Carroll Shelby is my HERO and has been since I became aware of a little sports car called the "Cobra" back in the early 60s. I saw my first Cobra (AC Bristol body) while I was in high
school in Delaware and I was hooked.
This probably surprises you because of the Dodges on this website. You can thank a Ford dealer In Oklahoma City for turning me off of Fords and on to Mopars; but that another story!
The first car I really wanted, however, was a '67 GT500 but all I could afford was a "Sports Car Graphic" testing the '67 GT500 and GT350. Ironically there was a test of the original Z28 in
the same issue; all three were destined to be classics!
school in Delaware and I was hooked.
This probably surprises you because of the Dodges on this website. You can thank a Ford dealer In Oklahoma City for turning me off of Fords and on to Mopars; but that another story!
The first car I really wanted, however, was a '67 GT500 but all I could afford was a "Sports Car Graphic" testing the '67 GT500 and GT350. Ironically there was a test of the original Z28 in
the same issue; all three were destined to be classics!
| Yeah, this is the magazine; I can't believe I've kept it for almost 45 years. |
| This record came in an AMT model of a GT500 I bought back in 1968. It has Carroll Shelby driving (and narrating) a GT500 around Riverside International Raceway. |
| This was my only time in a Cobra, well, it was a "kit car". But what a rush, even with a 351 Cleveland motor. |
| Mr. Shelby is also involved with children who need financial help because of organ, heart or tissue problems. Helping Mr. Shelby is assisting the most vulnerable of us. |
Carroll Shelby is my HERO!
| This is one glass of a set of 4 Cobra Pilsner glasses I bought in 1968 while I was stationed in Mississippi. The amazing thing is they have all survived the shippers (and a duffel bag trip to Alaska) over the years. Right after I got married, my wife, Janice, actually drank MILK out of one! That's the only one that has ever been used .... I've kept the wife BUT she has been warned! Notice that it has been signed by Carroll Shelby! |
| Carroll Shelby; Mr. Cobra |
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| 1968 Shelby GT 350/500 Brochure |