Dave MacDonald and Carroll Shelby with Shelby King Cobra CM/1/63, 1963
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Carroll Shelby's Shelby American racing team built the first of six King Cobra race cars in the summer of 1963. The King Cobras featured Cooper Monaco bodies and mid-mounted Ford V-8 engines. Their light weight and high horsepower was a winning combination. King Cobras earned road racing championships in 1963, 1964 and 1965.
Carroll Shelby's Shelby American racing team built the first of six King Cobra race cars in the summer of 1963. The King Cobras featured Cooper Monaco bodies and mid-mounted Ford V-8 engines. Their light weight and high horsepower was a winning combination. King Cobras earned road racing championships in 1963, 1964 and 1965.
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
September 1963
Subject Date
September 1963
Creators
Unknown
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.158.6173.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.375 in
Width: 2.375 in
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