Don't call it a Jackalope, or a mutant lion with a thyroid problem. We're of course talking about the barking rabbit on the crest of Terlingua Racing. To those unaware, Terlingua was a team named after a rogue Texas border town founded by a friend of Carroll Shelby's. In fact, the first Shelby Mustang GT 350 ever raced wore the black-and-yellow crest when it hit the Texas tarmac piloted by Ken Miles. Later, it adorned Parnelli Jones's King Cobra at the 1964 LA Times Grand Prix, four Indy 500 winners, and cars that won LeMans, Sebring, Riverside and Laguna Seca. It also signified the Shelby Mustangs fielded during the 1967 and 1968 Trans-Am seasons. Last week at SEMA, Shelby introduced a new series of cars and products geared toward the grassroots-racing community. The brand will reflect the erstwhile team's anti-establishment bend, while remaining firmly in the establishment. Impossible? We'll see, but Shelby introduced a raceable V6 Mustang package, producing 375 horsepower, for about eight grand. Not quite grassroots, but not a bad proposition for race pirates with a few bucks. [via
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