The AC Cobra, sold in the United States as the Shelby Cobra and Shelby AC Cobra, is a sports car manufactured by British company AC Cars, with a Ford V8 engine. It was produced intermittently in both
Carroll Hall Shelby was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur.
AC Cobra
…to the 427 side-oiler, but with the single 4 barrel carburetor on most of these late cars. The AC Cobra was a financial failure that led Ford and Carroll Shelby to discontinue importing cars from England in 1967. (COB/COX 6101–6132…
Shelby in 2007
Shelby beside his 1957 Maserati 450S at Virginia International Raceway in 2007
Shelby racing an Aston Martin DBR1/300 at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1958
1986 Shelby GLH-S on display at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum