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Unofficial The Ford Shelby Cobra is a classic and rare car found around the United States of America.

Description
The Shelby Cobra is based on the british car AC Cobra, the Shelby Cobra competed in the FIA Speed World Challenge, a world endurance championship that differed from GT-class racing because there was no limitation on engine displacement.

To defeat the rival, Ferrari, in this series, the folks at Shelby American fitted a large displacement engine into their race car, which came in the front of the 7.0-liter 427-cu.-in. "Side Oiler", a pure purpose-build racing engine. Thus, the development of the Shelby Cobra 427 was under way, starting near the end of 1964. The first prototype was complete in the spring of 1965.

Performance
The Shelby Cobra has 470 BHP powered by a 6,997 cc V8 front engine and has a top speed of 243 km/h, its acceleration time from 0-60 is 3.7 seconds.

Notable owners

 * Jay Leno
 * Scott Summers