Xinef and Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupé: Legend
Added 2025-09-30 19:57:49 +0000 UTCOnly six examples of the original Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupé were ever built. In 1965, the Shelby Cobra Daytona became the first American car to win the prestigious FIA World Sportscar Championship. As you probably know, the Daytona was created by Shelby designer Peter Brock, who grafted an extremely aerodynamic fastback body onto the Cobra chassis. The reason was simple: they needed a car with a higher top speed and better stability to compete with the Ferrari 250 GTO, which was significantly faster on the long Mulsanne straight at Le Mans. And it's called the Daytona because this car won its class in the famous endurance race in Daytona, Florida, in 1965.
