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Author: Shelby American Cobras  (more...)

Revised: July 05, 2001

Table of Contents

• The History of the Cobra, and racing information
• Specifications
• Carroll Shelby
• Stories and Books on the Cobra
• Pictures and links on the net

The History of the Cobra

Pages that tell some of the story of the Cobra, Shelby American and Carroll Shelby.

• The Shelby Story where did Carroll Shelby come from and how did he end up building the Cobras?
• Jim Race's Pages dedicated Shelby American and his grandfather, James Davis McLean, who was general manager during those wonder years. Great pictures, good site.
• Shelby Time Line on CarrollShelby.com
• Art Colley's The Cobra Note Book with some great pictures and stories
• Cobra Ad
• Castrol Oil's ad 1965 from Motor City of SAAC
• Castrol Oil used in the Cobras Car & Driver ad 1966 from Motor City SAAC
• Castrol Oil's ad "Bringing America its first World Manufacturer's Championship" 1966 Car & Driver from Motor City of SAAC
• Goodyear ad "Racing with the Cobras" from Motor City SAAC

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Cobra Specifications

• 289 & 260 Cobras
• 427 Cobras
• The Daytona Coupe
  Coupe replica project

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Carroll Shelby

• Carroll Shelby's Home Page
• Shelby American of Las Vegas

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Cobra Stories and Cobra Books

• Disappearing into the Distance,   Mike Anson, writer for  Motor
  Trend,  telling about the first time he saw a Cobra taken from Shelby's Wildlife by Wallace Wyss
• Ford Cobra Guide by Bill Carroll Modern Sports Car Series (c) 1964 Sports Car Press
• Shelby's Wildlife, the Cobras, Mustangs and Dodges by Wallace Wyss
• Shelby Cobra, The Shelby American Original Archives 1962-1965  by Dave Friedman. Dave was
  PR director at Shelby American during those wonder years. There are lots of great pictures with
  Dave's insights of those years.
• Carroll Shelby's Racing Cobra by Dave Friedman and John Christy. A must see Cobra book...
• The Shelby American Registry from SAAC
• Cobra-Ferrari Wars 1963-1965 by Michael Shoen
• The Cobra Story by Carroll Shelby as told to John Bentley, I think this book is out of print (Trident Press)
• Original AC Ace & Cobra The Restorers Guide to AC, Bristol and Ford Engined Cars
   Ace, Aceca and Cobra (c) 1990 by Rinsey Mills  (Bay View Books Ltd.)
• Cobras and Replicas 1962-1983 Compiled byR. M. Clarke ( Brooklands Books)
• Cobra (c) 1989 by Beki Adam (Osprey Publishing Limited)
• Car and driver on Cobra, Shelby and Ford GT40 1963-1984.
• AC Cobra; The Complete Story By Brian Laban (Crowood Autoclassics series.)
• Cobra and Cobra replicas 1962-1989 Gold Portfolio compiled by R.M. Clarke (Brooklands Series)
• Road & Track on Cobra, Shelby & Ford GT40 1962-1992
• Shelby American Cobra/Mustang Guide Edited by Richard J. Kopec Hot Rod Magazine Automotive Series
• Daytona Cobra Coupes: Carroll Shelby's 1965 World Champions by Peter Brock, Dave Friedman, George Stauffer
• Luuk de Boers List of Cobra books

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Cobra Pictures and links on the net

• Luuk de Boers AC Cobra Page , probably the best long term site on Cobras on the net.
• Jim Race's Pages dedicated to Shelby American and his grandfather, James Davis McLean,
  who was general manager during those wonder yearsThe Shelby American Collection in Boulder, CO is now open. Lots of pictures of some historic Shelby cars
• Carroll Shelby through the years at CarrollShelby.com
• Carroll Shelby's Children's Foundation - Heart Fund
• Carroll Shelby's new book Remembering the Shelby Years 1962-1969 - order your copy today
• Tour the new Shelby American facilities in Las Vegas, NV at Saac-mcr.com (Motor City Region of SAAC)
• Motor City SAAC Club's pages dedicated to Carroll Shelby

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