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From the car files: a 1962 Shelby AC Cobra cutaway drawing.

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1ère Ac Cobra de 1962 de Carroll Shelby au Shelby Museum de Las Vegas. Moteur V8 Ford. Production 1000 exemplaires de 1962 à 1966. Usines d'assemblage :

Thames Ditton Angleterre

Los Angeles USA

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AC-Tojeiro Ace Prototype, 1953. John Tojiero was producing sports cars on a limited scale when he approached AC with his his latest prototype. The owners of the AC Motor Company were looking to modernize their products and picked up Tojiero's proposal fitting it with an AC engine and other AC parts. It was presented on the AC stand at the 1953 Earls Court Motor Show having been given the name "Ace." The car was put into production at AC's Thames Ditton factory and in 1956 gained a Bristol 2.0 6 cylinder engine. When Bristol stopped making the engine in 1961, AC's owners were approached by Carroll Shelby to use a Ford V8 in the Ace chassis, producing the first AC Cobra in 1962. 

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1963 AC SHELBY COBRA

1963 AC SHELBY COBRA 4.7-LITRE MARK II ROADSTER  REGISTRATION NO. OYM 28A CHASSIS NO. CSK2116 ENGINE NO. CSX2116

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Rightly regarded as one of the all-time great classic sports cars, the muscular, fire-breathing Cobra succeeded in capturing the hearts of enthusiasts like few of its contemporaries. Only 1,000-or-so Cobras of all types were built between 1962 and 1967, but such was the model's enduring popularity that production was resumed in 1982 under the auspices of Brooklands-based Autokraft. 

Convinced that a market existed for an inexpensive sports car combining European chassis engineering and American V8 power, Le Mans-winning Texan racing driver Carroll Shelby concocted an unlikely alliance between AC Cars and the Ford Motor Company. The former's Ace provided the simple twin-tube chassis frame - designed by John Tojeiro - into which was persuaded one of Ford's lightweight, small-block V8s. It was discovered that the latter was lighter than the six-cylinder Ford Zephyr unit that AC was using, yet with vastly greater potential. To cope with the projected power increase, the Ace chassis was strengthened with heavier gauge tubing and supplied fitted with four-wheel disc brakes. Weighing a mere 1.5cwt more than a Bristol-engined Ace yet endowed with double the power and torque, the Cobra turned in a breathtaking performance, racing to 60mph in 4.4 seconds and reaching the 'ton' in under 12, exceptional figures by early 1960s standards and none too shabby even today.

The 260ci (4.2-litre) prototype first ran in January 1962, with production commencing later that year. Exclusively for the USA initially, Cobras - minus engines - were sent from England to be finished off by Shelby in California, and it was not until late in 1963 that AC Cars in Thames Ditton got around to building the first fully finished cars to European specification. 

After 75 Cobras had been built with the 260ci engine, the more powerful 289ci (4.7-litre) unit was standardised in 1963. Rack-and-pinion steering was the major MkII up-date; then in 1965 a new, stronger, coil-suspended MkIII chassis was introduced to accommodate Ford's 427ci (7.0-litre) V8, an engine that in race trim was capable of producing well in excess of 400bhp. Wider bodywork, extended wheelarch flares and a bigger radiator intake combined to create the definitive - and much copied - Cobra MkIII look. Keeping ahead of the competition on the racetrack had been the spur behind Shelby's adoption of the 427 engine, but some MkIIIs to 'street' specification came with Ford's less powerful 428ci hydraulic-lifter V8. 

But for Brian Angliss, the Cobra story would have ended in 1967. The Autokraft boss had built up a business restoring Cobras and supplying parts, and in the early 1980s acquired the rights to the AC name plus a quantity of jigs and tooling from the old Thames Ditton factory. Keeping the overall style of the MkIII, Autokraft produced the MkIV, which was appropriately updated to meet current legislation and powered by a 'Federalised' Ford 5.0-litre V8 engine. Around 480 were built. 

Chassis number 'CSX2116' was invoiced to Shelby American on 16th April 1963 and shipped to Los Angeles three days later aboard the 'SS Loch Gowan'. Invoiced on 18th June 1963 to Burton Motors of Sacramento, California, the Cobra was sold new to a local doctor who used it for a few years before giving it to his daughter. She used the car as daily transport for several years before the clutch failed, at which time it was sold to Steve Dangremond of Santa Rosa, California. The Cobra was advertised for sale by Mr Dangremond in late 1977 and bought by Dr Grant Hill of Chotoka, Alberta. Dr Hill fitted Weber carburettors and raced 'CSX2116', eventually trading it to Fred Yule in Portland, Oregon. At that time, the car was still finished in its original colour scheme of dark blue and retained its original black leather interior. 

