Shelby little involvement in creating the Cobra

[Tom Kirkham]

Originally Posted by Power Surge

His idea was American V8 in a well handling roadster.

Well "his idea" was also done by...
Cad Allard j2X, Scagletti Corvette, Corvace (AC Ace w/Chevy), Cunningham Specials, Reventlow's Scarab, Max Balchowsky's Old Yeller, Ak Miller’s Caballo de Hierro, all of these cars predate the Cobra and, no doubt, were an inspiration for the Cobra.

Lets face it, we all owe Enzo Ferrari a debt of gratitude. If Ferrari had not thumbed his nose at Ford, Ford would have owned Ferrari and there would have been absolutely no reason for Ford to invest in CS and the Cobra. With out Ford's money CS didn't have a chance to build more than a handful of cars. Look multi-millionaires like Cunningham and Reventlow couldn't pull it off. Who else other than Ford would or could have invested so much? Remember CS had all ready tried GM with the Scaglietti Corvette. They only built three. GM was not about to help anything compete with the Corvette.

"Without those people, Carroll just finds someone else to make his dream come true." Who???