Model histories by make
Shelby.
2 researched Shelby histories spanning 1962 to 1970, from the Cobra to the GT350. 43 cited sources in all, with 11 claims where those sources disagree and we say so.
Cobra (CSX2000 leaf-spring and CSX3000 coil-spring cars)
1962–1967
The Shelby Cobra began as an English sports car with an American engine dropped into it. AC Cars of Thames Ditton had lost the Bristol engine that powered …
GT350 (Shelby Mustang GT350)
1965–1970
The Shelby GT350 began as a homologation exercise rather than a marketing one. Lee Iacocca wanted a Mustang with a competition record, and from August 1964…
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