'CSX2116' returned to the UK in the late 1980s and was advertised through Hampson's Ltd, by which time it had been refinished in red and fitted with a full-width roll bar. Subsequent owners in England were Dr Carlos Barbot, Trojan boss Peter Agg and Formula 1 racing driver Rupert Keegan. 'CSX2116' was last restored in 1988, records on file indicating that an extensive mechanical restoration was undertaken at this time. The car still retains its original black leather interior though the Weber carburettors have gone, replaced by an easier to maintain four-barrel Holley. There is considerable additional accompanying documentation including correspondence between previous owners, a copy of the original bill of sale, Shelby American Automobile Club letter of authentication, FIA papers and Swansea V5 registration document. The car has belonged to the current owner since 2006.  Early Cobras are offered for sale only rarely and this example represents a wonderful opportunity to acquire a fine example of this classic of Anglo-American sports car design. 

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Shelby Cobra 289 Slab Side 1962. - source Gladys Stutzman via AC COBRA & DAYTONA CARS.

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🐍1965 Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster

The Shelby Roadster is arguably the most famous and relevant of all the automotive legends. In 1962, the Shelby Cobra (or AC Cobra, in the UK) wrote its storied beginnings as a collaboration between Ford and British automaker AC with the release of the first production Cobra known as the CSX2001 / Mark I.

In the early 1960s, Ford endeavored to build a car that would oust the Chevrolet Corvette as the USA’s most significant sports car. The American automaker was well prepared to take on their local rival and had already produced the engine they would take to the fight – a new, lightweight, thin-wall cast small-block 3.6L V8. However, they still needed a chassis to go along with the powerplant.

Here enters the charismatic Carroll Shelby – financially backed by Ford for this venture – who recognized the racing success of the AC Ace in the late 1950s and would end up brokering an agreement with the Britons who would manufacture a chassis based on the Ace, which Ford would then use its fledgling V8 engine to breathe life into.

Although the Ace was an aging design near the end of its life cycle, its lightweight structure would become the ideal complement in creating one of the greatest American sports cars ever made over the next few years. Thus, the Shelby Cobra was born; and the rest, as they say, is history.

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S is for Shelby Founded by legendary racing driver and entrepreneur Carroll Shelby in 1962, "Shelby American" is a high performance vehicle manufacturer. After seeing Brian Lister's success with Jaguar engines transplanted into his Lister sports cars, Shelby and his business partner and fellow racer Jim Hall, had the idea of putting small-block Chevrolet motors into the Lister body. A couple of years later, they approached General Motors with the idea of creating a more competitive toeuing car out of a lighter aluminum body and the Corvette chassis and engine. They built only three of these stunning "Scaglietti Corvettes" before GM refused to sell them any more rolling chassis in fear that they would compete with the original Corvette for sales. Fast-forward to 1962 and Shelby has now worked out a new deal with Ford for their new Windsor "small-block" V8s and AC Cars of Britain for a European chassis. The Shelby Cobra was born. Shelby American went on to create more stunning automotive masterpieces including but not limited to: Daytonas, Mustangs and GT40s. All more breathtaking than the next! ...and the rest is history! #shelbycobra #36daysoftype #36daysoflettering #typography #instacars #graphicdesign #carguys #carguy #shelby #cobra #accobra #mustang #daytona #gt40 #carrollshelby #ford #v8 #muscle https://www.instagram.com/p/ChnwFPfMH2L/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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1965 SHELBY COBRA 427 ROADSTER

"She's speed and she is beauty. AC Cobra is a symphony of British design and American engineering designed by Caroll Shelby. There are only 1000 originals made between 1962-67. Even with it's age, the AC Cobra still stands strong in performance to modern vehicles. A light weight aluminim body carrying a Ford V8 engine lends a hand to winning a number of races and her unique aerodynamic yet elegantly curved body makes the Shelby Cobra a heart throb."

