The Shelby Cobra Brought Together the Best of the USA and Europe in One Radical Package
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2023
- A full review and test drive of a (replica) 1965 Shelby Cobra Mark III, including history and a test drive.
Review by Bill of Curious Cars
Vehicle for sale at Autohaus of Naples
(239) 263-8500 / AutohausNaples.com - Авто та транспорт
How Bill holds the camera and speed shifts at the same time is testament to his talent.
Shifting with his left hand too.
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You should’ve seen him back in the Formula Firebird back in the late 80’s/early 90’s. He could have a fifth of George Dickel in one hand, and he’d be rolling up a stoney in another, his Buddy would be cutting lines of blow on the center console clock face, and there’d be a female squirting in the back seat. All will working a four-speed.
Wow... Bill is a nice guy and all, but you have a real low bar for what you call talent.
And drinking a double shot of Corona virus whiskey.
The cobra legend, Ken Miles took a 427 Cobra from 0 to 100, and back to 0 in 13.5 seconds. Good luck with duplicating that one folks. As always, Thanks for sharing Bill.
Considering they didn't have brake assistance, the man must have had thighs like tree trunks.
@@freman007 Not to mention testis the size of grapefruit.
Bill tells a great story. He does his research…& delivers the narrative with that nice acidy attitude…
These cars are so iconic. I love seeing these (mostly as replicas) at car shows.
Check out the Jay Leno's Garage where he has Herbie Hancock (musician) with his early Cobra he bought new.
Two comments. The fact that you were able to shift the gears cross-body with your left arm is a feat I don't think I could even do. Bill, you are the man! And second is just remembering my first exposure to a Cobra was back when I saw the movie 'Gumball Rally' as a kid in the movies. I didn't know what a Cobra was back then, but that car held a special place in my heart after seeing it and the Ferrari Daytona go head to head. And back then, that wasn't a replica they were using in the movie.
I'd of at least ground a gear going into 2nd.
Nice replica but, Bill you can't discuss 427 Cobras without encouraging folks to watch the movie, The Gumball Rally made in 1976. One of the star cars of that movies is a real 427 Cobra racing a real Ferrari Daytona rag top. Great driving sequences and an engine soundtrack between those two car at full throttle that is pure internal combustion music. Other cars include 911 turbo, split bumper Z28, 300SL roadster and more. A must watch, by the way the Cobra in that film still exists and can be seen on youtube with documentation and vin number authentication. Nice to see you back Bill, less weather more cars and burnouts in Peters driveway.
Bill, the kind of guy to call the Hells Angel's, a bunch of pansies on motorcycles.
While blowing cigarette smoke in their faces...
That's why we ❤ Bill😅
Not to there face though, maybe through Email
@@richardmorris7063 you got that right :)
Tremendous sound. Love the Dalton inspired windscreen. Hope hes doing ok.
Oh boy, I would drool at car shows when I came across the Shelby Cobra car section. Thanks for sharing .
Really good tutorial Bill on the AC Cobra and Carrol Shelby.
Bill, you the man! Never change
The plane you showed was a B-25. Great video. Saw my first Cobra in Detroit in about 1965. I thought it was the neatest looking car at the time.
Bill you brighten our day. Another great car and video! Thanks
Nice! A proper 38-minute piece on a legend, by a legend! Thanks much Sir Bill. Been a while; was worried the birds/goats/deer/rabbits/ or turtles got ya!
In New Zealand a guy got one of the men who'd originally worked on the Cobras to make him an aluminium bodied version. It was so beautifully made that he didn't paint it, he just clear coated the aluminium body.
There are still craftsmen in the world.
There's a real one here in our northern Cal town. The owner brings it to cars and coffee once in a while. Much more understated than kit car copies that show up on a regular basis. It has a front license plate on a pivot hinge. One of the little known original features I'm told.
Thanks for this one, Bill !.. What a nice sounding machine !
I've only ever seen two originals in person. One back in the late 70s when a guy pulled into the Sohio station I worked at to fill it up. No paint, dinged up, from racing and louder than anything I'd ever heard. He said it had been sitting in his garage for a few years after he stopped racing and thought it was time to get it out, fix it up, and start driving it again. The other was at a car show in Vienna, Austria about 15 years ago. It was roped off, but you could get close enough to lean over and get a good look at the interior. One of the most timeless automotive designs ever produced.
