[Tom Kirkham]

A car that is very close to the original Cobra is the Corvace. It had a small block Chevy and an AC body. Their is a picture of the car racing in the same event that Carroll Shelby was racing a Maserati. You can do a search on this sight for Corvace. Something to keep in mind is that Shelby American, Ford and AC spent a lot of time, sweat, and money developing the Cobra to make it the world beater that it turned out to be.