Thread: Explain this "Cobra"
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Old 08-12-2009, 02:20 PM
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Ford owns the Cobra name, bought it years ago from Shelby. They allow/license Shelby to use it as some kind of sweet heart deal. Who knows what the "real" details are of their deal.

Rumor has it Ford paid Shelby a dollar for the name, back in the day. I suspect something closer to the truth is that Ford wrote off a huge debt that Shelby owed them in some way and that's why they only paid a dollar, kept the lawyers happy.
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