May 11, 2012 3:11 PM | By Hugues Gonnot, MSN Autos
The cars of Carroll Shelby

Cobra 427 CSX3009 Essex Wire



Cobra 427 CSX3009 Essex Wire (© Photo: Neil Dimock)
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This particular Cobra is among the most successful Cobra racer cars of all times, winning several races between 1966 and the early '70s including Riverside and Daytona in 1966. It used to spit two-foot-long flames from its exhaust pipes, earning it the nickname Ollie the Dragon.

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