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My dad was so impressed with that Cobra
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Shelby American

My dad was so impressed with that Cobra

My dad was so impressed with that Cobra

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My dad was so impressed with that Cobra.
Duration
4 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:48
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Chassy Media

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Movie Summary

The story of automotive icon Carroll Shelby who started as a chicken farmer and went on to become one of the winningest racing drivers in American motorsports, and the only man in history to win in Le Mans as a driver and a manufa...
So quick, so light, much lighter than the Stingray, - Shelby American 00:22
So quick, so light, much lighter than the Stingray,
And like Carroll Shelby the driver, Shelby Cobra started to win. - Shelby American 00:05
And like Carroll Shelby the driver, Shelby Cobra started to ...
We're running 35, 40 hours on the cars without even overhauling them now, - Shelby American 00:17
We're running 35, 40 hours on the cars without even ove...
Carroll Shelby and his Cobras win the Manufacturers' Championship. - Shelby American 00:15
Carroll Shelby and his Cobras win the Manufacturers' Ch...
Beat the Ferraris, the Corvettes, - Shelby American 00:19
Beat the Ferraris, the Corvettes,
Henry Ford II, Chairman of the Ford Motor Company, - Shelby American 00:30
Henry Ford II, Chairman of the Ford Motor Company,
I mean, if Ford can win at Le Mans reliably, - Shelby American 00:15
I mean, if Ford can win at Le Mans reliably,
They would say, "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday." - Shelby American 00:09
They would say, "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday."
Ford had the Galaxie, Ford had the Thunderbird, - Shelby American 00:09
Ford had the Galaxie, Ford had the Thunderbird,
Henry is at a motor race, sees a Ferrari win, and says, - Shelby American 00:31
Henry is at a motor race, sees a Ferrari win, and says,
And we'll try to accommodate your desires as best we can. - Shelby American 00:06
And we'll try to accommodate your desires as best we ca...
My father thought that this was gonna be a done deal. - Shelby American 00:04
My father thought that this was gonna be a done deal.
Ford Motor Company was gonna walk away with an incredible brand. - Shelby American 00:05
Ford Motor Company was gonna walk away with an incredible br...
But I said, "No, I don't want to sell it." - Shelby American 00:48
But I said, "No, I don't want to sell it."
Is it gonna go fast?" And I said, "I believe it will." - Shelby American 00:04
Is it gonna go fast?" And I said, "I believe it wi...
The actual idea for the new shape of a body - Shelby American 00:18
The actual idea for the new shape of a body
Extending the length, cutting it off, - Shelby American 00:17
Extending the length, cutting it off,
Builders at that time, including BMW, - Shelby American 00:12
Builders at that time, including BMW,
But when I was at General Motors, - Shelby American 00:11
But when I was at General Motors,
And I couldn't read all the German, but I could understand the numbers - Shelby American 00:07
And I couldn't read all the German, but I could underst...