Cobra memorabilia: What does your collection look like?

[SunDude]

I'm probably not alone in collecting Cobra memorabilia. So far (and much to my wife's chagrin) I've assembled a pretty good collection of models, books, movies and whatnot. I thought that maybe, once I bought a Cobra replica, that my collecting might cool off. But it doesn't look like it will.

So what does your Cobra memorabilia collection look like?

Here's mine as of this morning (more to come, undoubtedly).

Diecast models (mostly 1:18 scale)

• 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 street roadster, black, Exoto no. RLG18128
• 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 competition roadster (CSX2026), #14 Sebring 12hrs, red, Exoto no. RLG18135
• 1965 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe (CSX2299), #15 Sebring winner, blue w/white stripes, Yat Ming no. 92408
• 1965 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe (CSX2601), #24 Coppa Citta Di Enna winner, blue w/white stripes, Exoto no. RLG18012
• 1965 Shelby Cobra 427S/C roadster, blue w/white stripes, Yat Ming no. 92058
• 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 competition roadster, blue w/white stripes, Kyosho no. 08045
• 1965 Shelby Cobra 427S/C roadster (rectangular taillamps), blue w/white stripes, Shelby Collectibles no. DC42700
• 1965 Shelby Cobra 427S/C roadster (round taillamps), blue w/white stripes, Shelby Collectibles no. DC42700
• 2004 Ford Shelby Cobra concept, tungsten w/grey stripes, Mattel/Hot Wheels no. G7218
• 2005 Ford Shelby GR-1 concept car, tungsten w/grey stripes, AUTOart no. 73072
• Johnny Lightning Rock ‘n’ Rollers bundle: 1:64 Cobra roadster and CD-EP of “Hey Little Cobra” by the Rip Chords
• several Hot Wheels 1:64 diecast in various colors: Cobra roadsters, Cobra coupes, and 2004 Cobra and 2005 GR-1 concepts

