There are several things that contribute to a car becoming a highly valuable collectible. The list includes anything from when it was made and how, what kind of equipment it has on, and in some cases ...

The 1963 Shelby Cobra did something European manufacturers did not see coming: it wrapped a lightweight British roadster around a compact American V8 and turned it into a weapon for both road and ...

For the 1963 Sebring race, Shelby built two cars including CSX2128; these were the first to use rack and pinion steering and the 289 engine. CSX2128 was driven at Sebring by Dan Gurney, who designed ...

Shelby American has announced the introduction of the 50th Anniversary FIA Cobra, a limited edition continuation vehicle that celebrates the birth of the 289 Ford-powered Cobra. Launched in 1964 to ...

Keeping alive perhaps one of the most celebrated and iconic designs in American automotive history (by one of its most loved designers), Shelby American continues to manufacture both the 289 and 427 ...

The year was 1963 and American cars were by and large massive metal V-8-powered machines. Even America's only sports car up until that time, the Corvette, was big and heavy. Produced with a thick ...

It’s not often a 50-year-old sports car can smoke everything from Corvettes and Ferraris, to Audis and Aston Martins. Then again, it’s not often a car like the Shelby Cobra comes along and rewrites ...

There's no shortage of Shelby Cobra replicas to choose from, but nothing beats an original, like this 1963 Shelby 289 Cobra set to be auctioned off by Mecum at the firm's sale coinciding with next ...

Sidd started as a freelance writer for TopSpeed back in 2017 and took up a full-time position a year later. 2,100+ articles later, he got into the editorial side of things and is now the sitewide ...

Chassis number CSX2532 left the AC Cars factory in the UK in 1964, before it was shipped stateside to be finished off by Shelby in California. As the supply of five-bolt block V-8s had actually run ...

IRVINE, California— "Of course, they're also great at this," Lance Standler, CEO of Superformance half-yelled from the driver's seat. He popped the clutch on the big-block Superformance Mk. III, ...