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- Shelby-American International, 1963-1964 -
- 1963-1964
- Collections - Artifact
Shelby-American International, 1963-1964
- Dave MacDonald and Marilyn Fox Pose with Shelby King Cobra CM/1/63, 1963 - 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.
- 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Dave MacDonald and Marilyn Fox Pose with Shelby King Cobra CM/1/63, 1963
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.
- Shelby-American International, 1963-1964 -
- 1963-1964
- Collections - Artifact
Shelby-American International, 1963-1964
- Dave MacDonald and Carroll Shelby with Shelby King Cobra CM/1/63, 1963 - 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.
- September 01, 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Dave MacDonald and Carroll Shelby with Shelby King Cobra CM/1/63, 1963
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.
- Shelby-American International, 1962-1963 - 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.
- 1962-1963
- Collections - Artifact
Shelby-American International, 1962-1963
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.
- Shelby Cobra Coupe Engine, 1963-1964 -
- 1963-1964
- Collections - Artifact
Shelby Cobra Coupe Engine, 1963-1964
- Automotive Designer Pete Brock with Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, circa 1964 - Pete Brock worked with Carroll Shelby at Shelby American from 1961 through 1965. Brock ran Shelby's high-performance driving school, and he created logos, merchandise and advertisements for the Shelby American team. He also designed the body for the striking Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe race car, which won Shelby American a 1965 World Manufacturer's Championship in the GT class.
- circa 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Automotive Designer Pete Brock with Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, circa 1964
Pete Brock worked with Carroll Shelby at Shelby American from 1961 through 1965. Brock ran Shelby's high-performance driving school, and he created logos, merchandise and advertisements for the Shelby American team. He also designed the body for the striking Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe race car, which won Shelby American a 1965 World Manufacturer's Championship in the GT class.
- Shelby-American International, 1962-1963 - Carroll Shelby took the auto enthusiast world by storm when he pulled the straight-6 engine from a lightweight British AC Ace roadster, replaced it with a Ford V-8, and created the Shelby Cobra. Between the 1962 and 1967 model years, Shelby American produced just under 1,000 Cobras variously equipped with 260-, 289- and 427-cubic-inch Ford engines.
- 1962-1963
- Collections - Artifact
Shelby-American International, 1962-1963
Carroll Shelby took the auto enthusiast world by storm when he pulled the straight-6 engine from a lightweight British AC Ace roadster, replaced it with a Ford V-8, and created the Shelby Cobra. Between the 1962 and 1967 model years, Shelby American produced just under 1,000 Cobras variously equipped with 260-, 289- and 427-cubic-inch Ford engines.
- Carroll Shelby with Shelby Cobras Before the 12 Hours of Sebring Race, March 1963 - Carroll Shelby took the auto enthusiast world by storm when he pulled the straight-6 engine from a lightweight British AC Ace roadster, replaced it with a Ford V-8, and created the Shelby Cobra. Between the 1962 and 1967 model years, Shelby American produced just under 1,000 Cobras variously equipped with 260-, 289- and 427-cubic-inch Ford engines.
- March 01, 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Carroll Shelby with Shelby Cobras Before the 12 Hours of Sebring Race, March 1963
Carroll Shelby took the auto enthusiast world by storm when he pulled the straight-6 engine from a lightweight British AC Ace roadster, replaced it with a Ford V-8, and created the Shelby Cobra. Between the 1962 and 1967 model years, Shelby American produced just under 1,000 Cobras variously equipped with 260-, 289- and 427-cubic-inch Ford engines.
- Shelby-American International Race Shop, 1963-1964 - 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.
- 1963 - 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Shelby-American International Race Shop, 1963-1964
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.