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Review by Pete Vack
Hey Little Cobra…
Oh no, we are not going to bring up that old ditty…
Oh, yes we are, because in Volume 2 of the Shelby Cobra book, author Bob Walker has revealed the full story about the song that made the Cobra famous. Or was it the other way around?
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Review by Pete Vack
Shelby Cobras: CSX 2001 – CSX 2125
The Definitive Chassis-by-Chassis History of the Mark I Production Cars
by Robert D. Walker
In 1963, 23-year-old jazz musician Herbie Hancock, flushed with money from his hit, “Watermelon Man” walked into Kriesler’s auto showroom in Manhattan, eyed the white and red sports car on the floor, and said, “I’d like to buy the Cobra.” It was Hancock’s first car. “I had only driven an old Dodge my father had bought me for college.” The price was $5,825 plus taxes and license. [Read more…] about Cobra MK I Chassis History, Vol. 1 Reviewed