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Shelby driving the Lone Star
A few months ago I saw floating at the top of my pile of stuff
a photocopy of Shelby himself driving the mid-engined Lone Star. I believe the copy was from industrial auto supplier publication. Now I've lost the copy but does anyone have that original publication?The car is now owned by a historian who is patiently restoring it. I saw it on a used car lot once back in the Sixties. It is mid-engined , 289 powered with a ZF 5 speed and looks like a pregnant Lotus Europa with a removable roof. I gather that Shelby showed it to Ford but they were not interested, though within two years same time Ford invested millions in DeTomaso to build them a mid-engined car. |
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Looks somewhat similar in design to the 427 Super Coupe except for engine position.
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Looks like open version of super coupe
Yes it does look like the Super coupe but Pete Brock has never
mentioned doing the Lone Star. I think it was all done in England. At least one of the engineers was one who worked on the GT40. I would call its styling a cross between the Lotus Europa and the Ferrari p3/4 with a little pregnant guppy thrown in. |
Lonestar and Carroll Shelby
Ad with Shelby and Lonestar was for 3M Products. More information on this website: cobraferrariwars.com. Geoff Howard of Danbury, CT has just about finished restoration of this car.
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