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[Horsepower]

I think you should try Lime Juice on the wheels then polishing, insted of bead blasting .

Lime juice is acid, and I've tried just about everything in the past but bead blasting is the best. The acid tends to remove finer detail on Cox wheels and anything magnesium. I just did another set that came out perfect with shiny rims and a nice mat interior that would look great on one of these Cobras or on a Porsche.

[Quickcars]

Yeah Tex, that's taking detailing to a whole 'notha level! It does look realistic though and I love the wheels on the $97 too.

P

[Quickcars]

Hey Munter! I got the bodies you shipped and the paint arrived today also. I'm looking forward to working on them. I think the used body will get a Carrera 1/24 chassis with a hotter motor (maybe a Teamslot "Titan" or a slot.it Boxer). The new body is going to be Patra "bright yellow". I've been itching to do a yellow race car for awhile now. However judging from the label, the bright yellow, isn't really all that bright .

Oh well, it should look pretty cool anyway.

Again, thanks for the bodies and I'll post picks when they are done.

Regards,

Paul

[TSR]

and I love the wheels on the $97 too.

Chaparral wheels on a Cobra!

[munter]

Hey Munter! I got the bodies you shipped

Great to hear that Paul...yes I will be watching for pics of finished cars.
regards

[steve j]

Hi,

I am most pleased to find this thread about the King Cobra. I am fortunate in that I have the original chassis #3. Of the three original cars. #1 was raced by Jerry Titus and destroyed, #2 was later completed crashed and modified and my #3 was left untouched and unfinished. I am now finishing it with the help of many of the original men, Shelby, Remington, O'Leary, Collins, Popov- Dadiani and Dan Gurney. It appears to be the last Shelby American race car produced. If any of you are interested I can help with additional information and details about the car. I would also appreciate obtaining a body so I might finish it, the examples shown here are outstanding and well beyond what I can do but I would love to try, I hope the big version looks as good when finished!

Thanks!

[TSR]

Steve,
welcome, and please post aas many pictures as you can! They must be no wider than 800 pixels.
You should have little trouble finding one of the slot car bodies.

[Russell Sheldon]

I believe that the correct name of the car was a "Shelby-American CanAm Cobra", but was designated the Terry T-10 by its designer, Len Terry.

It was the last racing car produced by the joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Carroll Shelby and there were two chassis built. After Jerry Titus crashed chassis #001, the running gear was transferred to chassis #002 and the car was sold to a privateer, Mike Koslosky, who raced it to a fair share of victories in 1968-69 SCCA events.

A Chevy-powered 'Terry T-10', believed to be the same chassis #002, raced in the 1970 Riverside Can-Am race, driven by Skeeter McKitterick. This is car #45 pictured below.

The car was then sold to Hull Dobbs in Tennessee, where it stayed for 10 years until acquired by Ed Cudahy of Denver and mechanically rebuilt by Mike Dopudja for vintage racing in the late 1980’s.

So, it went from this.....



To this.....



To this.....




With kind regards,

Russell

[Prof. Fate]

Hi

Give me an address and I will send you a current re-pop of the body that I have in Lexan.

Fate

[Quickcars]

Russel, nice pics and thanks for the added information!

Steve, welcome aboard and it's great to hear from the owner of a 1:1 version of this car!

My two are close to being finished and I'll post pictures soon. I'm only mildly pleased at the outcome. I need one more crack so Rocky, if you have another in Lexan, I'd love to buy a copy from you.

Regards,

Paul

[TSR]

I am fortunate in that I have the original chassis #3.

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Please do tell.

[Joe Mig]

Hi,

I am most pleased to find this thread about the King Cobra. I am fortunate in that I have the original chassis #3. Of the three original cars. #1 was raced by Jerry Titus and destroyed, #2 was later completed crashed and modified and my #3 was left untouched and unfinished. I am now finishing it with the help of many of the original men, Shelby, Remington, O'Leary, Collins, Popov- Dadiani and Dan Gurney. It appears to be the last Shelby American race car produced. If any of you are interested I can help with additional information and details about the car. I would also appreciate obtaining a body so I might finish it, the examples shown here are outstanding and well beyond what I can do but I would love to try, I hope the big version looks as good when finished!

Thanks!

Would you be able to post some pictures of your 1/1 #3 car please?

[steve j]

HI,

I will soon learn to post some photographs for support but here a few points about the King Cobra. Mr. Shelby called the early 1960's Cooper cars "Cooper Fords" and later, the press called them King Cobra, for a nick name that caught on. In 1967 Mr. Shelby had a three car Can Am team designed by Len Terry of which Mr. Remington with Shelby American was the "constructor". Type T-10 #1, #2 and #3 were sent from England to California for completion and development. Mr. Shelby named these three cars "KIng Cobra" but the press, through an article done by Mr. Titus later and incorrectly called them a "Cougar Cobra".

