Regular visitors to the annual Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will undoubtedly recognise many cars from previous editions but there also many rare unusual cars that they most, likely, will have not seen before. Certainly falling into that category in 2013 was this Shelby T-10 King Cobra Ford, which was built for the 1967 Can-Am championship. Designed by Len Terry, the Group 7 featured an unconventional suspension with a single transverse mounted spring front and rear, as well as a rare all-aluminium 351 Ford V8. Unfortunately, the T-10 King Cobra proved no match for the more powerful Chevrolet engined Lolas and McLarens and was only briefly raced. The example featured in our 21-shot gallery was the second chassis completed, which was raced by a private effort in 1968 and 1969. The current owner has had it completely restored to 1967 specification and even sourced the only surviving aluminium Ford V8. For those who missed it in 2013, they will have another opportunity in just over a week's time as it is once again on the entry list, in Group 2B.
To put the second incarnation of the King Cobra in perspective, we have also updated our article and gallery on the original Cooper T61M King Cobra, which was campaigned with considerable more success by Shelby in 1963 and 1964.
One of the late Carroll Shelby's successors, certainly in spirit, is John Hennessey, who specialises in improving existing models. Of late, he has also started producing complete cars and from 2015 will also offer the Venom F5. The F5 is a reference to the strongest tornados with winds of 261 - 318 mph, which is most certainly a reference to the machine's potential top speed. Although no concrete figures have been published, Hennessey suggests the Venom F5 will feature an engine capable of producing in excess of 1,400 bhp. A limited run of only 30 examples of this mighty machine will be available.

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1963 - 1964 Cooper T61M Shelby King Cobra - Images, Specifications and Information

1967 Shelby T-10 King Cobra Ford - Images, Specifications and Information

2015 Hennessey Venom F5 - Images, Specifications and Information