Author: Colin Comer

Publishing House: E. T. A. I (Editions Techniques Pour l’Automobile et l’Industrie)

Publication Date: March 2013

There are some things that are beyond the capabilities of a single person, such as creating a successful car manufacturing company and producing world champion cars. That’s the conventional wisdom. But try saying thatto Carroll Shelby. When health problems put an abrupt end to his promising racing career, he set out to do the impossible – start his own car company and begin building a sports car that could outperform the world’s best, including the Ferraris. Especially the Ferraris, by the way. Not only did Shelby and his modest Cobra succeed, butwith this supposedly outdated little roadster they succeeded in rolling Ferrari into the ground and humiliating the powerful Italian manufacturer. Shelby Cobra: Fifty Years celebrates Carroll Shelby’s Anglo-American hybrid sports car. In doing so, the book recalls Shelby’s astonishing achievements, as well as the invaluable contribution of hisbrilliant team including Phil Remington, Ken Miles, Peter Brock and many other automotive geniuses. This book will enrich the library of any Cobra enthusiast, Shelby enthusiast, racing enthusiast, or anyone who is excited to learn about a great American success story.Carroll Shelby, a Texas chicken farmer turned race car driver, had the audacity to start his own automobile manufacturing company, which produced high-performance sports cars. After the launch of the famous Cobra in 1962, Shelby American’s success surprised everyone except Shelby himself. Its cars set world performance standards that are still valid today, and won a World Championship in the process.