Carroll Shelby, as you may be aware, built a hell of a car. Here are six of them you might know about, and what we said about them at the time.

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1965 Shelby Mustang GT-350

"All in all, the GT-350 is pretty much a brute of a car. There's nothing subtle about it at all. Making the obvious comparison to the Shelby American Cobra, or even the 325-hp Sting Ray, the GT-350 seems more suited to the dropout than the serious scholar." — Road & Track, May 1965

1965 Cobra Daytona Coupe

"Shelby American had a winner in the Daytona Coupe, and this was demonstrated unmistakably the next month at Sebring. In the classic 12-hour race ... the Coupe led a 1-2-3 Cobra parade in the GT class and finished 4th overall behind three Ferrari prototypes and a full 40 miles ahead of the first Ferrari GTO."— Road & Track, October 1965

1965 Shelby Cobra 427

"There is nothing particularly treacherous about the Cobra's basic handling qualities, because it is a strictly neutral machine as far as oversteer and understeer are concerned. However, the whole question is somewhat academic because if you are feathering it through an 80-mph bend and start sticking your foot in it, you know what happens when 480 lb-ft or a multiple thereof hits the rear wheels." — Road & Track Classic Road Test, July 1974

1968 Shelby GT500KR

"The KR engine is Ford's 428-cid Cobra Jet, and it's some engine. The original 428, which made a wonderful boat anchor, has been improved almost beyond measurement with the cylinder heads and manifolds from the 427 racing engine. It's big and strong, and very highly tuned. At 6000 rpm, the Cobra Jet will pull a semi-trailer up Pikes Peak. At less than 2000, it wouldn't pull the petals off a daisy." — Car Life, October 1968

1986 Shelby GLH-S

"From a literal point of view, the Shelby GLH-S is an Omni; so if you want to dwell on the shortcomings of the basic car, be that way. But be forewarned that the Shelby is to Omni as the GT-350 was to Mustang. The GLH-S is the embodiment of Carroll's philosophy—a good thing made better." — Road & Track, June 1986

2002 Shelby Series 1

"We've driven Series 1s a couple of times, but considered them very much works in progress rather than conventionally completed automotive products. Come to think of it, what with the very nature of hand-built limited production, this most recent example might still be considered a work in progress—but one helluva work and a lot of progress." — Road & Track, December 2002

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