Original cobra books
 

Seems there's a lot out there...What do you guys think are the best history books for original cobras?

I have three that I like. One is just titled Shelby Cobras, another the Shelby Cobra Gold Portfolio, and the third Shelby Mustangs. The Gold Portfolio is just a book of news articles that the reporters that traveled with Shelby Racing wrote back when they were racing but give some good insight to some of the stuff they did. Even to the fake headboards at one track saying, "Corvettes RIP"

Ron :)

Go
 

SHELBY AMERICAN THE MARQUE PUBLICATIONS FIRST 5 YEARS VOL. 1 NO.1 SCCA http://www.clubcobra.com/classifieds...p?product=2849
427 Chassis Instruction Book, ORIGINAL
http://www.clubcobra.com/classifieds...uct=2814&cat=2
Never read , seen , or spoken about these books, but might be a good start , also the SAAC Registry .
SDR
________
P50

Go
 

New book on all Shelbys by Colin Comer On jay leno's book club
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/more-v...b-colin-comer/
SDR
________
The henry ford history

I have several Shelby Cobra books in my collection, but my favorites are the three books by Trevor Legate, Mike Shoen's Cobra-Ferrari Wars, and the SAAC registry (for reference). I also enjoy the Brookland Books magazine article compilations. I don't have the Cobra Daytona Coupe book from Dave Friedman et al. not have I ever seen it, but I hear it's a great book too.

Search this site for a "bilbliography." Many others to choose from.

If you can find it ... Ford Cobra Guide by Bill Carroll. Printed back in 1964 0r 65 . Mine shows a price of ...... $2.95 !

My number one Cobra book is "Cobra- The Real Thing" by Trevor Legate. I am waiting for his next one to come out.

Shoen's "Cobra Rerrari Wars" is a great book! I have an original signed by Shoen and Carrol. I've read it at least three times. Great insight into things back then. If you look for it, try to find the original printing. They did an edited version later that took out some of Shoen's more direct commentary.

Trevor has another Cobra book out since then. It's called "Cobra: The First 40 Years" and it's another great book from him, very informative and filled with great photos.

I have that one as well. Yes it is another good one. Earlier someone said that Trevor had three Cobra books out, I only know of the two. What is the name of the third? I understand he is working on another one, could this be the third one?

Wow, great suggestions. I'll look into those.

I didn't know Jay Leno had a book club, but its a good idea!

Daytona Cobra Coupes listed as Pete Brock author
 

That horizontal format hardbound book is the most high priced Cobra book on eBay because though it was published some years ago by Stauffer Classics in Blue Mounds, WI, it has never been reprinted. I missed one for $250 a couple of years ago at the literature swap meet in Los Angeles but on the internet it goes for more like $750-1200 depending on whether you get the one autographed by many original Shelby team members. Some sources list Pete Brock as the author. Making things confusing is that recently Pete Brock issued a small hardbound book on the Daytona Cobra coupe when the Mecum auction had a genuine car for sale but that book sold for only about $50 and is sold out. That was only about 1/2" thick.

I recently heard of Shelby's own autobiography the softbound version of the COBRA STORY being available in French but since the production quality was so bad (chopped cars off at the front and rear, etc.) I wouldn't pay too much for that.

Mike Schoen did a lot of research for his book and it's still available. He also has a beautiful website where he inserts some of the reactions to his book, which often include pictures from people he didn't know when he wrote the book. That keeps interest in the book going.

One book I have never seen and would like to hear about is a German book, in German, on the Cobra which is supposed to have aluminum covers. I suspect though that it's some guy talking about his own car--has anyone seen this book?

Also you would think with the car crazy Australians and Kiwis there would be a Cobra book done down there?

Trevor Legate is doing a third Cobra book, haven't heard if it's out yet.

Actually Trevor Legate has four Cobra books published and/or in the works.

The three that have been published are:

• Cobra, Motorbooks International, Jul 1984, ISBN 0879381817
• Cobra: The Real Thing!, Veloce Publishing Ltd., Oct 1994, ISBN 1874105057
• Cobra: The First 40 Years (U.S. edition), Motorbooks International, Jul 2006, ISBN 0760324239

The fourth one is still being written/completed and is being shopped around to different publishers. See my post here.

Snakehunter PM sent.

cheers

Another is Brian Labans AC the complete story and Wallace Wyss Shelbys Wildlife

Rinsey Mills has three. Original AC Ace & Cobras,The truth behind the Anglo American legend andEssential AC Cobra