This is all that remains of 1963 AC Ace 2.6 chassis #RS5032, it’s now being offered for sale as a restoration project, although an ambitious restoration candidate that will require a substantial amount of work. The AC Ace is a car that you may never have encountered before but it formed the foundation of one …
SUPERFORMANCE MKIII EARNS TITLE OF WORLD’S FASTEST COBRA Ted Taormina, owner of the “Italian Job” Superformance MkIII breaks the Cobra speed record, making it the fastest Cobra ever, with a speed of 201.1 mph at the Mojave Air and Space Port. Mojave, California (June, 2017) – Superformance, the leading manufacturer of 1960s era continuation sports …
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It’s amazing what you can do if you just think outside the box a little bit. That’s what Carroll Shelby did when used a hefty dose of American ingenuity to transform a little British roadster called the AC Bristol into the Shelby Cobra. By ingenuity, of course, we mean a massive V-8 engine. Pairing an …
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An amazing collection that included no less than four highly original Shelby Cobras headed to auction in May, fetching some seriously big bucks. The collection was from the estate of the late Steven Juliano and was put under the hammer at Mecum’s auction that ran May 14-19 in Indianapolis, Indiana. 1967 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C …
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When a race car driver heard that America needed sportscars, he turned entrepreneur and automotive designer – marrying AC Cobra with Ford V8s and producing the finest sports cars in ‘Murican history. Later he hitched AC Cobras with Ford Mustangs and created the legend of the Shelby Mustang as well. He partnered extensively with Ford …
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Mustangs have been known as fast and powerful cars. However, the Shelby Cobra is a modification of the Mustang that took the main idea and added to it. Shelby has been here almost as long as Mustangs. The first car was produced in 1965 and became one of the fastest vehicles in the world. There …
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The original Shelby Daytona Coupe was based on the Cobra open top roadster. It was an evolution of the Cobra with a premium placed on higher speed, better handling and greater durability for the world’s preeminent endurance races. Six cars were originally made to take on Ferrari right before and during Shelby’s association with Ford …
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There has been a renewed interest in Carroll Shelby and Shelby American ever since Matt Damon so ably played him in Ford v Ferrari, with Christian Bale playing Ken Miles to perfection. While the movie is all about the triumphs and tragedies that came into play when Ford decided to beat Ferrari at the racing …
Anyone who knows anything about American sports cars and/or the 24 Hours of Le Mans has surely heard of Carroll Shelby before. He was instrumental in getting the US into the motor sports scene, both domestically and overseas. Though that would be far from all that Shelby would accomplish. Other than winning race after race …
The 2004 Shelby Cobra concept car was meant to be the last car to bear the legendary Shelby name. In the words of American hero and cultural icon Carroll Shelby, “this is it, this is my last hurrah.” The Shelby Cobra concept car is as close to perfection as a car can get. Like it’s …
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