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is a GT500 a Cobra?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bandit5.4" data-source="post: 15667249" data-attributes="member: 74268"><p>My understanding of the "Cobra" name:</p><p></p><p>Carroll Shelby first used the name for AC Ace cars that he modified using Ford engines. The Cobra badge and name became synonymous with Shelby.</p><p></p><p>In '65, Ford sent Mustangs to Shelby to be modified, giving us the GT350 and GT500 Mustangs. These cars also bore the Cobra badge, but they were not called "Cobras". This was merely the result of Shelby using the badge as his "signature" so to speak.</p><p></p><p>After Ford and Shelby parted ways in '71, Ford continued to use the Cobra badging on the Mustang II platform, dubbed Cobra II in '76. Cobra models were available in the early days of the fox-body as well.</p><p></p><p>Finally, in '93, Ford's SVT took over and gave us the first SVT Cobra. The '04 was the last "true" SVT Cobra. In '07, Ford returned to using the Shelby nameplate and with it, the Shelby Cobra badge.</p><p></p><p>So are GT500s "Cobras"? I say yes and no. Yes in that they carry on the legacy of the Cobra badge but no as Shelby Mustangs were never called "Cobras", it was just Shelby's signature emblem. </p><p></p><p>Just my $0.02</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bandit5.4, post: 15667249, member: 74268"] My understanding of the "Cobra" name: Carroll Shelby first used the name for AC Ace cars that he modified using Ford engines. The Cobra badge and name became synonymous with Shelby. In '65, Ford sent Mustangs to Shelby to be modified, giving us the GT350 and GT500 Mustangs. These cars also bore the Cobra badge, but they were not called "Cobras". This was merely the result of Shelby using the badge as his "signature" so to speak. After Ford and Shelby parted ways in '71, Ford continued to use the Cobra badging on the Mustang II platform, dubbed Cobra II in '76. Cobra models were available in the early days of the fox-body as well. Finally, in '93, Ford's SVT took over and gave us the first SVT Cobra. The '04 was the last "true" SVT Cobra. In '07, Ford returned to using the Shelby nameplate and with it, the Shelby Cobra badge. So are GT500s "Cobras"? I say yes and no. Yes in that they carry on the legacy of the Cobra badge but no as Shelby Mustangs were never called "Cobras", it was just Shelby's signature emblem. Just my $0.02 [/QUOTE]
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