The First Three Shelby Cobras : The Sports Cars That Changed the Game (Exceptional Cars)
This book, the fourth in the Exceptional Cars series, tells the story of the first three AC Cobras created by Carroll Shelby in 1962. The prototype, CSX2000, is considered "the most important modern American car, " built on a British AC Ace chassis with an American Ford V8 engine. CSX2001 was the first production Cobra, and CSX2002 was the first to race, leading to many competition successes that made Shelby's Cobras famous worldwide.
- CSX2000, the only prototype, was kept by the Shelby family until 2016, when it sold at auction for a record $13.75 million.
- CSX2001, the first production car, was delivered to American race driver Ed Hugus and later sold to Frenchman Jean-Marie Vincent, who raced it in the Tour de France and various European hillclimbs.
- CSX2002 nearly won its first race at Riverside, driven by Bill Krause, but was sidelined by a broken rear hub. Dave MacDonald secured the first Cobra win with this car at Tucson in March 1963.
All three cars are now prized possessions in U.S. collections. CSX2000 and CSX2002 are part of the Larry Miller Collection, while CSX2001 belongs to California-based motorsport enthusiast Bruce Meyer. The book features a rich mix of period and contemporary images, many previously unseen.
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| Author: | Gordon Bruce |
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| Details: | 128 pages, 25 x 29 x 1.9 cm / 9.8 x 11.4 x 0.75 in, hardback |
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| Illustrations: | 120+ b&w and colour photos |
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| Publisher: | Porter Press International (GB, 2017) |
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| ISBN: | 9781907085550 |
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