Grafting an American eight-cylinder motor into a pretty European body was one of Carroll Shelby’s fabulous ideas – probably the greatest he ever materialized. The Cobra remains one of America’s most ...

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. This ...

The 1963 Shelby Cobra did something European manufacturers did not see coming: it wrapped a lightweight British roadster ...

The “Snake Charmer” Cobra was bought by Henry “Hank” Williams, whose family is now selling the car, in March of 1965. The decorated World War II hero and jazz musician, who was a Black man, had been ...

The 289 Shelby Cobras were also part of the Shelby American team that won the 1965 FIA World Sportscar Championship, which is still the only American team in history to win that prestigious title. For ...

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 ...

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 ...

We spotted a new Shelby at the Los Angeles auto show, the CSX8000 Shelby 289 Cobra, called the 289 Street Car. The display car had a 345-horsepower, 302-cid Ford Motorsport GT40 engine, good for 0 to ...