{"id":37702,"date":"2017-03-22T06:15:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T13:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=37702"},"modified":"2017-03-22T06:11:04","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T13:11:04","slug":"repair-or-replace-62-shelby-cobra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/repair-or-replace-62-shelby-cobra\/","title":{"rendered":"Repair or Replace: &#8217;62 Shelby Cobra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-37702-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/Image-1.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;37703&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Repair or Replace: \\u0026#8217;62 Shelby Cobra&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Repair or Replace: \\u0026#039;62 Shelby Cobra&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Click Here to Begin Slideshow\\n\\nThe time was 1961, and Carroll Shelby was a few years shy of 40 years old. He wanted a new racecar, and he was willing to search the world over for just the right body. Carroll wasn\\u2019t looking to build your typical racecar; he wanted something that could run with the Chevrolet Corvette and win on the weekends. That\\u2019s when he contacted a British automotive company named AC Cars. The automotive manufacturer had a body that Carroll felt would work. The British manufacturer agreed to send Carroll their car under one stipulation: Carroll Shelby needed to locate a motor that was worthy of its engine bay. \\n\\nCarroll Shelby\\u2019s first stop was G.M., to ask if they\\u2019d be interested in building an additional car aside from the Corvette. G.M. said no. Other manufacturers wanted to compete with Chevy at the time as well, but weren\\u2019t willing to reach into their pocketbooks to beat the Corvette. Chevrolet had said thanks, but no thanks, and Mr. Shelby needed a different plan.\\n\\nHis next move was over to Ford Motor Company. Ford is one of G.M.\\u2019s biggest competitors. As luck would have it, Ford had a new high-performance motor they were chomping at the bit to test, and they were interested in Carroll\\u2019s idea. Ford agreed to give Carroll two engines for the AC Cobra. History has proven that was a great move for their company.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-20-at-12.38.52-PM.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;37705&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Shelby Name Today&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Repair or Replace: \\u0026#039;62 Shelby Cobra&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Today you can find the Shelby nameplate on Ford vehicles all over the globe. Beginning back in the early 1960\\u2019s Carroll Shelby has had his share of success both on and off of the racetrack. That success has flowed over to the vehicles that display his famous signature. Whether it\\u2019s the Mustang or an early AC Cobra, the Shelby name means performance. What does it cost to buy a vintage AC Cobra? About a million dollars, if you\\u2019ve got that kind of money lying around! How about having a replica built \\u0026#8211; how much would that cost? After doing some research online, it looks like around $50k. Be aware, though, that not all kit cars are created equal! Still, that\\u2019s a far cry from a million dollars, wouldn\\u2019t you say?&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-20-at-12.40.00-PM.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;37706&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;1962 Fun Facts from the Past&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Repair or Replace: \\u0026#039;62 Shelby Cobra&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;F.Y.I. A gallon of gasoline cost you 28 cents in 1962.\\n\\nLiving in 1962: The average yearly income was just over $4,200 dollars.\\n\\nIn the Movies 1962: \\u201cTo Kill a Mockingbird\\u201d was one of the most popular movies of the year.\\n\\nBillboard Charts 1962: \\u201cHey Baby!\\u201d by Bruce Channel stood at the top of the Billboard Charts in March of 1962.\\n\\nFact: Unemployment in America in 1962 was 5%.\\n\\n1962 College Basketball Champs: Cincinnati Bearcats\\n\\nMiss America 1962: Maria Fletcher&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-20-at-12.37.48-PM.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;37704&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Repair or Replace&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Repair or Replace: \\u0026#039;62 Shelby Cobra&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;AC Cobra\\nOnline Pricing: $750,000+\\n Quick Look Paint:\\n\\u2756\\tFenders x2-\\n\\u2756\\tDoors x2-\\n\\u2756\\tRockers x2-\\n\\u2756\\tHood-\\n\\u2756\\tDecklid-\\n\\u2756\\tRear Body Panel-\\n\\u2756\\tRacing Stripes\\n\\u2756\\tAdd for jams on all parts-\\n\\u2756\\tUndercoating-\\n\\u2756\\tMisc-$$$$-\\n\\u2756\\tMaterials-\\n        =_________________________________________\\n                 (Paint) Labor and Materials- $5k\\n\\nQuick Look Body:\\n\\u2756\\tBody (Glass, Trim, Interior, Exterior,)- $3k+\\n\\u2756\\t150 hrs repair at $100 a billable hr. (including prime and block).\\n        =___________________________________________\\n                  (Body)-Labor and materials- $15k\\n                  \\nQuick Look Total:   (Body, Paint, Parts, Material, Etc.) = $20K&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Whether it\u2019s the Mustang or an early AC Cobra, the Shelby name means performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":37703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3697,3470,4879],"tags":[4538,43,4892,41,1012,4144,4888],"class_list":["post-37702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-galleries","category-news","category-slideshow","tag-chase-clute","tag-ford","tag-galleries","tag-news","tag-shelby","tag-repair-or-replace","tag-slideshow"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Image-1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-9O6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37702"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37707,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37702\/revisions\/37707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}