Watching mom is the best way for cheetah cubs to learn how to hunt. She stalks and takes down a ram almost twice her weight, but ‘down’ doesn’t always mean ‘out’ with such a powerful opponent.

In the 1960s, Carrol Shelby was taking names with his race-ready Cobra and Chevrolet wanted in. Bill Thomas gained attention from then General Motors Performance Product Group head Vince Piggins and ...