1963 Shelby Cobra Dragonsnake to Be Auctioned Next Month
11 Mar 2014, 14:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Is there anybody out there that’s not familiar with the Shelby Cobra? We certainly hope not, because we’re dealing with an iconic design that made a tremendous impact on both public stre...
Shelby Cobra With a Fastback Hardtop: Match Made in Heaven
24 Feb 2014, 10:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When one thinks of a Shelby Cobra, the image of the open-top widow maker immediately pops into mind. Perhaps you could also visualise the Shelby Daytona Coupe, but one rarely thinks about a Cobra wi...
Wild 1,100 HP Weineck Cobra Sells for $83K in Paris
6 Feb 2014, 10:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in 1966, Carroll Shelby decided to end production of the iconic Shelby Cobra with the Super Snake. It started as a Competition Cobra that was fitted with Twin Paxton Superchargers for a final o...
Watch a Pair of Shelby Cobras Showing Off at Zandvoort
3 Feb 2014, 14:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Nearly 51 years ago, British drivers Peter Bolton and Ninian Sanderson scored a seventh place finish in the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans in a stunning metallic green AC Cobra fitted with a 4.7-liter For...
Peter Brock Explains Why the Shelby Daytona Coupe Is an American Treasure
30 Jan 2014, 14:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Last week, the Historic Vehicle Association revealed that the 1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe is the first automobile to be registered with the US Heritage Documentation, joining more than 40,000 historic...
Shelby Daytona Coupe Earns National Historic Status
28 Jan 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Shelby Daytona Coupe, the first American car ever to win the FIA World Sportscar Championship, will become the first vehicle to be placed on the National Historic Vehicle Register. Founded by...
Shelby Rolls Out 50th Anniversary 289 FIA Cobra
20 Jan 2014, 08:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Shelby American has announced the introduction of the 50th Anniversary FIA Cobra, a limited edition continuation vehicle that celebrates the birth of the 289 Ford-powered Cobra. Launched in 1964 ...
Carroll Shelby Honored at Peterson Museum
17 Jan 2014, 08:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If Carroll Shelby wouldn’t have passed away in May 2012, he would have celebrated his 91st birthday earlier this month. To commemorate the event, several Shelby fans honored the Man at the 2nd...
Shelby Opens New Heritage Center in Las Vegas
9 Jan 2014, 13:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Shelby American has announced that its brand new Heritage Center and retail gift shop in Las Vegas is now open to the public. The new showroom has dozens of iconic Shelby musclecars on display, i...
Rare Shelby 427 Competition Cobra to Cross the Block Next Month
19 Dec 2013, 15:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The all-powerful Shelby Cobra 427 was built in only 343 units back in the 1960s, but that’s really a lot compared to the only 23 Competition Cobras that rolled off the assembly line. 23 can me...
Gulf Livery Looks Good on a Shelby Cobra
5 Nov 2013, 12:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve never heard the names “Shelby Cobra” and “Gulf” being placed in the same sentence. However, it seems that one Cobra owner has decided to mix the two and we have t...
Former Headquarters of Carroll Shelby Sold for $10.7 Million
30 Oct 2013, 15:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The former headquarters of automotive legend Carroll Shelby was sold for $10.7 million. The property, which includes two office buildings, was bought by Santa Monica investment firm Luzzatto Co from...
This Is How a Modern Shelby Cobra Could Look
18 Oct 2013, 08:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1962 by Carroll Shelby, the Shelby Cobra went on to become one of the most prized American musclecars. Basically an AC Ace fitted with a Ford V8 engine, the Shelby Cobra was both light...
Shelby Cobra Daytona Unleashed onto the Track
16 Oct 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / About a month ago we were extremely happy to see one of the only six Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe ever built being raced at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps course. These powerful and expensive race ...
Shelby Cobra Daytona Hits the Track at Spa-Francorchamps
20 Sep 2013, 12:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built in only six units, the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe is a rare sight. Especially in Europe, where only one of them, chassis number CSX2300, is said to be kept. Raced by Jo Schlesser and Andre ...
Unrestored 1962 Shelby Cobra Sells for $2 Million
26 Aug 2013, 11:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in 2007, Carroll Shelby went on to sale his unique Cobra Super Snake for a cool $5 million plus commission at a Barrett-Jackson auction, placing the blue “dual everything” musclecar...
Shelby Cobra 427 To Return... As Kid Sized Electric Car
12 Aug 2013, 16:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built between 1962 and 1967, the Shelby Cobra went on to become one of the most collectible musclecars, with original examples commanding up to millions of dollars. Go cheap and you’ll only ge...
Some Kind of Monster: V12-Powered Cobra
8 Aug 2013, 14:14 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in 1962, Carroll Shelby took a bunch of British AC Ace sportscars and stuffed them with Ford V8 engine. The musclecar that resulted from this experiment became a great success, with Shelby Cobr...
Lucra Developing New Sportscar
31 Jul 2013, 14:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Lucra Cars, an automotive company you probably never heard of until now, is working on a new sportscar. Yes, that's not a mistake, the California-based company is already selling the LC470 mode...
1967 Shelby Cobra 427 Semi-Competition for Sale
7 Jan 2013, 13:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The combination between lightweight chassis and Ford’s 289 block (4.7-liter) proved successful as a racing machine. However, by the mid-60’s, it was becoming apparent that the engine did...