Ford didnt go to Shelby at first.
Shelby went to Chevorlet with the idea of putting a small V8 in a european car. They turned him down because they didnt want anymore competition for there Corvette.
He then Heard Ford had just developed a thin Wall casting (Small Block) V8. So he went to them.
That in a nutshell is the birth of my Dream Car. The AC Cobra. Ford went to shelby when the Mustang came out, to boost its image. It worked I'd say.
Anyway, the Cobra was the car to beat in the 60's. Hell even in the 70's, 80's and even most of Todays Exotics would be hard pressed to beat the 427 SC Cobras performance.
Ford wanted a name synanamous with Performance, and Cobra was the Word. Carroll Shelby did not, and still does not approve of the mustangs use of the Cobra name plate.
I'm tired, I'm going to be now.
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64 1/2 "D" code Red Mustang Coupe. 289, C4, Mallory duel point. Ported & Polished 65 heads shaved .01 with 351 valves, 11:1 comp, 1.7:1 rockers, blue wolverine lumpy cam, modified 4100 Hipo 4 barrel. GT Apperance pkg. And to many others to list
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