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Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur.. Best known as a designer for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, he also developed the Ford GT40 with racing legend Ken Miles, the car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969.
Ford Mustang: 6 7 Bob Jane: Bob Jane Racing Team Ford Mustang: 6 John Harvey: Graham Ryan Holden EH: 7 Graham Ryan Porsche Distributors Racing Porsche 911: 9 19 88 Alan Hamilton Allan Moffat Racing: Ford Boss 302 Mustang: 9 Allan Moffat: Phil Barnes Motor Service Morris Cooper S: 11 Phil Barnes B.Hodgson Ford XR Falcon GT: 14 B.Hodgson ...
The Mustang would become the best-selling convertible in 1966, with 72,119 sold, beating the number two Impala by almost 2:1. [35] The 1965 and 1966 Mustangs are differentiated by variations in the exterior, despite the similar design. These variations include the cove molding on the rear quarter panels behind the doors.
Craig Davies (born 15 November 1960) is a British racing driver currently competing in the FIA Masters Historic Racing, Goodwood Revival [1] events and 6 hours of Spa. [2] He races for the SZ Motorsport Team who run a number of historic cars including an ex works Alan Mann [3] Mustang, [4] [5] [6] Ford GT40, [7] Boss Mustang [8] and Corvette Stingray[2].
Also available was Ford's Mach 460, 230-Watt multi-speaker sound system with CD player. All 1994 Mustangs had three-point seat belts and dual front airbags as standard. [11] The taillight design for 1996 changed from three horizontal strips to three vertical sections more in line with classic Mustang tradition.
All 302 cu in (4.9 L)-equipped Mustang IIs, except the King Cobras, received updated versions of the classic Ford "V8" emblem on each front fender. The car was available in coupe and hatchback versions, including a "luxury" Ghia model designed by Ford's recently acquired Ghia of Italy.
The Mustang running gear was chosen for a number of reasons, but mostly because of high performance relative to cost and ready availability of parts through dealers. The earlier Mustang 302 V-8 and the 427 V-8 is exactly the same block that powered the original vintage AC Cobra and Ford GT-40 to World Championships in the 60’s. Over a million ...
Both 1971 Mustang Sportsroofs used in the film (neither car has been proven to be a Mach 1, as often assumed) were bought in 1971, but—as it was three years before the film's director H. B. Halicki could raise sufficient funds to start filming—each car was modified with grilles taken from a 1973 model for the film (though each retain the original front bumpers, lower valances, and fenders).