Class: Sports Car Layout: Front Engine Rear wheel Body: 2 Door Roadster Engine: 4.7 L V8 Assembly: Surrey, England Transmission: 6 speed T-56 Manual Top Speed: 164 mph (264 km/h) Acceleration: 8-12 sec

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The AC Cobra will return modernized in 2023

Zapping The Blogauto Test of the Cupra Born in Lapland The Return of the Beast The venerable British brand AC Cars, founded in 1901, has experienced many vicissitudes in its history, but it has also entered the pantheon of sports cars with the AC Bristol model which, transfigured by the American driver and trainer Carroll Shelby who implanted a Ford V8, gave birth in 1962 to the monstrous AC…

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Savage New Canaan What Makes the 1966 Shelby Cobra a True Muscle Auto?

Lots of people that understand about the 1966 Shelby Cobra learned it from the movie "Entered Sixty Secs," concerning a man, played by Nicolas Cage, who needed to take a number of collector cars in a 24 hour period, or be killed by a fierce mobster. However an actual 1966 Shelby Cobra was sold a few years ago for more than $5 million, which was a document cost for an American auto sold at a public auction.

 The 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Serpent is an 800 horse power cars, made by Carroll Shelby himself. He built them for his own personal use, and there were just two of them created. Shelby was present when the cars and truck was offered and said at the time that he developed the cars and truck since he wanted the fastest, meanest automobile when traveling. The 1966 Shelby is stated to still be the fastest road legal automobile available, reportedly able to do 0-60 in just 3 seconds. The Shelby was a modified race car. In addition to its 800 horsepower, V8 engine, it had a 3 rate transmission, rather than a manual transmission.

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 Shelby constructed various other Cobras from 1962-1968, combining Ford V8 engines with lightweight British air conditioning Ace bodies. This combination produced a few of one of the most demanded American cars ever generated. The Shelby Super Serpent also showed off 2 Paxton superchargers in the top of the line 427 cubic inch V8 which essentially increased the horsepower of a production 427 Cobra. These Cobra competitors styled roadsters were made road lawful by including mufflers, bumpers as well as a number of other safety items to the package.

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 The other Super Serpent was originally sold to comic Bill Cosby, who drove it when and afterwards returned the automobile saying it was simply too quick. Cosby's Super Serpent was ultimately damaged by one more motorist, that died in the accident. The Shelby was completed leaving the one cost an auction as the only Super Snake on earth. Experts consider the 1966 Shelby Cobra to be the epitome of high performance muscle cars and trucks.

 Shelby started developing Cobras in 1961 starting with the light-weight British Ace roadster as well as weding it to Ford's 260-cid V8. He followed up with a stronger 289 adjusting racing Cobras approximately 380 hp. By 1965, Carroll Shelby had produced 655 small block Cobras, when he presented a new version of the auto.

 Shelby widened the steel multi tube frame as well as enhanced the coil set up to take care of the Ford V8s better. The Ace roadster aluminum body was likewise modified right into a much more dynamic wind resistant flare raising rate output.

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Shelby American Up Close and Behind the Scenes  brings you closer to the action than ever before with Shelby himself as he creates his iconic speed machines. Prepare for a ride like none other. In 1962 retired racing great Carroll Shelby was looking for his next big move. He'd started a racing school at Riverside Raceway in California, but he really wanted to build his own sports and racing car. He found a promising platform in the British AC Ace, and set about stuffing an American V-8 between the AC's dainty fenders. Thus was born the Shelby Cobra.Shelby set up shop in Venice, California, later in 1962, marking the beginning of the classic Cobra era. It was a near supernatural combination of brilliant designers and wrenches, ever-faster cars, championship-winning teams and drivers, and sheer chutzpah.The Venice shop spawned the 289 Cobra, Daytona Coupe, 427 Cobra, Mustang GT350, Sunbeam Tiger, and more. Eventually the Venice facility could not handle the work, especially when

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Mike Savage New Canaan What Makes the 1966 Shelby Cobra a True Muscle Car?

Many people who know about the 1966 Shelby Cobra learned it from the movie "Gone in Sixty Seconds," about a man, played by Nicolas Cage, who had to steal several collector cars in a 24 hour period, or be killed by a ruthless gangster. But a real 1966 Shelby Cobra was sold a few years ago for more than $5 million, which was a record price for an American car sold at an auction.

