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Shelby Daytona Coupe

 
 
 

1964 - 1965 Shelby Daytona Coupe


While racing in Europe and North and South America throughout the 1950s, Caroll Shelby cherished one dream; building the world’s fastest sportscar. By 1956 he had already come up with a name for his car, it would be named Cobra. Soon after his 1959 24 Hours of LeMans victory for Aston Martin, Shelby was struck by heart problems. Reluctant to do so, he was forced to give up motor racing as a driver. This did give him time to make his dream come true.


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