Description
Author: Colin Comer, Hardbound, 264 Pages, ISBN: 9780760347614, Collector's Special 2015 Edition of 2011 Original book -
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 confidence, 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 anyone's wildest expectations, building cars that would provide benchmarks for performance that stand to this day and winning world championships in the process.
Shelby Cobra is a complete history of Shelby's Cobra sports cars. It begins with the events that led up to Shelby's decision to build a high-performance sports car, continues with the story of the production Cobra street cars and racecars, and wraps up with Shelby's continuation cars.
ONE CAR'S SUCCESS impressed the world, but failed to amaze its maker—the Shelby Cobra. Carroll Shelby knew exactly what he was building: the world's greatest sports car. When Shelby began his own automobile manufacturing company, he knew his cars would be the kind of high-performance, top-shelf vehicles most drivers only dream about. Shelby built carsthat setthe world's standards for performance—benchmarks that still stand to this day—winning world championships in the process.
This Special Collector's Edition of Shelby Cobra: The Snake that Conquered the World features new and expanded material including special gatefolds featuring artwork from motorsport artist Hector Cademartori, as well as rare period photography and an all-new Shelby Tribute chapter. Shelby Cobra offers the complete history of Carroll Shelby's Cobra sports cars, from the events that led up to Shelby's decision to defy American auto manufacturers and build his own high-performance vehicles, to the history of the production of street cars and racecars, and to the Cobras that Shelby American continues to build to this day.
This collector's edition includes new and updated material, with tributes to the late Carroll Shelby, poster-sized gatefolds with artwork by Hector Cadametori, and framable garage art.
