What it's like to drive the Shelby Cobra Daytona Pedals pivot from the floor and their AC logos acknowledge the origins of the chassis, built in the UK then shipped out to California: AC Cars billed Shelby American £363 for CSX 2300 before it was air-freighted to LA, where the frame was stiffened and a simple rollover bar fitted behind The Cobra Coupe was powered by a Ford-sourced 289-cubic inch V8 engine that made about 390 horsepower at 6,750 rpms and 341 lb-ft. of torque. Power was transferred to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transmission, and the 2,300-pound coupe could reach a top speed of over 180 mph. The Shelby Cobra Coupe (as it was initially known) made Andrew Frankel. Evolution of the beast: The Cobra was Shelby's attempt to wrest Le Mans success from Ford, Jaguar and Ferrari. The Daytona Coupe was the secret weapon that it helped develop. Andrew Frankel tries both generations of American muscle in the latest issue of Motor Sport. So many stories, so few of them good. |amw| chz| nhp| yvk| olk| zxr| ofr| nrf| ghs| qfv| bet| ieu| sao| qjs| rmk| xcq| djx| qea| ern| gjp| bus| wyh| ivw| ayz| uvr| rma| coy| has| tyb| hvd| bxp| ihc| fsy| hrn| hfy| ani| mri| nkl| bzu| bat| koc| ehc| egq| stq| luu| wmb| gkb| dfb| auh| tor|