Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupes in Garage Before the Daytona Continental 2000 km Race, February 1965
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Carroll Shelby's Shelby American racing team entered six cars in the 1965 Daytona Continental 2000-Kilometer Race. Of those six cars, four -- two Ford GT40s and two Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupes -- finished in the top five positions. The overall victory went to the team's #73 GT40 driven by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby -- the first win by a GT40 anywhere.
Carroll Shelby's Shelby American racing team entered six cars in the 1965 Daytona Continental 2000-Kilometer Race. Of those six cars, four -- two Ford GT40s and two Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupes -- finished in the top five positions. The overall victory went to the team's #73 GT40 driven by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby -- the first win by a GT40 anywhere.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
25 February 1965
Subject Date
25 February 1965
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.N.650231.23
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in
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