06-10-2011, 03:17 PM
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Join Date: Jan 1999
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Guys,I know this is a Cobra forum and we all love the cars, but the show was about "The Shelby Legend", and like it or not,his legend was made in racing....
He began racing in the late 50's and drove little English/European cars and saw how good they were, that's where the idea came to him to put an American V-8 in a lightweight aluminum English car and go after the Vettes....remember, at this time, the Mustang was still 3 years away....his success with the Cobra caught the attention of Ford and that's how it all got going....His name was made with the Daytona Coupe and the GT 40 programs, but all we here remember is the big block Cobra!!!!!
The reason he quit making the Cobras was he couldn't sell them anymore.....There's plenty of documentation of Cobras sitting in dealer showrooms for 2 or 3 years before they sold!!!!!!!!!!!!
The money and prestige was with Ford and the GT40 program and racing on the international level.......The Cobra was just a way to get there.....
David
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