On this episode of HOT ROD Unlimited, we look back at the unique relationship between Carroll Shelby and the flagship magazines of Petersen Publishing – HOT ROD and Motor Trend.

We visit Bob D’Olivo, the publishing company’s longtime director of photography and a close friend of Shelby’s, who gives us a rare glimpse at his personal archive of Shelby photography.

You’ll also hear from the magazines’ current chief content officer and our executive producer Angus MacKenzie as well as from HOT ROD’s publisher Jerry Pitt and Editor In Chief David Freiburger.

Finally, we revisit the very last video interview that HOT ROD magazine had with Carroll Shelby, where Shelby reflects on his longtime friendship with Robert E. Petersen, founder of HOT ROD and Motor Trend, and reveals the crucial role Petersen and his staff played in the development of the Cobra.

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On this week’s episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang heads to Santa Barbara, California, to drive BMW’s new generation M6 Convertible, now equipped with the most powerful engine ever fitted to an M car.

Plus, Motor Trend’s Paul Horrell reports from Mallorca, Spain with an exclusive look at Audi’s A3, the first vehicle to be built on the Volkswagen Group’s new transverse-engine platform, MQB.

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On this episode of Head 2 Head, Jonny Lieberman pits the new 2012 BMW 328i against it’s compatriot rival – the 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250. The 3 Series and C Class have been battling for sports sedan supremacy for decades. Now with both cars replacing their traditional six-cylinder engines with turbocharged four-bangers, its time once again for a classic German showdown.

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UPDATE: The Downshift caught up with Murph again in the Arctic Circle! Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUFAoX5rU6I

On this episode of The Downshift, we meet Murph, a former multi-millionare who lost it all and decided to live on a BMW R1150GS Adventure motorcycle. His mission? To travel all around the world on two wheels and photograph his adventures. Follow along on his journey at http://www.wherethehellismurph.com.

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On this episode of Ignition, Carlos Lago tests the most powerful production car made in America – the new 2013 Ford Shelby GT500. After running the GT500 through Motor Trend’s instrumented testing gauntlet, including top speed pulls on the dyno, we head to Kingman, Arizona, where pro racer Randy Pobst gets behind the wheel to see if Ford’s 662-HP beast can break the elusive 200 mph barrier.

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On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang pays homage to automotive icon Carroll Shelby and takes a look at his life and legacy. Though he was born in a small and humble Texas town and worked as both a dump truck owner and chicken farmer, Shelby became a racecar driver who broke records and a visionary designer who indelibly influenced the automotive industry.

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What do you do when you have Ford’s new 650 horsepower Shelby GT500 but can’t reveal driving impressions until next week? On this episode of The Downshift, we take to the streets of Detroit to stage an impromptu car chase between the GT500 and the 2013 Ford Police Interceptor and 2012 Dodge Charger Pursuit police cars.

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