<< Prev Page 3 of 3 Shelby nevertheless ordered four new chassis from Cooper. The first was a customer car for Craig Lang, which was driven by MacDonald for three races. Al Holbert also took to the wheel of the bright orange machine but suffered a fiery crash. Few bits of the car remained and a brand new car was built, fitted with a sleek body penned by Pete Brock. Now known as the Lang Cooper, this very aerodynamic King Cobra was raced well into the 1965 by Ed Leslie.
While the latest Cobras brought Shelby his much desired international success, the domestic UssRC program had more than its fair share of problems. The low point was the untimely death of MacDonald at Indy. Still suffering injuries from his own accident and distraught by the news of MacDonald's passing, Holbert decided to quit racing at the spot. Later in the year, the team bounced back with Parnelli Jones scoring a repeat victory at the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix.
Soon after, Shelby turned all of his attention to Ford's ailing GT program, leaving the King Cobras to collect dust. The King Cobra name was used again several years later for a completely new Can-Am car, which failed to live up to the original's reputation. Raced by the works team for barely a season, the Cooper-based King Cobras have nevertheless earned their place in the late Carroll Shelby's rich legacy. << Prev Page 3 of 3
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Shelby nevertheless ordered four new chassis from Cooper. The first was a customer car for Craig Lang, which was driven by MacDonald for three races. Al Holbert also took to the wheel of the bright orange machine but suffered a fiery crash. Few bits of the car remained and a brand new car was built, fitted with a sleek body penned by Pete Brock. Now known as the Lang Cooper, this very aerodynamic King Cobra was raced well into the 1965 by Ed Leslie.