[New Documentaries Recount the Fascinating Stories of Craig Jackson’s Legendary Shelby Mustang Prototypes “Little Red” and “Green Hornet” 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 Greatest Collector Car Auctions, in partnership with Shell/Pennzoil. Narrated by Carroll Shelby’s grandson Aaron Shelby, the two hour-long films will premiere on A+E Networks’ FYI channel March 18 at 9 and 10 p.m. Eastern time; and will then be broadcast on the History channel on March 21 at 8 and 9 a.m. Eastern time. The documentaries will also be available on demand via Barrett-Jackson’s popular YouTube channel as of March 21.
“Every collector and historian dreams of making such an incredible find,” said Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson. “We rewrote history throughout this process of locating, purchasing and restoring “Little Red,” a car long believed lost, and bringing “The Green Hornet” meticulously back to its Shelby Automotive prototype form. And along the way, we fundamentally changed the way that collectible cars are documented by effectively crowdsourcing information about each of these historically significant vehicles. I couldn’t be more grateful to the incredible team who made this happen, including the visionaries at Shell/Pennzoil, who supported the projects from the very start.”
Watch “The Hunt for Little Red” trailer
Watch “The Legend of the Green Hornet” trailer
During a casual conversation in 2018 with Jason Billups, founder of Billups Classic Cars and Auto Body, who was restoring Jackson’s 1968 Shelby EXP 500 Green Hornet prototype,” the fate of Little Red became a hot topic. Billups believed the car could be located and Jackson dared him to find it.
“This Shelby prototype was one of the most sought-after and elusive vehicles in postwar history,” said Jackson. “For decade]