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The AC Cobra, sold in the United States as the Shelby Cobra and AC Shelby Cobra, is a sports car manufactured by British company AC Cars, with a Ford V8 engine. It was produced intermittently in both the United Kingdom and later the United States since 1962.
Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur.. Best known as a designer for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, he also developed the Ford GT40 with racing legend Ken Miles, the car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969.
In 2003, Carroll Shelby International and AC Motor Holdings Ltd. announced the production of an authentic Shelby/AC Cobra, with the production vehicle arriving at dealers in July 2004. Initial models included Shelby AC 427 S/C Cobra and Shelby AC 289 FIA Cobra, which were branded as the CSX 1000 and CSX 7500 Series, respectively.
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.
Shelby Series 1 is a high-performance roadster designed by Carroll Shelby and produced by Shelby American. It was powered by Oldsmobile 's 4.0-litre L47 Aurora V8 engine. Unveiled at the 1997 Los Angeles Auto Show , it was intended to be a modern day reinterpretation of the original Shelby AC Cobra .
Total 1969-70 Ford Shelby Cobra GT Mustangs - 3,294 Shelby cars totals - 13,912 1986-1989. The first Dodge built in Carroll's plant was the 1986 GLHS Omni. 1986 GLH-S Omni- 500; 1987 GLH-S Charger- 1000; 1987 Shelby Lancer- 800; 1987 Shelby CSX- 750; 1988 Shelby CSX-T (Thrifty car rental) -1000; 1989 Shelby Dakota- 1500; 1989 Shelby CSX-VNT- 500
A variant of the Mustang Fastback, the Shelby GT350 would become one of Ford's most successful cars under the Mustang brand. Related: 21 Great Car Museums and Car Shows Worth The Drive 1967 Shelby ...
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 ...