Shelby-American International Race Shop, 1963-1964

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Artifact Overview

Carroll Shelby and his Shelby American team built six Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupes. Based on the chassis and powertrain from Shelby's Cobra roadster, the closed-cockpit Daytona Coupe battled Ferrari's 250 GTO in the 1964 and 1965 racing seasons. The full-size plywood buck allowed the team to evaluate the car's overall shape and size before building a functional prototype.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

1963-1964

Subject Date

1963 - 1964

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.6181.8

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 0.875 in
Width: 1.375 in