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New Documentaries Recount the Fascinating Stories of Craig Jackson’s Legendary Shelby Mustang Prototypes “Little Red” and “Green Hornet”

cjackson — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:07:47 +0000

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. ‒ March 16, 2021 – Craig Jackson and his team’s epic search, recovery and restoration of the fabled lost 1967 Ford Shelby EXP 500 prototype dubbed “Little Red” and painstaking restoration of the experimental 1968 Shelby EXP 500 known as the “Green Hornet” will be featured in documentaries sponsored by Barrett-Jackson, The World’s …

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Craig Jackson Makes Automotive History Today with Unveil of Restored 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 EXP “Little Red”

cjackson — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:05:50 +0000

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Jan. 16, 2020 – This morning Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson, gave media and the public its first look at his newly restored 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 EXP prototype known as “Little Red”. Once believed destroyed and lost forever, Little Red was discovered on March 3, 2018, in rural North Texas …

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Restored ‘Green Hornet’ and ‘Little Red’ Debuting Together at Barrett-Jackson with 2020 Shelby GT500 Mustangs

cjackson — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:07:29 +0000

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 15, 2020 – Once lost, now found and restored to their original glory, a pair of historic experimental Shelby Mustangs – “Green Hornet” and “Little Red” – are being revealed together for the first time, joined by two new Shelby GT500 Mustangs at 9 a.m. MST tomorrow at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction. …

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First Production 2020 Shelby GT500 To Be Unveiled With Original “Green Hornet” and “Little Red” Experimental Shelbys at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale

cjackson — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 18:21:17 +0000

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. JAN. 08, 2019 – Ford Motor Company recently presented Carolyn and Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson, with the first production 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500, which rolled off the lines at Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Detroit, Michigan . The Jacksons purchased the VIN 001 GT500 during the 2019 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, raising $1.1 million for …

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Barrett-Jackson’s Craig Jackson and Team Find “Little Red,” the 1967 Ford Shelby GT500 EXP Prototype

Admin — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 19:21:27 +0000

Shelby’s Little Red prototype GT500 EXP, the “Holy Grail” of lost collector cars, located Little Red is the only GT500 coupe (hardtop) built by Shelby American It is the only GT coupe ordered with and factory-equipped with dual-quad carburetors Little Red is the second GT500 to be serialized and completed Crowdsourcing will help document the …

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1967 SHELBY GT MUSTANGS: THE ROAD CARS

MartynLSchorr — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 19:00:58 +0000

Shared by: Martyn L. Schorr (Editor, CarGuyChronicles.com; from the book “Ford Total Performance”) Fortunately I was at Riverside Raceway for the 1967 and 1968 model reveals and managed to get some photos and passenger seat time on the road course. I never opened the hood, but understood at the time that the 428 engine was …

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