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I always learn something from Bill in a very entertaining way! In my opinion, if you're gonna put a 427 badge in it, then put a GD 427 in it! A 302 doesn't hold a candle to a 427! For one, there's no replacement for displacement. Second, when it comes to sound, a 302 just doesn't have that deep rumble of a 427. For me, as cool as this car is it lost a few points for the phony badging!
And....who's to blame for that windshield Bill lol!
You nailed it again, Bill. These cars, even the replicas, are American icons to be treasured. Reminds me of the movie, "The Gumball Rally," where a Cobra was heavily featured. This car would be considered a menace to society and the planet by the lefties, but it symbolizes (to me, anyway) pure fun and freedom. No massive computer screen or nanny controls. Just pure power, function and in-your-face attitude. I also agree with you in that it is a beautiful design that will remain timeless, part of an age where cars like these, and the men who drove them, oozed testosterone. I'm not ready for the gentle hum of battery electric vehicles and plant-based meat.
Bill's back just in time to make my weekend, thank you Sir!
Great video Bill! Your descriptive commentary gives this review total juice. Your history lessons are eye opening and I must say : you absolutely rule! Totally funny and fabulous. How can you fight off all the babes???
Who says he's fighting them??lol
Such a cool car. All I need is a time machine that will take me back to 40 years ago when I would've loved having a car like this. Thanks for the great video!
While in FL for 34 years had one neighbor that had one of these, 302/4 Speed, very cool!
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One of the most beautiful cars ever made. This will always be my dream car. Someday my love someday...i dont even care if your fake. As long as you have a 427 under the hood.
I was worried about you after that hurricane Idalia, you went silent. Glad to see you are doing well. Thank you for the history lesson on the AC Cobra, and Carroll Shelby.
When are you taking the RV on the road? I want Bill videos from all over the USA!!!! You will be huge, huge Im telling you!
When I was in college I stopped at a dealer on rte 59 in Nyack, NY, there was one of these sitting in the back lot, no top, covered with grit and oil from its last track event. They were not even trying to sell it, it was just a used racing car.
This is a most enjoyable video tutorial of a Shelby Cobra kit. What an obnoxiously fun car 😁
Since I was a kid, this has been my dream car, so twenty 23 years ago I bought a Miata and with many upgrades, I've built a smaller version to play on weekends.
Hey Bill, how's things going? I hope you've had a good non shìtty week?
Doubt it.
Not terrible, Paulie. Not good, but not terrible.
The weather is a definite PLUS for sure.
As a fellow high humidity sufferer, I almost look forward to the weather reports more than the vehicles being reviewed.
My wife knows the name "Carrol Shelby"..she uses his chili kit every time she makes chili ....and because of that she asked me to take her to see the movie and she loved it
Just to straighten out some of the history. In England Shelby was a race driver for Sydney Allard. He was an engineer who built race and road cars using American V8 engines. Allard tried to market an English-built American powered roadster called the K3 which had a Chrysler V8 in which Allard called a "Corvette slayer", this was sold through Dodge dealerships but only 62 were built and was a commercial failure. Allard stopped building cars by 1957 and became a parts only supplier. Shelby, when driving for Allard, knew the AC Ace and the team very well as he competed against them. AC wasn't ditching the Ace because the Bristol engine production came to an end; they cut a deal with Ford UK to provide their 2.6ltr straight 6 as a replacement, this was further tuned to deliver 170hp. AC had just started production of the 'new' Ace with 37 built when they received a phone call from Shelby. AC built all 900+ Cobra road cars from 1962-67, they restarted production of the Cobra (as the MkIV) in the 1980s and continue to build the Cobra today with a supercharged Ford V8.
My favorite review so far, those have the best V8 sound!
This is an example of what real car should be. Zero luxury components just simple gauges , a fine motor and your own grit against psychics. Awesome ride Bill! Had a neighbor down my street who had a black mark 3 . Really exciting as a kid watching him peel out on to the road looking like the Batmobile .
