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In 1967, Bill Cosby bought a Shelby Cobra Super Snake CSX 3303 from his friend, company founder Carroll Shelby. The car was a 1965 Cobra Competition roadster, retained by Shelby American as a PR car and then modified with the addition of two superchargers and a Ford C-6 automatic gearbox. [2] Only two such cars were built; one was retained by ...
1964 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe (CSX2299) In an effort to improve top speed along the legendary Mulsanne Straight at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, a number of enclosed, coupé variations were constructed using the leafspring chassis and running gear of the AC/Shelby Cobra Mark II. The most famous and numerous of these were the official works ...
Having developed the AC Cobra/Shelby Cobra into a successful GT race car, he realised that the weakness of the open-cockpit sports cars at Le Mans was the aerodynamic drag which limited top speed on the 3.7 miles (6.0 km) long Mulsanne Straight to around 157 miles per hour (253 km/h), nearly 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) less than the Ferrari 250 ...
The New 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Breaks the Mid-Tens in the Quarter Mile LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc., (Pink ...
The newest iteration of the 2024 Shelby Super Snake is a testament to this performance ethos. Built on a GT-trim of the seventh generation, ... Shelby's top-end Snake makes up to 830 hp, though a ...
Shelby American was the first automobile manufacturer in the state of Nevada. Shelby American manufactures component automobiles, including replicas of the small-block and large-block AC Cobras, the Shelby GT350 and the GT500 Super Snake. Since 2005, Shelby American has released new models each year.
Shelby's million-dollar GT40-powered crown jewel is now the most valuable Mustang on earth. The Only 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake In Existence Just Sold for $2.2 Million Skip to main content
Richard Symons's documentary recounts the origins and rise to racing history of the AC Cobra, the car requested by Carroll Shelby.The film details the history of the Cobra and Carroll Shelby's racing career from its humble beginnings to the 1959 victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Roy Salvadori at the wheel of an Aston Martin DBR1.