To mention the name Car Racer "Carroll Shelby" and the word "Cobra" to every car enthusiast and you will get a smile. It is as if someone who knows something about cars, and cars, knows that "Shelby Cobra equals." Carroll Shelby has two other claims to fame automobile – with the "Tigers" and the Shelby GT350 and Shelby GT500 classic muscle car models. It may be noted that the Shelbie are the "muscle cars" of the 1960s.
The story really began with the ACCar Company’s AC Ace and Aceca models. These were small beautifully proportioned sport cars, the Ace being an open model, and the Aceca the closed coupe version. In the beginning they were powered by the company’s own 1926 designed six cylinder engine with overhead camshafts. It was not long before the demands of racing saw the AC engine replaced as an optional extra by the 105 barrel horsepower straight six cylinder unit. The AC was produced in small quantities in the famed Thames Ditton works And at no time anyone has any idea that these nice little cars, a fire breathing muscle car for the American market would be, and go so well, the basis for a World Cup GT car designed machine.
At that time the AC had been quietly building the Ace and Aceca models, a Texan named Carroll Shelby racer knocked on the door of Detroit's Big Three then try "to get them to listen to his ideas about an American super – Fast – automobile, which could serve hisOwner as a tram to go from Monday to Friday, then with very little work he can race at the weekend. Carroll's ideas ran into a European or Japanese-made chassis with an American small-block V-8 equipped engine and transmission.
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It seemed that the mighty General Motors was only in her own Corvette, took the interest to all of their development time and money, they were not interested in listening to Shelby. Chrysler was not interested in "sports" cars at that time. The fact that theywere enough difficulties in their own cars and other products at the time to new products for the automotive industry or a new model car or be bothered lines specifications. Ford was dark, it was suggested, but needed to be "sold" to the idea. Shelby on the new Ford V-8 engine, the 221C is one! Small-block engine, and saw in him the way to the ear and attention of the real Ford Motor Company. Shelby took the business through what could be called "one of the oldest tricksin the book. "He said he could not interest his Ford AC, by its chassis and Ford, he said that he she may be interested with AC in its V-8 engine. Above all, these two stories the same time. Both Ford AC and liked the sound of this idea.
AC Shelby's a workshop next to engineless AC Ace delivered. In just eight hours Shelby and his fine crew had installed the Ford V-8 into it. It has done, but it was more than obvious that sports fans that there is moreto do as a fair share of work before a finished product ready to be shown to both principles and the car shows and race tracks as well. With the expertise and input of an experienced California-based British racing / test driver effort and expertise to the project were outlined to the point that a polished product with beckoned.
Finally, the question is asked – hence the name "Cobra" comes. The legend says that Carroll Shelby a notepad kept ready to move from itsBedstead. Legend is that one morning Mr. Carroll after a very deep sleep and productivity that has this mythical name on the lips awoke to the very be depreciated notepad. Whether their origin in the name of the classic American dream muscle car is true to the automotive and product names came as a result of years of experience in the automotive and automotive racing community and marketing "brainstorming" is not exactly known. But what is more than true is that the Muscle Car Company"Cobra" fits the image, speed and performance of the car which means slim acceleration, lethal acceleration, speed and looks good for more than outstanding.
The story really began with the ACCar Company’s AC Ace and Aceca models. These were small beautifully proportioned sport cars, the Ace being an open model, and the Aceca the closed coupe version. In the beginning they were powered by the company’s own 1926 designed six cylinder engine with overhead camshafts. It was not long before the demands of racing saw the AC engine replaced as an optional extra by the 105 barrel horsepower straight six cylinder unit. The AC was produced in small quantities in the famed Thames Ditton works And at no time anyone has any idea that these nice little cars, a fire breathing muscle car for the American market would be, and go so well, the basis for a World Cup GT car designed machine.
At that time the AC had been quietly building the Ace and Aceca models, a Texan named Carroll Shelby racer knocked on the door of Detroit's Big Three then try "to get them to listen to his ideas about an American super – Fast – automobile, which could serve hisOwner as a tram to go from Monday to Friday, then with very little work he can race at the weekend. Carroll's ideas ran into a European or Japanese-made chassis with an American small-block V-8 equipped engine and transmission.
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It seemed that the mighty General Motors was only in her own Corvette, took the interest to all of their development time and money, they were not interested in listening to Shelby. Chrysler was not interested in "sports" cars at that time. The fact that theywere enough difficulties in their own cars and other products at the time to new products for the automotive industry or a new model car or be bothered lines specifications. Ford was dark, it was suggested, but needed to be "sold" to the idea. Shelby on the new Ford V-8 engine, the 221C is one! Small-block engine, and saw in him the way to the ear and attention of the real Ford Motor Company. Shelby took the business through what could be called "one of the oldest tricksin the book. "He said he could not interest his Ford AC, by its chassis and Ford, he said that he she may be interested with AC in its V-8 engine. Above all, these two stories the same time. Both Ford AC and liked the sound of this idea.
AC Shelby's a workshop next to engineless AC Ace delivered. In just eight hours Shelby and his fine crew had installed the Ford V-8 into it. It has done, but it was more than obvious that sports fans that there is moreto do as a fair share of work before a finished product ready to be shown to both principles and the car shows and race tracks as well. With the expertise and input of an experienced California-based British racing / test driver effort and expertise to the project were outlined to the point that a polished product with beckoned.
Finally, the question is asked – hence the name "Cobra" comes. The legend says that Carroll Shelby a notepad kept ready to move from itsBedstead. Legend is that one morning Mr. Carroll after a very deep sleep and productivity that has this mythical name on the lips awoke to the very be depreciated notepad. Whether their origin in the name of the classic American dream muscle car is true to the automotive and product names came as a result of years of experience in the automotive and automotive racing community and marketing "brainstorming" is not exactly known. But what is more than true is that the Muscle Car Company"Cobra" fits the image, speed and performance of the car which means slim acceleration, lethal acceleration, speed and looks good for more than outstanding.
