SHELBY COBRA roadster tee XL hot-rod logo AC Ford sports car T shirt Carroll
This is a previously owned, adult-extra-large (XL), gray T-shirt with “Shelby Cobra” printed on the front above the logo. It measures approximately 22 inches (from underarm seam to underarm seam), about 29 inches from back collar to bottom, and is in great condition (Fifth Sun brand, 50% cotton / 50% polyester)…
The AC Cobra, sold as the Ford/Shelby AC Cobra in the United States and often known colloquially as the Shelby Cobra in that country, is an American-engined British sports car produced intermittently since 1962. Of note, Shelby wanted the AC Cobras to be able to outrun Corvettes and made them at nearly 500 pounds less than the Chevrolet Corvette. As a result, the lightweight roadster piloted past a field of Corvettes, Jaguars, Porsches, and Maseratis at the Riverside International Raceway in 1963.
Carroll Shelby is an American racing and automotive designer and former racing driver. He had an impressive impact on automotive racing and design over the last 50 years. Starting out amateur, he soon became a driver for the Cad-Allard, Aston Martin, and Maserati teams during the 1950s. Driving for Donald Healey, in a streamlined and supercharged, specially-modified, Austin-Healey 100S, he set 16 US and international speed records. Teamed with Roy Salvadori, and driving for Aston Martin, he won the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was Sports Illustrated's driver of the year in 1956 and 1957. Likewise, he competed in Formula One from 1958 to 1959, participating in a total of eight World Championship races and several non-championship races…
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