Famed racer and car builder Carroll Shelby died Thursday. He was 89. Shelby is a bona fide legend in the automotive industry, famous for inventing the Shelby Cobra and for his contributions to special edition Ford Mustangs and Chrysler’s Viper, which used to wear the Dodge badge. USA Today published a fine news story detailing
Supercars are like super models. They’re exotic, stunningly beautiful, fun to stare at—and completely unattainable for the everyman. That’s why Forbes magazine has once again dedicated an article to the 10 fastest cars that are affordable to the masses. Keep in mind, this is Forbes magazine, so “affordable” is defined as $50,000 or less. Your
Got questions? We’ve got the answers—Mondays when the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we offer advice for restoring a worn suspension and setting valve lash. From: Carlos Callahan • Stockton, CA Q: My Mustang’s suspension system is getting stiffer as it gets older. It’s a 1991 LX 5.0L
OK, so—maybe we really are car degenerates here at OnAllCylinders. We forget wedding anniversaries, neglect to send out cards for family birthdays--we can't even remember to put the garbage out for trash day! Yet somehow we know it's the Ford Mustang's 48th birthday. It doesn't make us bad people. After all, the Ford Mustang isn't
Editor’s note: This story appeared previously at SummitRacing.com. It’s not hard to pigeonhole an early Mustang guy. Restorers keep their Ford Mustangs just like the factory made them—hose clamps, chalk marks and all. Rodders don’t give a hoot about how the factory did things. They build their Mustangs how they want them, chalk marks be
[portfolio_slideshow id=5266] Ignitions have come a long way from the breaker points and coil setup Charles Kettering designed before World War I (and starting the Delco company in the process). Now there are electronic distributors, megawatt coils, ignition control boxes, crank triggers, timing computers, and other gadgets designed to give you a bigger, more precise
[portfolio_slideshow id=4926] Although the 8.8-inch rear axle found under zillions of 5.0L and 4.6L Ford Mustangs is a pretty good piece right from the factory, there are a couple of drawbacks: a dismal selection of factory gear ratios (ranging from 2.73 to 3.27) and somewhat weak 28-spline axles. We found out just how easy it
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