Shelby little involvement in creating the Cobra

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i just love that winos under the River Thames Bridge thang...

For me Shel's ungrateful insult remains the complete essence of a full combo plate of sour grapes, upper-West Side un-nuanced jutzpah and tempting the fickle finger of fate. The Herlocks trusted CS and invested in his idea(s) with faith and hope for the results. To insult the chaps was more than a little unforgiving; since without their personal financial support, excellent engineering and foundational chassis-set shipped on credit, poor as a pissoir CS would have gone nowhere as a health-limited former Championship driver with an rather common for the times idea.

It took CS the better part of nearly 50 years to get an aly engine in that "ox-cart" thing and it still doesn't have DOHC, FI, variable timing, stratified charging, etc, etc. Of course, history doesn't require it, but remember nominal history didn't include an aly block either. But, that's where Miles, Shelby and others really wanted FORD to spend their money, certainly NOT on that iron lump homologated for NASCAR and NHRA. But, who payeth the fiddler, calleth the engineth or some such ditty.
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Ps: one man's banality is another man's joie de vivre. Think of the comparison as a low temperature subset of Terrorist v Patriot. Of course, it helps if you were there at the time, but it certainly isn't necessary for either enjoyment or comprehension. One man's banality might be another's rewarding inquiry. Cannot imagine reading something i wouldn't enjoy or appreciate reading. For instance, one man's droll criticism might be another's wet blanket.