{"id":57967,"date":"2020-12-17T18:24:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T18:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=57967"},"modified":"2021-01-05T09:29:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T09:29:03","slug":"shelby-cobra-427","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/shelby-cobra-427\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelby Cobra 427"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Shelby Cobra 427 in charcoal grey is rare. Only five left production like this. This one here is even rarer. It belonged to company founder Carroll Shelby from 1966 until his death in 2012. Four years later, the current owner could buy it from his estate. There is probably no car with an even closer connection to the world’s most famous chicken farmer. Much has already been written about the life of Carroll Shelby. The film “Ford v Ferrari” also skilfully portrays some aspects – with some cinematic liberties. In general, one can only take one’s hat off to his life’s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the AC Ace to the Shelby Cobra<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

His time as an Army pilot in World War 2 was followed by a brief career as a professional racing driver. This was crowned by overall victory in the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Aston Martin DBR1. His Formula 1 stints were less successful. Due to a congenital heart defect, doctors finally advised him against active motorsport. Instead, he now implemented his plans for his own car, which had long been in his head. In 1961, he found an ideal basis for this in the light Ace at AC Cars in Great Britain. He had this sports car with a reinforced frame imported to the USA without an engine and planted a Ford V8 engine there. Disc brakes from the Jaguar E-Type and wider fenders ensured an independent appearance compared to the base car. Over the years, the resulting Cobra received various modifications.<\/p>\n\n\n

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