The cars in question were a Shelby Cobra CSX 10000, a Ford Mustang GT, and a Dodge Viper GTS—they were pitted against each other first in a drag race, then a half-mile rolling race, and capped ...
The race-prepped Cobra was conceived in late 1964 for the 1965 racing season. Shelby was planning to build 100 units for homologation, but only 56 were eventually completed. Of those, 31 were ...
Born in 1923, Shelby took part in his very first race, a quarter-mile drag, in 1952 ... transplant in 1990 and would go on to reintroduce Cobra 427 S/C continuation cars and 4000-series cars ...