Thursday, January 27, 2011

The Shelby Cobra is celebrating 50 years

It was 1962 when the New York Auto Show was presented with the Shelby Cobra, basic but powerful roadster with a V8 Ford. The next year, then mark the 50th birthday of the car and the Shelby American (subsidiary of Carroll Shelby Internationa) decided to pay homage to produce 50 special models. Each Cobra anniversary will be shell (fiberglass or aluminum, depending on the customer's choice) colored "Shelby Black" and the classic looking 15-inch steel beams.

The cabin, spartan style, is embellished with leather seats and inserts "Premium Wine and wool carpets in the same color. A bit 'will be inserted wherever the 50th anniversary commemorative plaques, bearing the model number. For the rest everything will stay true to the model of 1962. "50 years after its launch, the Shelby Cobra is still an international symbol of high performance," said John Luft, President of Shelby American.

"The combination of a robust and powerful in Europe with a European lightweight chassis is excellent. After 50 years, the Cobra is one of the most desirable cars. "The price ranges from a minimum of $ 69,995 t (50,000 €) for a fiberglass body with a maximum of $ 134,995 (€ 97,000) for those with body aluminum.

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