Books

• SAAC Shelby American Automobile Club, Cobra, G.T. 350, G.T. 500: A Production History and Owner Registry, SAAC Shelby American Automobile Club 1982, 480 pp. (ISBN n/a)
• SAAC Shelby American Automobile Club, Shelby American World Registry of Cobras and GT40s, 4th Edition, Kopec/Eber Publishing LLC 2008, 1618 pp. (ISBN 1935350072)
• Richard J. Kopec, Shelby American Guide: A Comprehensive Developmental and Technical History of All the Cars from Shelby American 1962-1970 (revised edition), Motorbooks International 1982, 128 pp. (ISBN 0961170808)
• Richard J. Kopec, Shelby American Cobra/Mustang Guide (Hot Rod Magazine Automotive Series Vol. 5 No. 1), Peterson Publishing Co. 1987, 130 pp. (ISBN n/a)
• Carroll Shelby with John Bentley, The Carroll Shelby Story, Pocket Books/Motorbooks International 1967, 271 pp. (ISBN n/a)
• Anthony Pritchard, Ford Versus Ferrari: The Battle for Le Mans, Haynes Publishing 2011, 400 pp. (ISBN 1844259307)
• Rinsey Mills, AC Cobra: The Truth Behind the Anglo-American Legend, Haynes Publishing 2002, 160 pp. (ISBN 1859608493)
• Rinsey Mills, Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biography, Motorbooks International 2012, 464 pp. (ISBN 0760340560)
• Colin Comer, The Complete Book of Shelby Automobiles: Cobras, Mustangs and Super Snakes, Motorbooks International 2009, 256 pp. (ISBN 0760335788)
• Colin Comer, Shelby Cobra Fifty Years, Motorbooks International 2011, 256 pp. (ISBN 0760340293)
• Tom Cotter, The Cobra in the Barn: Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology, Motorbooks International 2005, 256 pp. (ISBN 0760319928)
• Tom Cotter, The Hemi in the Barn: More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology, Motorbooks International 2007, 256 pp. (ISBN 0760327211)
• Tom Cotter, The Corvette in the Barn: More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology, Motorbooks International 2010, 256 pp. (ISBN 0760337977)
• Dave Friedman, Cobra: The Shelby American Original Archives 1962-1965, Motorbooks International 2002, 168 pp. (ISBN 0760313687)
• Dave Friedman, Remembering the Shelby Years 1962-1969, Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation 1998, 322 pp. (ISBN 0966779894)
• John Christy and Dave Friedman, Carroll Shelby's Racing Cobra, Petersen Publishing 1986, 218 pp. (ISBN n/a)
• John Morton, Inside Shelby-American: Wrenching and Racing with Carroll Shelby in the 1960s, Motorbooks 2013, 256 pp. (ISBN 0760343942)
• Trevor Legate, Cobra, Motorbooks International 1984, 272 pp. (ISBN 0879381817)
• Trevor Legate, Cobra: The Real Thing!, Veloce Publishing Ltd. 1994, 272 pp. (ISBN 1874105057)
• Trevor Legate, Cobra: The First 40 Years (U.S. edition), Motorbooks International 2006, 288 pp. (ISBN 0760324239)
• Trevor Legate and Kay Hafner, Cobra – The Story of an Icon, Collectors Car World 2013, 206 pp. (ISBN n/a)
• John McLellan, Classic ACs: Auto-Carrier to Cobra, Sutton Publishing Ltd. 2001, 224 pp. (ISBN 0750920424)
• Michael L. Shoen, The Cobra-Ferrari Wars 1963-1965 (second edition), CFW Guidebooks 2005, 368 pp. (ISBN 0962509302)
• Art Evans, Ken Miles Remembered, Photo Data Research 2004, 128 pp. (ISBN 097050733X)
• Art Evans, Shelby, the Race Driver: With Remembrances from Carroll Shelby, Photo Data Research 2008, 192 pp. (ISBN 0979721903)
• Art Evans, The Shelby American Story, Photo Data Research 2010, 128 pp. (ISBN 0979721938)
• Art Evans, Carroll Hall Shelby: A Pictorial Odyssey, Enthusiast Books 2014, 296 pp. (ISBN 1583883185)
• Phil Henny, ...Just Call Me Carroll..., Editions Cotty 2004, 148 pp. (ISBN 0976524716)
• Phil Henny, Bondurant Scrapbook the Sixties, Editions Cotty 2009, 201 pp. (ISBN 0976524759)
• Michael Holmes, Speed Merchants of Venice, Racing Division Inc. 2012, 68 pp. (ISBN n/a)
• Wallace A. Wyss, Shelby's Wildlife: The Cobras and Mustangs (second edition), Motorbooks International 1979, 224 pp. (ISBN 0879380454)
• Wallace A. Wyss, Shelby: The Man, the Cars, the Legend, Iconografix Inc. 2007, 208 pp. (ISBN 1583881824)
• MotorTrend Presents Shelby: A Tribute to an American Original, Source Interlink Media/Time Home Entertainment 2012, 130 pp. (ISBN n/a)
• MotorTrend Presents Shelby: A Tribute to an American Original, Source Interlink Media/Time Home Entertainment 2012, 160 pp. (ISBN 1618930540)
• Curt Scott, The Complete Guide to Cobra Replicas 4th Edition, Crown Publishing Company Inc. 2005, 82 pp. (ISBN 0976169002)
• Harold Pace, The Big Guide to Kit & Specialty Cars: American Classics from the Past and Present, The Big Car Book Co. 1999, 252 pp. (ISBN 0970117922)
• Jim Youngs, The Big Guide to Cobra Kits & Parts, National Kit Car Club 2010, 504 pp. (ISBN n/a)
• Ian Stent, Cobra Replicas, Autocraft Publications 2003, 144 pp. (ISBN 0954572904)
• Iain Ayre, The Essential Buyer's Guide: Cobra Replicas 1980 to 2011, Veloce Publishing 2011, 64 pp. (ISBN 1845843959)
• Michael Stenhouse, SCORE Standard Registry, Second Strike LLC 2010, (ISBN n/a)

