By Ben Selby Anyone who has watched the classic 1992 comedy “Wayne’s World” will know this automotive oddity straight away. Who could forget that iconic scene where Wayne and the gang are rocking out to Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody while cruising late at night in none other than Wayne’s blue flamed adored AMC Pacer? The AMC Pacer has long been considered …
By Ben Selby Just so you are aware, this is a car, not an oversized shoe. Say hello to the Davis Motor Car, one of automotive history’s greatest oddballs. With retractable headlights, four seats and the kind of styling usually seen on artillery shells being built a few years prior to its creation, Davis sought, like so many ambitious automakers, …
By Ben Selby Every time a genuine AC Shelby Cobra goes to auction you can be sure it won’t be a cheap. Only a handful of original 289 and 427 big-block cars were ever built. As a result, you would need to set aside at least seven figures to get a look in. So, what about Carroll Shelby’s personal 427ci …
The Corvette is the definitive all-American sports car. Having been in continuous production since 1953, very few people, petrolheads or not, haven’t heard of Chevrolet’s wild child. While countless variants have come and gone, the second-generation Corvette, is for many people, the Corvette’s finest hour. The roots of the second-generation car, the C2, can be traced back to the late …
Seldom do two brands get more iconic when being brought together than ‘Shelby’ and ‘Mustang.’ When father of the Cobra and American racing hero Carroll Shelby got hold of the Ford Mustang, he and his team at Shelby American turned it from a sales sensation into tyre scorching street and track legend. Now the Shelby Mustang which kick started all …
