Fran Hall founded Race Car Replicas in 2003/2004. I am not sure if the GT40 kit was the first issued but it was from that general time. My first experience with it was in 2007 with Dean Lampe’s build. This was not the first build by RCR, it was chassisContinue Reading
What began as a way to document my Shelby Cobra build and share what I was learning soon evolved into a much deeper journey into Shelby history. As my knowledge grew, so did my appreciation for the people, engineering, and passion that shaped the Shelby legacy. The addition ofContinue Reading
These are snippets to help you in your process of choosing which path and whether you want to go there or not. Just little points to remember. History Pursuing higher performance on a given package, a few small block cars were outfitted with Weber 48IDA carburetors. The results were spectacular.Continue Reading
A young college student picks up a brochure from a nearby car dealership in Champaign, IL. A 1966 Ford Cobra. Man, do I want one of these. But then life surrounds you and the dream gets stored away in the “Book of Don’t Forgets”. The racing and car bug slowlyContinue Reading
Sources for the Cobra research are many and varied. Hopefully, one of these will help you find the detail you are seeking: Pictorial References CobraCars.be The site was shut down sometime around 2017, but if you know how to use Google’s Wayback Machine, take a look at the earlyContinue Reading