Shelby little involvement in creating the Cobra

[Joe's Garage]

Originally Posted by cycleguy55

All well and good, but that was AFTER the Cobra was created by Carroll Shelby, and it was my understanding this thread was about Shelby's involvement in that creation, not subsequent events.

Why don't you go back and read the original post along with the linked info.
"AFTER the Cobra was created by Caroll Shelby"? Try again, the Cobra was created by AC and Shelby with nearly all of the engineering done by AC -

AC: Chassis & Suspension
AC: Body
AC: Engine Bay
Shelby: Engine & Transmission

That is why AC gets most of the credit for the Cobra, they designed it. Also worth repeating, it was not Shelby's idea to put a V8 in the AC roadster, this had already been done by the Brits in '57. All Shelby did was take that idea and get funding to run a limited production of it in the states 5 years later.

Also note (as LMH ponts out), in '63 AC's Cobra finished 7th at Le Mans, Shelby American finished 65th.