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Dave MacDonald and Carroll Shelby with Shelby King Cobra CM/1/63, 1963

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Artifact Overview

Carroll Shelby's Shelby American racing team built the first of six King Cobra race cars in the summer of 1963. The King Cobras featured Cooper Monaco bodies and mid-mounted Ford V-8 engines. Their light weight and high horsepower was a winning combination. King Cobras earned road racing championships in 1963, 1964 and 1965.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Subject Date

1963

Collection Title

Dave Friedman Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.158.6173.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 2.375 in
Width: 2.375 in

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