Mantrack

June, 2012

DRIVE :: SIP :: SEEKing of the RoadAn American icon turns 50Fifty years ago a 39-year-old ex-racing driver with a bad heart and an empty bank account debuted a car at the New York Auto Show. The man was Carroll Shelby and the car was the Cobra— essentially a chassis made by AC Cars of England matched to a lightweight Ford V8. With a startling $5,995 price tag and a powered by ford badge, the Cobra drew a crowd. Shelby ran his first ad in the October 1962 issue of playboy, and it was off to the r...