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AC Shelby Cobra book
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AC/Shelby Cobra 1962 to 1968 (all models)

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This book explores how Shelby took the handsome AC Ace sports car and deposited a powerful new V8 Ford engine into what was essentially a decade-old chassis, and turned it into the inimitable Cobra. You will find what is under the skin of the Cobra, how it did in competition and what the drivers and owners have to say about the car, as well as interviews with racing drivers who drove the cars in period. The Cobra…, well it was brilliant in its simplicity.

 

All books are personally autographed by Glen. If you would like him to write a personal message in your book, please use the “My personal message” option on the checkout page.

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The Cobra was born in an era when you could take an engine from one manufacturer and plant it in the body/chassis of another manufacturer, and call it your own creation. This was not an unusual way of doing things back then, and as a result many ‘specials’ were created during this time, most of which have disappeared in the mists of time. The Cobra on the other hand was different, and as one success was followed by another. So the legend began to build until just three short years after the Cobra first drew breath, it had claimed the GT Manufacturers’ World Championship. Shelby’s greatest goal was to go to Europe and to beat Ferrari at his own game, and in 1965 he did just that.

The life of the original AC/Shelby Cobra was short-lived, just five years, with a total of 996 being produced between 1962 and 1968. So simple and popular was the Cobra concept, that replicas continue to be produced to this day, and it is estimated that 50,000 Cobras roam the streets around the world. Carroll Shelby showed the world that a small operation with limited resources could beat the best race cars in the world.


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Title AC/Shelby Cobra 1962 to 1968 (all models)
Sub-title Owners’ Workshop Manual
Author Glen Smale
Publisher Haynes Publishing
Published 1 September 2015
ISBN 978-0-85733-786-3
Page count 160 pages
Format 280 x 215 mm portrait, hardback

 

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