Shelby Cobra : Fine Lines

With a slippery shape, robust V8 and a bit of luck, the Cobra-based Daytona coupe ousted Ferrari from its perch as the undisputed king of long-distance racing. If there was ever a more unlikely sports-car constructor, it was Carroll Shelby. The curly haired Texan had been a successful driver who, in the 1950s and early 1960s, competed in exotic European racing machinery while frequently wearing his trademark bib overalls.