Before the Cobra, Shelby had a long history of racing Healeys and initially wanted to base the Cobra on the Healey chassis. This is a photo of him starting the 1954 Carrera Panamericana in a Healey 100S that he crashed during the race:
If Shelby had modified the Healey and gave it the SC body treatment, maybe it would look a lot like this Australian builders creation:
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What if Shelby Got the Healey Chassis?
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