Shelby Cobra

The Cobra is a legend in racing. Originally built by taking a small British grand tourer and installing a large Ford engine, it quickly became greatly competitive. Various Ford models had editions named after it such as the Ford Mustang and Ford Torino. The Cobra inspired the Dodge Viper, including being named after a snake. Shelby worked with Chrysler for awhile. A racing prototype edition called the King Cobra was also created. A coupe version called the Daytona was also created. Concept cars were created less than twenty years ago resembling the Cobra and Daytona, but no plans to mass produce them were ever announced. The Daytona was named after the famous 24 hour endurance race in Florida.