The 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake is an 800 horsepower sports car, made by Carroll Shelby himself. He built them for his own personal use, and there were only two of them created. Shelby was present when the car was sold and said at the time that he built the car because he wanted the fastest, meanest car on the road. The 1966 Shelby is said to still be the fastest street legal car available, reportedly able to do 0-60 in just 3 seconds. The Shelby was a modified race car. In addition to its 800 horsepower, V8 engine, it had a 3 speed automatic transmission, instead of a manual transmission.

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Shelby built other Cobras from 1962-1968, combining Ford V8 engines with lightweight British AC Ace bodies. This combination created some of the most sought after American cars ever produced. The Shelby Super Snake also sported two Paxton superchargers in the top of the line 427 cubic inch V8 which literally doubled the horsepower of a production 427 Cobra. These Cobra competition styled roadsters were made street legal by adding mufflers, bumpers and a couple of other safety items to the package.

The other Super Snake was originally sold to comedian Bill Cosby, who drove it once and then returned the car saying it was simply too fast. Cosby's Super Snake was eventually wrecked by another driver, who died in the mishap. The Shelby was totaled leaving the one sold at an auction as the only Super Snake on the planet. Experts consider the 1966 Shelby Cobra to be the epitome of high performance muscle cars.

Shelby started building Cobras in 1961 starting with the lightweight British Ace roadster and marrying it to Ford's 260-cid V8. He followed up with a stronger 289 tuning racing Cobras up to 380 hp. By 1965, Carroll Shelby had manufactured 655 small block Cobras, when he introduced a new version of the auto.

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Shelby Cobra 427 - the first Shelby Cobra was introduced in 1962 created from an AC ace body sent from England. It was powered by Ford’s 260 engine, and later with a venerable 289 V8, and it took the sports car world by a storm. Jack Roush Edition-est 1965. Jack Roush aka “Cat in the Hat” due to his signature Panama Hat is the founder, CEO, and co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR team headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, and is Chairman of the Board of Roush Enterprises. #shelby #cobra #acace #shelbycobra #roush #classic #sportscar #convertible (at Beachside Bar and Grill) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqNSwo9AyjD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=q64yefccb1dp

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AC Cobra CSX 2054 1962 - COBRA MUSEUM IN MARTINEZ CA. ALWAYS A GREAT TIME. - source Team Shelby Club - Official Group

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Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake: Costs, Facts, And Figures | HotCars

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When it comes to well-known American cars that are totally monsters, the Shelby Cobra is up there with the greatest in terms of leaving a famous legacy. The first road vehicle built by Carroll Shelby, the Cobra started off as being a small and lightweight Uk roadster known as the AC _ web, but was transformed into an animal when Shelby joined energies with them and Ford to turn it right into a V8 powered machine.

Modified to use a Kia small-block V8, the first Shelby Cobra was made in 1962, and the particular founding of Shelby United states as a company came about in order to built it . A little car with way too much strength, the little Cobra was a terrifyingly fast car, but which is exactly what made it so great. Changing through the next several years, the particular Cobra would reach many extremes in both racecar plus road-going form, using Kia V8 engines from the 289 to the legendary 427.

While those 427 powered Cobras were probably the most brutal of the bunch, they might look downright docile in comparison to what was to come, specifically this particular monster, the 427 Extremely Snake. Only 2 had been ever made and one was nearly lost forever, with the 1 you see pictured here getting Carroll Shelby's personal vehicle.

Recently promoting for millions of dollars at public sale, this wicked serpent is definitely the most epic Cobra ever.

Inside the hierarchy of Cobra versions, the 427 cu-in V8-equipped ones reigned supreme. Whilst initially based closely within the original AC Ace framework, a new beefier one was created for the 427, dubbed the particular Mk III. Equipped with all over independent coil suspension, in addition to a wider, more aggressive style, this is the most iconic type of the Cobra, and the foundation for many of the re-creation Cobras produced today . Aggressive within design, the Cobra 427 also was as intense as it got, with close to 425 hp in road-going examples.

Severe enough as it was, the particular Cobra 427 would get even more wicked in Competitors form , designed solely for race track use with as much as 620 hp from that will big V8. But , not able to be homologated for the 1965 race season they were created for, a handful of the competition Cobras were converted into street-legal vehicles known as "Semi Competition" or even S/C models with an additional windshield, bumper, mufflers, plus detuned engine making a nevertheless monstrous 485 hp.

