Carroll Shelby's The Cobra Story Delage this is a journey into

this is a journey into the heart of creativity and the Golden Age of the American Automobile

John Davenport

the book is a fascinating trip down memory lane

Driving for an underfunded BRM team very much in its twilight years and then being called up by Lotus at just the wrong time

The Lotus Europa was Colin Chapman and Lotus's first mid-engined road car

Carroll Shelby's The Cobra Story Delage this is a journey intoWhile still a relatively unknown driver Shelby envisioned what he figured would be an exciting and marketable automobile: a sports car in the light, responsive European tradition, but with a big American V8 up front. In 1962 his dream became a reality, the hottest thing on wheels. Book includes thrills, some spills and plenty of his own brand of earthy humor and personal insight. This is a 1974 reprint of the original book. The dust jacket is complete