I getcha, but I'd sure miss my Bose sound system & backup camera..
Seat warmer for yer tush and Starbucks cup holder on steering wheel 🤣…
Great stuff! On the heart monitor front the powers that be decided to put one on Gilles Villeneuve one time, his rate never went above 127, apparently not the norm as F1 racers often pushed something like 200 or more. Gilles I guess was just meant for driving, when asked if he was afraid of dying, he said basically, " no, I'm just afraid of hurting the car ". We lost Gilles in a 1982 Belgium time trial and it has been said his anger at his so called teammate Didier Pironi in a prior race led to possibly Villeneuve's over the limit on that fateful day.
Thanks for posting. I was 12 when his son Jacques won in 97, my old man told me all about Gilles back then. Could have achieved so much more.
The first F1 race that I saw in person was the Canadian GP in 1981. A friend and I had scored a 3 day pass, so we were at the track for all the events, including a practice that was done in the rain. I did get to see Gilles Villeneuve spin out in front of the bleachers where we were sitting (pretty sure they didn't have the rain tires on).
Was heart breaking to see him crash a year later when I watched the Belgian GP on TV.
There have been many great race drivers,the Andrettis,Senna,Prost but Gilles is up there w/ the best.
@ Spa Francochamps.
Good morning Bill, it's always going to be a great weekend when it starts out with you peeling out in Peter's driveway!!! I'm glad that the weather in Naples is bearable!!!
Have a great weekend!!! 👍👍🎃
If I had the means I'd buy a Cobra replica in a heartbeat
Gumball Rally-YES! The best part of that movie was when the race started and they are blasting through the Manhattan business district. The engine sounds echo off the skyscrapers.
He's not kidding about side pipe "snake bite" burns on your leg. I had a severe third degree burn and I was tremendous pain for an entire 3 weeks. I have subsequently NOT installed heat shields because it is NOT going to happen again!!!
❤ totally awesome have fun thanks for all time you put into your videos God bless
I bet Peter will love those burnout marks in the driveway.
Good to hear from you Bill. Excellent.
Great video! Excellent information presentation!
If you see one w/skinnier tires & A creepy paint job that one might be real if J Leno is driving it! Bill,you're A legend in our times..
Peter's property can use a powerwash. That driveway, stucco, and roof would look like new.
Excellent educational & fun video, thank you
Nice video!!! Keep up the good work, Bill!
It's great to see a new video Bill ! But very disappointed that there were no birds,chickens, cats ,goats or incredibly shitty hot weather .. lol.
You would make a great weather man, would be very entertaining.. great video..
Thanks Bill, we love you !!
Great vid as always bill, thanks!!🙌🏽
Wish i could've met Carroll Shelby, can you imagine the stories he could tell! And thank you Bill, for a few moments of how it used to be.....
New drinking game? Everytime Bill says " tranny" we take a shot!😉🥃 Who's in with me?🙌
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Good evening Bill from Ron in a warm and very wet Manchester what a fantastic video
Beautiful car.
Looks like Peter has some rising damp on the corner of his house. He can get someone to drill and pump some damproof into the mortar. If it’s left unattended the mortar strength will disintegrate.
His son was probably supposed to clean that when he was out of town 😂.
No kid under 28 is doing anything.
Such an iconic badass vehicle!!
Great review of my favorite car. 👍 Rode in a 302 powered one years ago. Scary fast.
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I’m sure Peter was happy to have you burn rubber on his driveway 😊
Bill is a Florida and World-Wide treasure. If I ever am lucky enough to meet Bill I'm going to ask him if the Canadians are happy. And if the current car he's driving has an auto tranny ..... sigh ...... "transmission. And then (if we have time for a beer) I'm gonna ask Bill "So hows the weather my man"?
As always, great vid!
Now go scrub those tire tracks in the driveway before Peter complains! 🤣
Thank you Bill!
Hadn't realised that AC was planning to ditch it before Shelby. Last year I went away for the weekend and for dinner at a country pub and accidentally coincided with a Cobra / replica owners' dinner the car park was stuffed with great looking Cobra types - what a treat!
they weren't going to ditch it, they sourced a Ford 2.6ltr 170hp 6cyl as a replacement for the Bristol motor, they just started production with 37 built when Shelby phoned.
