Shelby Cobra AC Series

America 's dream car, the fastest mass-produced car in the world[2] , and has the nickname of the widowmaker . The basic design is an open car, a small two-seater roadster open car.

The color blue is widely known, and some are painted with two white lines in the center of the vehicle.[3]

It was originally created by Carroll Shelby , a racing driver who gave up racing due to heart disease and went into automobile manufacturing. The Shelby Cobra produced in this way was produced by combining the American Ford V8 engine and the British AC Cars ' Ace body. In the late 1950s, AC Cars of England created a vehicle called Ace, which was a progressive car that introduced two-seater chassis technology, but had the problem of insufficient power. After catching this, Shelby contacts AC, and even though he doesn't actually have any, he blatantly suggests that he has a large number of Ford V8 engines and would like to install these engines on the Ace. He also suggests that Ford has found a good chassis in England and would like to install a Ford engine on it. Accordingly, two prototype cars equipped with Ford engines were built for the Ace, and Ford, impressed by the car's performance, immediately signed a contract to supply the engines, which later became the Shelby Cobra.

Shelby Cobra, also known as AC Cobra , has three models: 260, 289, and 427, with numbers representing the displacement as a cubic inch. The first order of order was in 1962, with 260, the first model, appeared. Since then, 289 in 1963 and 427 in 1965. In the case of Shelby AC 289 Cobra, it is called the fastest mass production car in the world with ultra -light super -powered cars with only 5.5 seconds of reach up to 60 miles per hour .

The Cobra that was born in this way showed strong performance that shocked prominent European manufacturers such as Ferrari and Jaguar on the world's top-level GT racing stages such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Daytona , and formed a fierce rivalry with Ferrari in particular. do. In 1964, the Daytona Coupe , which improved aerodynamics and increased top speed by attaching a sleek fastback roof for racing, appeared. With this model, Shelby won the overall championship by defeating Ferrari for the first time as an American manufacturer in the 1965 FIA World Championship. .[4]

However, since the contract with Ford ended, support for Shelby was discontinued, so only 1,183 units were produced by 1967, and it became the dream car of Americans due to its performance and rarity. Still, since then, Shelby has helped Ford a lot, such as participating in the production of Ford's GT40 as an advisor, and thanks to this , it is the basis for establishing Carroll Shelby International, which specializes in tuning Ford's iconic vehicles, including the Ford Mustang . Even today, Shelby American, a company founded by Shelby, specializes in tuning Ford cars, and Shelby's name runs on Ford's high-performance Mustang.

In 2023, British company AC, which produced the original model AC Ace, unveiled the Cobra GT Roadster. It is scheduled to be produced starting in 2024, and the price is approximately 446 million won. #

As a side note, the producing replica is one of the most active models worldwide. The exterior is the same as it is almost impossible to distinguish from the original model of the 1960s, and there are many brands that have quality quality, such as Factory Five, Backdraff Racing, etc. Shelby officially produces Cobra's replica.

In racing games, despite the old chime, it shows great power, but it is very vulnerable to the corner. This is a characteristic of tuned mass production high -power old cars. Initially, the output of the traction, cornering, and balance has increased the output of moderate mass production cars in line with the general road driving, so the other parts have no choice but to follow the output. In the case of asphalt's Cobra, the handling is excellent, but instead, it is not a loadster due to equivalent exchange .