The first thing Shelby did to build the SS was strap a pair of Paxton superchargers to the side-oiler under the hood of the Cobra Comp. Combined with the pair of rabid two-barrel carburetors ...

By 1961 they’d gone and a tie-up with Ford in America and Carroll Shelby ... driven a Cobra 427 and don’t think it’s any more characterful than this. It just has history on its side.

The Shelby Cobra might be one of the most commonly reimagined classics around, but for the most authentic experience, Clive Sutton is now importing new-build Cobras in right-hand drive form to UK ...