1989 Shelby Dakota
The achievements of Carroll Shelby are well known in the automotive enthusiast community. Cobra roadsters and highly modified Mustangs of the late 1960s and early 1970s cemented the Shelby name in the minds of high-performance acolytes the world over. In the '80s Shelby breathed new life into the Dodge line with a variety of hopped-up front-wheel-drive products... Read More |
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Cool Cobra: American Horsepower,
English Roadster
Cars often go through metamorphosis that take them from concept to
early production models to redesigns throughout the car's production
life. Sometimes there are improvements. Sometimes not. I'd say modifications
along the way are always open to heated debate based on... Read
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The 289 Cobra
In the early 1960s Carroll Shelby wanted to combine European styling
with American horsepower. He initially approached Chevrolet with the
idea of placing their small-block V-8 into a Bristol sports car body
produced by AC Cars of Surrey, England... Read
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The 427 Cobra
The Shelby AC Cobra 289 was already making a name for itself as a
great racer in 1963, with enough power to suit the most enthusiastic
of performance lovers. Then one evening in the Shelby shops, in December
of 1963, someone noticed a 427 ci NASCAR engine sitting in the corner...
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