Stories Published in Highline Autos

Carroll Shelby – A Life Lived Large

Highline Autos, June 2012

Carroll Hall Shelby, 89, died May 10, 2012. Born Jan. 11, 1923, in Leesburg, Texas, Shelby was a championship racecar driver, wartime pilot, philanthropist, entrepreneur, car manufacturer and world-championship racing team owner. He is the only man to win Le Mans as a driver, team owner and automotive manufacturer, and his racing team won the Manufacturers’ World Campionship in 1965, besting Ferrari and his unbeatable GTOs. Shelby created the legendary Cobra as well as the Daytona Coupe and King Cobra, and his Carroll Shelby International outputs muscle cars, including the Shelby GT500 Super Snake and continuation Shelby-badged cars. Hop in to celebrate the legend.

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GreatGarages: Shelby Museum

Highline Autos, April 2012

The Shelby American Collection in Boulder, Colorado, showcases the heritage of Shelby American. Founded in 1997 by Steve Volk and fellow Cobra enthusiasts, brothers Bill and Dave Murray, the nonprofit museum offers guests approximately 25 classic Shelby racers as well as other marques with unique histories: small-block 289 Cobras; the potent 427s; and the Pete Brock-designed champion Daytona Coupe. In addition, the museum collection includes the Ford GT40, Shelby GT350; GT350R and the 428-powered Shelby GT500; the Cobra forerunner, the AC Bristol; and a 1958 Ferrari Testa Rossa. High-powered rides inside: Have Vrooom for a minute?

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Alice Cooper: Motown to Cooper’sTown

Highline Autos, January 2012

Alice Cooper likes good tight shocks as well as Shock Rock, a classic Mustang as much as a vintage guitar. The Phoenix-area resident, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, has been a car fan since growing up in Detroit, where his dad sold cars and shared his automotive love with his son, who would combine music and business talents to create the legendary stage persona celebrated worldwide. Today, Alice combines these passions with his enduring love for wife Sheryl — 40 years of marriage — his children, church and community and golfing. Slip on your dancing shoes, grab your car keys, and let’s rock!

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Bob Parsons: Life Runs in Cycles

Highline Autos, October 2011

GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons loves his custom cycles –– all celebrating in some way his service in the U.S. Marine Corps. He even once kept a camouflaged two-wheeler in the corridor just outside his Scottsdale, Arizona, office, sans gasoline and oil. Just a work of art, a nod to esprit de corps, he says. But all of them are beautiful, and powerful: Hang out riding with Bob for a few minutes, and hang on!

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Bob Bondurant: No Brakes at 78

Highline Autos, July 2011

Legendary racer, Paradise Valley, Ariz., resident Bob Bondurant has trained Navy SEALS, NASCAR legends, teen drivers and everyday moms at his world-famous driving school just south of Phoenix at Wildhorse Pass. He’s also collected powerful classic cars during a lifetime of race-driving and teaching. If you see him turning hot laps at the school, you’ll find that this high-octane octogenarian still handles the hair-pins. Third gear: It’s all right, but hang on tight! Bob celebrates 83 this year and will enter the National Corvette Hall of Fame in September, adding still another podium win to his superb career.

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