Racing lays down rich strata of history with every passing season, but even though their glory days mostly lie four decades in the past, Carroll Shelby and his Cobras are at no risk of sinking into the fossilizing ooze of obscurity. Both names are true icons in American motorsports lore, revered above all for being the first to win for us on the international stage, but also for still, to this day, conveying the very meaning of pure, rawboned high performance.
Pete Lyons
If quantities of Cobra replicas being marketed now (and of lawsuits over them!) are indicators, the Shelby star will soar high for decades to come.
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