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Shelby Daytona Coupe (1964)
Carroll Shelby had won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1959 with Roy Salvadori in an Aston Martin. Now, he wanted to win the event with his own car. Earlier racing Cobras had varied success, with the car’s aerodynamics holding it back from beating the slippery Ferrari 250 GTO. So, Shelby came up with the Daytona Coupe based on a standard chassis. Power came from a 385bhp version of the 289 engine and six cars were built.
At Le Mans in 1964, the Daytona Coupe ran well and won its GT class with Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant driving. They finished fourth overall in the race but an outright victory eluded Shelby.
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