Congratulations on 150k +.
Bill is the funniest/best car reviewer that always complains about the weather,animals & insects while living in the best weather state. I would feel sorry for you but I’m too busy laffin living in Cleveland when u get blazing heat,rain& snow in tha same dam day😂👍🏽
As usual,Awesome video Bill of a truly one of a kind vehicle.1 thing really intrigued me and that was A/C????I can't afford 1 of these,but if I could I think I would want that option.Cheers from Eluethra.
It even sounds great on video !
The weather has been great
co-worker has one, it over heated at a traffic light in NC summer and ruined the 428 or 429 then had to drop a 351 in it.
Thanks for Sharing.
Just made my day - thank you
I mean, what did mr Shelby do? He just slapped a massive V8 on a GO-cart chassis and fitted a nice body on it.
AND WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT ???
Nice car bill 👍
I see your man is back on the windscreens!
Bill that is a fabulous recreation Cobra. Would love to have it. But I don't have that kinda of bucks. Keep them coming
One of those cars where it simply isnt worth to get the real deal instead of a fake cause everybody automaticly assumes you have a fake anyway
It's always my fear that Bills gunna get pulled over by the cops while filming with his right hand and changing gear with his left 😮brilliant vid..
I have one of these and there is indeed a tremendous amount of room in that trunk considering how small the car is. You can fit 2 sets of golf clubs if they are soft packs. I've also been to countless car shows with camping chairs, a cooler, and warmer clothing for the ride home.
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Bill, in my books you are already a badass since we got to know you trough throughout the videos, but seeing you on this Cobra, it just completed the looks, this car is perfect for you!
What a machine this is! I love the looks, the sounds, everything!
Jeesh Bill, who cleaned that windshield?! 😃
Great video Bill! If you happen to come across a BMW can you review it?
Seeing this Cobra reminds me of the high speed chase at the end of Bad Boys (1995) movie. Especially it being in South Florida.
Great car, as a kid growing up in the UK I remember these cars coming along in the 60's. Bill, you are quite correct, British engines at the time were very anemic (generally).
Hey Bill, I always love your commentary. However, the explanation of the B26 had one major flaw. The picture was actually of a B25 which was the favorite of Doolittle. My father flew 72 missions on the B26 which you spoke of and i am extremely proud of that. Oh well, i talked too much. Thanks for reading this.
This guy is the coolest!! (GenX 1973)🤘
Your photo of the B-26 Marauder is actually a B-25 Mitchell.
That is a beautiful car!!
Carol also only had one car built for the show circuit, but he kept repainting it so it looked like he had more cars built
Bill like Carol Shelby know how to polish turds.🐈🐐🐇🦆👍✌
During the housing market crash in 2007-8, I took a job pressure washing just to stay afloat.
One of the clients pulled up in one of these and, yeah, all agog, I did ask "is that a real Shelby!"
As Bill mentioned, of course it wasn't.
Caught my attention and was awesomely cool, nonetheless. :)
The GOAT...NO QUESTIONS
Rip Carl Shelby. Thats my dream car if all times since back in the 90s when I used to see these is the Robb Report. When I thought its a kit car. Like my motor bicycle that took a crap when it rain in late September after when I went to the car show 18 mile from where I love at. Til this day its collecting dust inside my storage while the gas tank is bone dry while sitting for the whole fall and upcoming winter when the back tire center bearings got loose when the chain wont stay on the sprocket for performance... So its too be continued for next year.. While im working on my W123 1983 Mercedes 240D..
Fuck yes Bill!!! Hope you have a great day brother LOVE your content im a HUGE fan
Cool stuff, and we can now guess where Dalton went.
So this has where you have been. HOLY SHIT BILL❤
So very cool.
That was a pic of a B25 Bill :)
Hod almighty !!!!! Wooooooo pawwwwwwwwwww! Love this ❤ hope you are well Bill an stay cool dude ❤
Love to have an all original Bristols
Nice!
I'm up in Cape Coral, it's f n beautiful. About time , don't you think?