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

The name Shelby is licensed from Shelby American, Inc.

Only matter what you got under the hood

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.

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

FYI - A Shelby Cobra is a British AC that Shelby used to make the Cobra automobiles. It's a very light two-seater. What you have is a Mustang Shelby, and Ford made a lot of them. I'm sure your is authentic. But it's still a Mustang in Cobra trim.

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.