In September associated with 1965, 2 Competition 427 Cobras and 2 GT350R Mustangs had been shipped off to European countries for a promotional tour , and among those Cobras has been one with the serial quantity CSX3015 - this specific vehicle would become the Super Snake. Transformed into the street-legal S/C model on its go back to America, in 1966 Shelby decided to turn CSX3015 in to "the Cobra to end just about all Cobras, " and this had been no exaggeration.

As it was, the particular 427 S/C stood for a few terrifying power in such a small car, and was one of the fastest street-legal cars you can buy, to top this particular and create the ultimate Cobra might require some true madness. Even with one supercharger, the particular 427 cu-in V8 might have produced wicked power amounts, but no, instead some 2 Paxton superchargers had been fitted (pictured above) getting power to a whopping 800 horsepower - a mind-blowing amount even today, and some of the highest power for every street-legal car for 1966 .

So excellent was this power, how the beefy 4-speed manual tranny used on the 427 Cobras just couldn't handle this, and instead, a 3-speed automatic had to be used. To place just how brutal this energy was into perspective, the particular Cobra weighed just two, 550 lbs, was RWD, and a (relatively) simple style with no driver aides in any way, with this simplicity and enormous power-to-weight ratio, the Cobra 427 Super Snake can bang out a 0-60 mph time of around several seconds flat - excellent numbers today, and almost uncommon at the time. Back when CSX3015 has been auctioned off in 3 years ago, Carroll Shelby himself left a comment that he was pulled over inside it doing 190 mph on the Nevada highway, a perfect display of the brutality of the Extremely Snake.

When it comes to "the ultimate Cobra, " ultimate refers to functionality, and performance alone, since the rest of the car is barebones in typical Cobra style. Keep in mind, these were not luxurious or comfort-oriented cars, because the Cobra was a diminutive roadster made to prioritize just one point - going fast. Like a converted Competition Cobra specifically, the Super Snake had been built for track make use of first, and street make use of second, this was reflected from the point of view that 427 SC Cobras were street legal, but usually saw more use to the racetrack

Beautifully function-focused though, the Cobra Super Snake's interior much more unique than the typical 427 model, with additional analog gauges on the flat splash, as well as the 3-speed auto's T-grip shifter. Typical of various other Cobras too, the "nice" points of its interior tools meant to mainly around a wood controls and leather seats. More separating the Super Snake, Caroll Shelby's signature adorns CSX3015's dash, a massive cover bulge and scoop provides exterior distinction alongside the particular solid Guardsman Blue color - breaking from the standard striped look of Cobras. Otherwise, the Super Snake is only really different in only how monstrous its strength is. With nearly dual the power of a normal 427 Cobra, the Super Snake was as extreme because it got and would state a casualty along the way.

While CSX3015 was the first, 2 Extremely Snakes ended up being produced. CSX3015 was originally constructed and owned by Carroll Shelby himself, but in 1970 it blew its motor while road racing plus was ditched on the roadside. Sold to singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb that year, CSX3015 would trade hands many times in coming decades. Grabbed from Webb by the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE in the early '90s, CSX3015 was auctioned off, getting in the hands of Philip Webb, who auctioned this again in 1998 in order to Richard Scaife. Sold returning to Chris Cox in 06, CSX3015 would make background in 2007 when it fixed a world record auction cost at Barrett-Jackson of $5. 5 million. Sold once more at Barrett-Jackson in 2015, CSX3015 lost some worth and sold for $5. one million. More on its present fate later.

The second Super Snake, CSX3033, was built from a street Cobra rather than a competition model plus would see a more heartbreaking fate. A friend of Shelby's at the time, this second Extremely Snake was given to now-disgraced comedian Bill Cosby. Coming back the car not long after, Cosby claimed he was afraid of the Super Snake's raw power and aggressive traveling characteristics, though it did inspire their 1968 album "200 MPH" with an whole skit dedicated to the car. Bought from 1969 to a car seller in San Francisco, a customer called Tony Maxey purchased CSX3033 that year. Sadly, the ultimate Cobra was just too much of the monster, and Maxey dropped control of it, driving away from a cliff, killing your pet, and totaling the car -- though it was restored plus resides in a private selection today. As for the fate associated with CSX3015, Shelby's personal Extremely Snake has seen a lot attention as of late, as it had been auctioned at Barrett-Jackson once again in March of 2021, selling for $5. five million yet again.

Sources: Barrett-Jackson Public sale, Car And Driver, Robb Report

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