Cobra or Shelby... What's the difference?

Asked by Gail Nov 12, 2018 at 10:40 AM about the 2008 Ford Mustang

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I just want to know what the difference is between a Mustang Cobra and a
Shelby Mustang?

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F_O_R answered 6 years ago

The name Shelby is licensed from Shelby American, Inc.

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MAColon_pr1961 answered 5 years ago

Shelby is a special edition car designed by Carrol Shelby. Cobra is also a design developed by Ford Special Vehicle Team (SVT) Ford developed the Cobra badge and used it on a Mustang design. Booth have estetic and performance diferences.

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Guru9J8PNJ answered about a year ago

My 2008 Shelby GT 500 cobra has the SVT AND IS SIGNED ON THE VALVE COVER BY THE BUILDERS AND THE TAC LIGHTS UP SVT WHEN YOU HIT 3500 RPMS HAS SVT ON BOTTOM DOOR ROCKERS AND SVT ON THE CENTER CAPS AND HAS THE SNAKES 5.4 32VALVE SUPER CHARGED U MEAN ITS NOT A SHELBY COBRA SURE FOOLED ME LOL

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Guru9J6BZW answered about a year ago

The correct answer is a simple Google search away- Hey Google - "What year did the first Ford Mustang debut?" - 1964 Hey Google - "What year did the first Shelby Cobra debut?" - 1962 Ford has been using the Shelby name and Cobra badges for years as a marketing ploy to attract new buyers.

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