In the early 1960s Carroll Shelby, a Texas chicken farmer turned champion race driver, had the audacity to think he could start his own car manufacturing company. To further emphasize the gargantuan proportions of his vision, Shelby decided his company would manufacture nothing but ultra-high-performance sports cars, beginning with the landmark Cobra, introduced in 1962. To the amazement of everyone except Ol Shel himself, Shelby Automobiles succeeded beyond anyones wildest expectations, building cars that would provide the ...
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In the early 1960s Carroll Shelby, a Texas chicken farmer turned champion race driver, had the audacity to think he could start his own car manufacturing company. To further emphasize the gargantuan proportions of his vision, Shelby decided his company would manufacture nothing but ultra-high-performance sports cars, beginning with the landmark Cobra, introduced in 1962. To the amazement of everyone except Ol Shel himself, Shelby Automobiles succeeded beyond anyones wildest expectations, building cars that would provide the benchmarks for performance (benchmarks that stand to this day) and winning world championships in the process. Shelby Cobra Fifty Years is a complete history of Shelbys Cobra sports cars. Beginning with a prologue about the events that led up to Shelbys decision to build a high-performance sports car, the main portion of the book tells the history of the production Cobra street cars and race cars, ending with an epilogue about the continuation cars. 2011 International Automotive Media Bronze Award Winner
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Add this copy of Shelby Cobra: Fifty Years to cart. $75.00, like new condition, Sold by Row by Row Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sugar Grove, NC, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by MBI.
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Fine in Fine jacket. A Fine copy in gray hard covers of this large volume, in a Fine dust jacket. Photo-illustrated throughout in color and black-and-white.
Add this copy of Shelby Cobra Fifty Years to cart. $117.41, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Motorbooks.
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Good++, Good+ 4TO, B/W, Color Phot, Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. Grey cloth boards with title in silver on spine. Edges noticeably rubbed, corners lightly bumped. Paper over front interior hinge is starting to tear. Text pages are crisp and clean. Color photo illustrated dust jacket has shows edge wear and scuffing throughout. Two inch tear to upper front edge. Looks good when placed in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.
