Does anything look or sound better than a Cobra? Not according to hot rodder Lynn Park, revered as Mr. Cobra, who bought his first Shelby Cobra for $2,100 before the Cobra became legendary. Unleashing ...

If most 427 Cobras are rebels, this one’s the rare monk who somehow lived through the ’70s, ’80s, and every shady body shop in between without picking up bad habits. No fender flares, no flamed paint ...

Born in 1962 as an AC Ace with a small-block V8, the Shelby Cobra quickly developed into a powerful monster with big-block oomph. By 1965, Carroll had already developed a new chassis and dropped ...

Whether called the “Essex Wire Cobra” or “Ollie the Dragon,” the car being referred to is revered as the winningest Shelby Cobra of all time. This legendary racer tore up America’s racetracks for over ...

A Shelby 427 Competition Cobra, billed as the winningest Cobra of all time, is headed to auction The car will be sold at Mecum's 2025 Kissimmee sale Mecum's estimate is between $4.5 million and $6 ...

Dubbed "The Cobra to end all Cobras" by Road & Track magazine, the Super Snake was an 800-hp, twin-supercharged RWD sports car built during an era when there was no ABS, ASR, or ESP, and seat belts ...

A classic 1963 Shelby 427 Cobra Roadster once driven by the legendary Steve McQueen will be auctioned off by Mecum later this month. It’s expected to sell for between $1.25-$1.5 million and might be ...

[This article originally appeared in the Summer 2006 issue of MotorTrend Classic] Given the giddy brew that comprises 1976’s “The Gumball Rally”—dream cars in an illegal race from New York to ...

In 1949, a poultry farmer surveyed a disaster. His face was tanned from hard work in the sun, rugged and creased. Carroll Shelby had the appearance of a man unafraid to get his hands dirty doing ...