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The last Shelby Cobra
Author: Chris Theodore
Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
Published: 2021-09-15
Total Pages: 406
ISBN-13: 1787117898
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Carroll Shelby, legendary driving ace, race team owner, and designer of Shelby Cobra, Daytona, and Mustang GT350 classics is revered by automotive enthusiasts, yet little has been written about the last quarter century of Carroll Shelby’s life. During that time Chris Theodore, VP at Chrysler and Ford, developed a close personal friendship with Carroll. The Last Shelby Cobra chronicles the development of the many vehicles they worked on together (Viper, Ford GT, Shelby Cobra Concept, Shelby GR1, Shelby GT500 and others). It is an insider’s story about how Shelby came back to the Ford family, and the intrigue behind the five-year journey to get a Shelby badge on a Ford Production Vehicle. The author provides fresh insight and new stories into Shelby’s larger-than-life personality, energy, interests and the many unpublished projects Carroll was involved with, up to his passing. Finally, the book describes their unfinished project, the Super Snake II Cobra, and the serendipitous circumstances that allowed to the author to acquire ‘Daisy,’ the last Shelby Cobra. To his many fans, Carroll Shelby was truly ‘the most interesting man in the world.’
Shelby and AC Cobra
Author: Brian Laban
Publisher: Crowood Press UK
Published: 2015-11-29
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781785000034
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the new edition of this classic text, Brian Laban brings the story of the AC Cobra up to date. In the early 1960s, a flamboyant Texan, Carroll Shelby, dreamed of a special kind of sports car, a marriage of European style with lusty, affordable American V8 power. He took his dream forward and he persuaded British sports car specialist AC Cars to build his car, and US industry giant the Ford Motor Co to fund it. Its name also came to him in a dream - Cobra. The original production of the Cobra lasted just five years and encompassed barely a thousand cars built within the original framework. But it was only the beginning of a story that is still very much alive, encompassing 'continuations', spin-offs, and a massive worldwide replica industry. Shelby and AC Cobra details the man behind the cars, the story of their development and engineering, racing pedigree and owning and driving these powerful, iconic cars today.
The First Three Shelby Cobras
Author: Gordon Bruce
Publisher: Porter Press
Published: 2018-04-17
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781907085550
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The First Three Shelby Cobras, the third book in the acclaimed Exceptional Cars series, tells the story of three remarkable cars, the first AC Cobras created by the legendary Carroll Shelby in 1962 and now favorites of sports-car enthusiasts throughout the world. The prototype CSX2000 has been described as the “most important American car”, although it was built on a British AC Ace chassis with an American Ford V8 engine. It was retained by the Shelby family until 2016, when it sold at auction for a record $13.75 million. CSX2001 was the first production Cobra, and was delivered to American racing driver Ed Hugus. It was later sold to Frenchman Jean-Marie Vincent, who raced in the Tour de France and in numerous European hillclimbs. CSX2002 was the first Cobra to race and nearly won its inaugural outing at Riverside, driven by Bill Krause, until sidelined by a broken rear hub. It did take the first ever Cobra win, with Dave MacDonald at Tucson in March 1963. Its success led to a series of competition wins that made Shelby's Cobras famous and admired across the globe. All three cars are now the pride of car collections in the United States of America. CSX2000 and CSX2002 are part of the Larry Miller Collection, and CSX2001 belongs to California-based motorsport aficionado Bruce Meyer.
Shelby and AC Cobra
Author: Brian Laban
Publisher: Crowood
Published: 2015-08-31
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 1785000047
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the new edition of this classic text, Brian Laban brings the story of the AC Cobra up to date. In the early 1960s, a flamboyant Texan, Carroll Shelby, dreamed of a special kind of sports car, a marriage of European style with lusty, affordable American V8 power. He took his dream forward and he persuaded British sports car specialist AC Cars to build his car, and US industry giant the Ford Motor Co to fund it. Its name also came to him in a dream - Cobra. The original production of the Cobra lasted just five years and encompassed barely a thousand cars built within the original framework. But it was only the beginning of a story that is still very much alive, encompassing 'continuations', spin-offs, and a massive worldwide replica industry. Shelby and AC Cobra details the man behind the cars, the story of their development and engineering, racing pedigree and owning and driving these powerful, iconic cars today. Fully illustrated with 250 archive colour photographs.
Cobra
Author: Trevor Legate
Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
Published: 2015-10-05
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1845846028
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The extraordinary marriage of a classic British AC Ace sportscar to a large capacity American V8 engine was the idea of America's larger than life Carroll Shelby. Called the Cobra, the resulting car had shattering performance allied to timeless beauty and has become a motoring icon. Originals have become hugely valuable, replica abound and, today, the Cobra is once more in production. Out of print for 10 years, here is the original and best Cobra history in fully updated and beautifully produced form. A lasting tribute to one of the world's greatest cars.
AC/Shelby Cobra
Author: Glen Smale
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
Published: 2015-09-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780857337863
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Part-time racer and chicken farmer Carroll Shelby ordered a chassis from AC Cars in England in 1961, and asked them to install a Ford V8 engine in it. The AC Ace was fitted with the same rear diff as that used in the Jaguar E-type, and so when the car arrived in the Shelby workshop, it proved easy to modify thanks to the simple AC layout.
AC Cobra
Author: Rinsey Mills
Publisher: Haynes Publications
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781859608494
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The legendary AC Cobra is one of the world's ultimate no-compromise sports cars. Originally derived from the AC Ace, the brutal Cobra was the result of Carroll Shelby's dream to combine British chassis expertise with the easily available power of a large-capacity American V8 engine. Forty years on from its debut, this much imitated car is revered the world over, and original examples have become highly sought-after. This beautifully produced commemorative book will appeal to all sports car fans as well as to Cobra enthusiasts.
Shelby Cobras
Author: Robert Walker
Publisher:
Published: 2021-11-05
Total Pages: 1060
ISBN-13: 9781854433114
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Shelby American Up Close and Behind the Scenes
Author: Dave Friedman
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: 2017-09-12
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 0760351988
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Shelby American Up Close and Behind the Scenes takes readers inside the shop that produced the 289 Cobra, Daytona Coupe, 427 Cobra, Mustang GT350, and more from 1962 to 1965.
