We ran across this Shelby Cobra 427/SC made by Kirkham Motorsports up for auction right now and it’s absolutely gorgeous. While it packs some serious performance – more on that later – it just looks ...

Ford once teased a modern version of the Shelby Cobra that ditched its 427-cu.in V8 for a rowdy V10 engine. ... The massive motor was housed in a space-frame chassis that the Ford GT heavily inspired.

An all-aluminum space frame chassis underpins the Ford Shelby Cobra Concept along with a bespoke billet aluminum front structure. The independent front and rear suspension components are from a ...

The automotive landscape is littered with shattered dreams - everything from the Tucker to the DeLorean to the Shelby Series I. Read on to learn more about the FII Roadster, a Shelby Cobra for the ...

Coupled with this flexible frame was an antiquated suspension system, designed in the post-war years, ... 1965 Shelby Cobra 427. VEHICLE TYPE Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, ...

This is bolted to a strengthened frame for a 2,100-pound curb weight that Shelby claims is "the lightest Cobra ever." Disc brakes and four-wheel independent suspension bring the car into the ...

Before Carroll Shelby built the Shelby Cobra, he put aluminum bodies on three early Corvettes. ... So, Shelby didn’t have any Chevy Corvette frames, drivetrains, or suspensions.

By 1965, Shelby installed 427 Ford V8 engines between the frame rails resulting in the fastest Shelby Cobras ever built. The result found Shelby Cobras tearing up the SCCA races and beating the ...

By that point, Shelby had strengthened the Cobra's frame, flared the fenders, upgraded the suspension to coil springs, and dropped in a big-block 427 cubic-inch V8 motor.

One of the most desirable and well-known American classic cars is the Shelby Cobra. The Cobra itself would go on to spawn various other versions, one of which is the incredible 289 Dragonsnake.

Today’s 1965 Shelby Cobra as done by Classic Recreations is exactly that: a $1.2 million, from-the-ground-up, hand-built, contemporary redux of the legendary two-seater.