like this because they either bring out the tinfoil beanie troop or lead to some superfan screaming “Yoo no Nothing about the bestest Rock icon in the world, dood!” But here goes nothing. Following the release of the Doors’ self-titled LP in January 1967, the folks at Elektra Records […]

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Tagged celebrity-owned cars, Hemmings Muscle Machines, Jim Morrison, Lost and Found, Shelby, Shelby G.T.500  
 

Vintage ‘78 – Shelby, Shelby, Shelby

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Who knew that Shelbys were such hot commodities in the late 1970s? I recently went digging through another box of photos submitted for Hemmings Motor News, this time for the July 1978 issue, and found plenty of Shelbys for sale for prices that, well, will seem a little sadistic should I print them. But I’ll […]

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Tagged featured posts, ford, Ford Country Squire, Ford Thunderbird, Hemmings Classic Car, Hemmings Motor News, Hemmings Muscle Machines, hot rods and customs, Shelby, Shelby G.T.350, Shelby G.T.500, station wagons  
 
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