The three King Cobra's were to race with a prototype Ford XE 351 block and as All American Racers (AAR) was owned by Dan Gurney and Mr. Shelby the King Cobra used AAR uprights, Eagle wheels, Eagle pieces and Gurney Weslake heads. I believe it is the only Shelby race car so equipped! The three chassis, at various stages of completion, were sent to Shelby American late in the Can AM season. The car had virtually no development and so was not to be a contender. (the XE blocks were used in the Honker and the post Le Mans GT 40 cars in Europe mid - late 1967)

As mentioned, Shelby and Ford went separate ways late in 1967 and king Cobra #3, my car, is the last Shelby American Race Car. There are the early "Cooper Fords" (King Cobra) and the "King Cobras" from the Can Am as it should be.

The brief histories of the three cars is as follows"

Chassis #1 - Was the only King Cobra raced by Mr. Shelby in Can Am. This car was powered by an XE 351 Ford, Weslake heads, Eagle suspension etc. Chassis #1 wearing #55 was raced by Titus at Riverside (3 laps) and at Las Vegas (DNS). #1 was the yellow car shown in these posts. It went off track in Vegas and was never used again and was stripped of parts and Destroyed by Mr. Titus. As a Can Am car the King Cobra was only liveried in yellow. P.S. Titus bought the wreck for $1.00


Chassis #2 Was purchased by Mr. Koslosky, then developed for racing in SCCA events. The car finally got some development time using Chevrolet power and was a successful car in the North West. Skeeter drove the car but I do not believe it ever took a Can Am grid. (I will ask Mr. Koslsky if you are interested) The only livery for the car as it raced in SCCA with Skeeter was white as shown with # 45 on it. Later it changed hands and ended up, again, in the North West and was vintage raced with different livery, first white and then as shown in this post, Gold and Dark Green. The car was crashed in the late 1980's with heavy damage to the front. It was rebuilt using my #3 as a guide for the tub, lengthened about 10 inches to fit the owner who was quite tall. The car is now in a private museum. I believe that as a SCCA race car it was only liveried in white then as a vintage car in gold and green.

Chassis #3 Was purchased by Mr. Koslosky for use if #2 was ever crashed, which it was not. The unused, unfinished #3 sat for about 20 years with him and then another 20 years with the man I purchased it from. I have the NOS tub, original XE 351 Ford block, Weslake heads, original spares from Mr. Koslosky and a number of parts from #1. Recently I found the original doors and nose ducting from #1 which will be used on my car. I intend on finishing my car yellow as #1 was finished with possibly #57 on it --- #55 #56 #57 for the last three chassis.

I will figure out the photo posting for decal location on the two cars that raced back in the day - yellow #1 and white #2.

P.S. At the front edge of the windshield on #1, between the duct openings there is a cobra decal (look at the photo, I over looked it for two years!) and on the rear centered under the air dam between the tail lights. ( the only cobra/shelby identification on the car)

Thanks, Steve

[Joe Mig]

Wow Steve ; Thanks for the history lesson and good luck with your project. I know you will make some new friends here,
Joe

[ravajack]

For those who haven't seen it:
Jaw-dropping slot car version of the #55 Shelby King Cobra by a German gentleman here:



More pics of this stunning beauty can be found here and here.

[Horsepower]

Bertil- How can anyone possibly make gauges with numbers and lines that small?

[Quickcars]

Bertil,

That was one of the pictures that inspired me. My cars don't come close but they do look pretty decent considering my lack of skills in cutting, painting and detailing . I've got to finish the driver/interior on the red one and redo the wheels on the yellow one.

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The yellow one is mounted on a K&B sidewinder chassis and the red king is mounted on a Carrera 1/24 chassis with a slot.it boxer motor. I'm still debating on whether or not to cut out the intake detail and put in some "stacks"...

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[Quickcars]

Just in case, who sells decent recent "stacks" for this project?

[Quickcars]

A little more work done on the Kings...

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A little closer to what I wanted. Still wish I had picked the right "yellow". Oh well...

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[steve j]

Hi,

Here is a try!


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Mr. Shelby with #3 for the autograph.

[Quickcars]

Hi Steve,

I can't see the pic

[typo156]

As for the stacks get a hold of Trevor at, Trevor Taylor <kurzheck@yahoo.ca> Trevor has various sizes and he's cool. Tell him Patrick sent you.

Patrick

[Quickcars]

Thanks Patrick, I'll check him out regarding the "stacks". I really like the way these look on the german versions of this car.

Regards,

[Quickcars]

Hey Steve J.

Are you going to try a post that picture again? Dying to see it...

[steve j]

hi,

Have been out a few days but I will try again, can't be that big of a mystry and if all else fails I will have my kids do it! I will devote the time tomorrow! thanks for your understanding!

Steve