After a heart condition forced Le Mans champion Carrol Shelby out of the driver’s seat, the Texas native focused on designing a V8-powered sports car, and his determination and know-how brought forth the Shelby Cobra, one of the fastest production cars ever to burn rubber on public roads. The first edition of the Cobra had a 260 cubic inch small-block Ford motor under its curved hood, and hit the pavement in the U.S. in 1962. Soon after, Shelby upgraded the
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