MY FEEDLY: 2018-08-12

Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 “Little Red”, 1967. An experimental Mustang Ford loaned to Carrol Shelby to use as a test bed for the development of performance parts that was thought to have been destroyed has been discovered in a Texas field. Little Red was configured with a supercharged 428 V8 and 3-speed automatic transmission. Shelby eventually sent the car back to Ford where it was supposed to have been crushed which was common practice with prototypes at the time. As one of only 2 notchback Shelby Mustangs of the era, once restored the car could be worth millions

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doublesixdaimler:

Well this is a really interesting car. According to Jaguar Heritage, this is a 1939 2 ½ litre SS100 Roadster Chassis no. 49064 . It was sold to Van Den Plas of Antwerp, the Belgian Company of the famous coachbuilder and one of Belgium’s top Carrossieres. The original project was stopped due to the start of the hostilities and didn’t re-start until after the war. It was built in Figoni Art Deco style and together with a coachbuilt MKIV being the only chassis available at the time, they were exhibited at the 1948 Brussels Motor Show. This car was recently for auction at R.M. Sotheby . It presumably didn’t reach its reserve. Just as a small aside, most people including me call this company ‘ Vanden Plar’ but because it’s a Flemish name, it should be pronounced Van Den Plass with a hard S .

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