{"id":76723,"date":"2021-08-04T10:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T10:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=76723"},"modified":"2021-08-09T07:17:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T07:17:50","slug":"ford-shelby-cobra-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/ford-shelby-cobra-concept\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Shelby Cobra Concept"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2003, Ford was working on a modernized new edition of what is probably the best-known racing sports car from the USA. We are talking about the legendary Cobra, which Carroll Shelby had invented in the 1960s based on a compact English roadster combined with a powerful Ford V8 engine. Now the former chicken farmer from Texas again played a significant role, as he was allowed to advise the responsible engineers at Ford directly. The internal project name “Daisy” was chosen for the new vehicle. It was presented the following year as the Ford Shelby Cobra Concept. But it was a long way until then. Since Ford initially planned a series implementation, this car wasn’t to be a mere concept car, but a fully functional prototype. For this purpose, Technosports first created a spaceframe chassis made of welded and bonded aluminium elements. Some of these came from the then current Ford GT. The body was made of glassfiber with carbon add-on parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Shelby Cobra was to succeed the Ford GT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, Ford Advanced Powertrain developed a 6.4-liter V10 engine with dry sump lubrication. According to official data, only four complete units of this 451 kW\/613 hp and 679 Nm strong engine were produced. One of them was also used in the 2004 Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept<\/a><\/strong>, which made its debut at Pebble Beach. In the Shelby Cobra Concept, the manual six-speed transmission from Ricardo was mounted in transaxle design at the rear axle for a 50:50 weight distribution. This component also came from the 2005 Ford GT, which at the time of Project Daisy was entering its final development phase before the start of production. The new Shelby Cobra was to inherit the GT from the end of 2006 and continue to use the purpose-built factory. This also explains the use of suspension parts and steering from the GT. For the brakes, Ford relied on drilled and ventilated discs from Brembo.<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
\n
\"\"
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>