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With the Ford Shelby Cobra concept from 2004 headed to auction, we dug up our drive of the first-ever Shelby Cobra, which we originally published on January 24, 2005. If the Ford Shelby Cobra.
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Shelby Cobra (1962 to 1969) FOLLOW MARKET. One of the most well regarded and legendary sports cars, the Shelby Cobra has a history and a mystique few cars can hope to achieve. Conceived by Carroll Shelby, the Cobra was born from matching an AC Ace chassis with a small block (later big block) Ford V8. With a variety of original evolutions.
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The AC Cobra, also known as the Shelby Cobra, is a British sports car powered by a Ford V8 that has been produced intermittently in both the UK and the United States since 1962. The car came to be after American automotive designer Carroll Shelby wrote to AC in 1961 asking if they would build him a car modified to accept a V8 engine.
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Well, first of all, the car that Carrol Shelby used was the AC Ace, a four cylinder British car built by AC Cars. It didn't become a "Cobra" until Shelby replaced the four banger with a 260 CI Ford V8 and called it a "Cobra". Later versions used both the 289 and 427 CI V8s.
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1965 (Competition and S/C Cobras) The original AC Cobra, be it in Mark I or Mark II design, was never intended to handle the size and power of Ford's 427 FE V-8 engine. And it didn't necessarily need the grunt, until the 1963 Corvette Grand Sport entered the scene with an aluminum 377-cubic-inch mill boasting close to 500 horsepower.
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The Ford Shelby Cobra Concept was a continuation of Ford's effort to bring back the retro sports cars that had been successful in the 1960s, including the Ford GT40 and the fifth generation Ford Mustang. In 2014, Shelby American announced a limited edition production of 50 cars for the 50th anniversary of the original 427 Shelby Cobra.
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Orders for the Shelby Dragonsnake Cobra may be placed directly at legendarygt.com. Contact Phoebe Wall Howard: 313-618-1034 or [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @phoebesaid. The latest.
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It's a Shelby fan's version of Marco Polo. The Mark III was the product of Ford, AC, and Shelby working together to create a car that fit the design brief from Shelby and debuted in 1965. Much of the hardware on the earlier cars was turned up to 11 in order to fit the 427 side-oiler big-block Ford, an engine that had impressed Shelby in.
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Chassis CSX2044 is the first Shelby Cobra ever to be powered by the fabled Ford 289 V8. It is also the best-documented example (extant or extinct) among all Cobras, regardless of production year.
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Inside Scoop: Ex-Exec Theodore's 'Last Shelby Cobra' Book Delivers. Chris Theodore had enjoyed a major-league, big-game automotive career as a senior product development engineer and executive-level program manager. His resume includes stints at AMC, Chrysler, ASC, and a long, solid run and subsequent retirement from Ford.
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The Shelby Cobra concept features an all-aluminum, V10 engine, displacing 6.4 L (390 cu in) that produces 645 hp (481 kW) at 6,750 rpm and 501 ftโ lbf (679 Nโ m) of torque at 5,500 rpm. The engine redlines at 6,800 rpm, and Ford claims it is capable of reaching 207 mph (333 km/h), though the car is reportedly electronically limited to only.
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Related. Ford Mustang ( 1st, 5th and 6th generation) The Shelby Mustang is a high-performance variant of the Ford Mustang built by Shelby American from 1965 to 1967 and by the Ford Motor Company from 1968 to 1970. In 2005, Ford revived the Shelby nameplate for a high-performance model of the fifth-generation Ford Mustang.
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Shelby also offers the Shelby GT, 1000, Super Snake and GT-S post-title packages for 2005 and newer Ford Mustangs, as well as the Shelby Raptor muscle truck. But the Cobra will forever be remembered as a ground-breaking sports car. Today, the Cobra holds a special place in automotive history and still captures the hearts of performance.
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For under $40,000, your Cobra arrives prepped to receive a Ford FE engine and four-speed transmission. If you dare, Carroll Shelby Engine Company builds an aluminum 482ci stroker that makes 540 horsepower and 565 foot-pounds of torque. Look for the inventory of Shelby listings to varying in price and quantity depending on the time of year and.
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2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. VEHICLE TYPE front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2-door coupe. PRICE AS TESTED $81,565 (base price: $74,095) ENGINE TYPE