The man in the Stetson Black Hat, Carroll Shelby has donated his one-of-a-kind 1968 Shelby EXP500 CSS 'Black Hornet' Mustang from his personal collection to be auctioned on Ebay by Restoration Hardware to benefit the Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation. The 'Black Hornet' Mustang pays tribute to another one-off Mustang, the Shelby Green Hornet which served as a rolling test mule for new technologies like electronic fuel injection, independant rear suspension, power antenna and four wheel disc brakes. The Shelby Black Hornet Mustang was built by Barry Smith, owner of Legendary G.T. as a continuation Shelby EXP500 under a license from... Read More
Mustang Blog Tag: Classic Mustangs (64-78)
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The man in the Stetson Black Hat, Carroll Shelby has donated his one-of-a-kind 1968 Shelby EXP500 CSS 'Black Hornet' Mustang from his personal collection to be auctioned on Ebay by Restoration Hardware to benefit the Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation. The 'Black Hornet' Mustang pays tribute to another one-off Mustang, the Shelby Green Hornet which served as a rolling test mule for new technologies like electronic fuel injection, independant rear suspension, power antenna and four wheel disc brakes. The Shelby Black Hornet Mustang was built by Barry Smith, owner of Legendary G.T. as a continuation Shelby EXP500 under a license from... Read More
Over on MustangForums.com a member somehow stumbled upon a 200 plus acre Mustang Junkyard in the middle of nowhere in Rhode Island. The junkyard which was started in the 60's is populated with heavy tree cover and brush and is said to house some 20,000 antique and classic cars all throughout the woods. According to the forum member the cars were driven into the field and left to rust by the owner of the junkyard who is now in his 70's, going blind and has a drinking problem. Recently the state was made aware of this junkyard and ordered the owner to clean it up or all the cars will be crushed. There are said to be hundreds of 64-71... Read More
A pair of his and hers 1966 Ford Mustang Convertibles customized by the legendary George Barris at the request of Ford Motor Company for the singing duo Sonny and Cher will be auctioned by RM Auctions at their Fort Lauderdale, Florida auction February 6-8. These two Mustang convertibles were customized to reflect the flamboyant onstage personas of the iconic 60's entertainers, Sunny and Cher. The Mustangs were used mostly for publicity purposes along with appearing in Sonny and Cher's only feature-length movie, Good Times. Sonny’s car was finished in Murano Gold Pearl, adorned by dark brown side panel and with an orange and gold fade-away... Read More