Magazines and compilations

• Beverly Kae Rimes ed., Automobile Quarterly Vol. 14 No. 3, Automobile Quarterly Inc. 1976, 112 pp. (ISSN 0005-1438)
• R.M. Clarke ed., AC Cobra 1962-1969, Brooklands Books Ltd./Motorbooks International 1981, 100 pp. (ISBN 0906589789)
• R.M. Clarke ed., Cobras and Replicas 1962-1983, Brooklands Books Ltd./Motorbooks International 1984, 100 pp. (ISBN 0946489181)
• R.M. Clarke ed., Car and Driver on Cobra, Shelby and Ford GT40 1963-1984, Brooklands Books Ltd./Motorbooks International 1985, 100 pp. (ISBN 0948207361)
• R.M. Clarke, Shelby Cobra: Gold Portfolio 1962-1969, Brooklands Books Ltd./Motorbooks International 1990, 180 pp. (ISBN 1855200236)
• R.M. Clarke, Cobras & Cobra Replicas: Gold Portfolio 1962-1989, Brooklands Books Ltd./Motorbooks International 1991, 180 pp. (ISBN 1855200880)
• R.M. Clarke, Road & Track on Cobra, Shelby and Ford GT40 1962-1992, Brooklands Books Ltd./Motorbooks International 1993, 104 pp. (ISBN 094648936X)
• R.M. Clarke, AC Cars 1904-2009 from Auto-Carrier to Cobra, Brooklands Books Ltd./Motorbooks International 2010, 432 pp. (ISBN 1588501558)
• R.M. Clarke, AC & Cobra 1962-2011, Brooklands Books Ltd. 2011, 192 pp. (ISBN 1855209284)
• Shelby Annual 2008, Source Interlink Magazines LLC, periodical (ISSN n/a)
• Shelby Annual 2009, Source Interlink Magazines LLC, periodical (ISSN n/a)
• Shelby Annual 2010, Source Interlink Magazines LLC, periodical (ISSN n/a)
• Shelby Annual 2011, Source Interlink Magazines LLC, periodical (ISSN n/a)
• Shelby Annual 2012, Source Interlink Magazines LLC, periodical (ISSN n/a)
• Shelby Annual 2013, Source Interlink Magazines LLC, periodical (ISSN n/a)
• many, many magazine articles from Car and Driver, Road & Track, Sports Car Graphic and other periodicals

DVDs

• Honey West: The Complete Series (TV, 1965-1966)
• The Gumball Rally (1976)
• The Hollywood Knights (1980)
• Cobra Day at the Peterson Museum 1996-97 (1998)
• My Classic Car: Legendary Fords (TV, 2003)
• The Cobra Ferrari Wars (TV, 2004), aka The Snake and the Stallion
• Carroll Shelby: The Man & His Car (2004)
• Victory by Design: Ford Muscle (TV, 2006)
• Muscle Car: 427 Cobra and Factory Five Roadster (TV, 2012)

Apparel

• Jacket, melton wool Team Shelby Cobra stadium coat, from World Class Motoring
• T-shirt, Shelby 427 Cobra/Carroll Shelby World Headquarters, from American Racing
• T-shirt, Cobra/Shelby: An American Legend series, from A2Z Racing Gear
• T-shirt, Got Cobras?, from Top Expressions
• T-shirt, Cobra roadster, from Vintage Motorsports
• T-shirt, "Life's too short to drive a boring car," from Cafe Press
• T-shirt, AC Cobra, from Cafe Press
• T-shirt, from Talk@Cobra Registry
• T-shirt, 1965 World Champion Cobra Team, from Tony Branda (X2)
• T-shirt, three competition Cobras, from Kress Motorsport
• T-shirt, SAAC-37, from the Shelby American Automobile Club (X2)
• T-shirt (long sleeve), Cobra/Cobra/Cobra from BRE
• T-shirt, 427 Cobra: fastest production car, from unknown vendor
• T-shirt, Cobras at the Monterey Historics 2012
• Dress shirt, Cobras at the Monterey Historics 2012
• Baseball cap, SAAC-37, from the Shelby American Automobile Club
• Baseball cap, Cobras at the Monterey Historics 2012

Posters

• 1964 Cobra Daytona Coupe (CSX2287) laser-scanned line drawing by U.S. Dept. of the Interior
• 1965 Shelby Cobra 427S/C side view vinyl banner
• 1965 Shelby Cobra 427S/C cutaway by David Kimble (CSX3022), dry mounted
• “427 Cobra” movie style poster by SAAC, dry mounted

Other

• 427 Cobra coffee mug