One of the highlights of my many years of racing has to do with the 1966 Trans-Am Mustang that Jerry Titus (1928-1970) drove to victory for Ford and Shelby. Ford was tied up at the end of the series with Dodge, and as a result Shelby built this special, one-off car, which was able to do almost the same times at Riverside that the more powerful Shelby Cobra 427 racecar could. I purchased the car after going to Shelby’s shop,…

After racing the Mustang for a year and a half with some success, Gildred found hmself being asked if he would sell it to a Mexican driver who was still in contention for the series crown, but whose own car had blown its engine prior to the championship finale, at the 1967 Mexican Grand Prix. After some haggling the sale was made, and Gildred sat out the support race.
Photo: Gildred Collection