Ukubhiyozela iminyaka engama-50 yokungena kukaCobra kukhuphiswano lweFIA, iShelby America isungule uhlelo olukhethekileyo oluthembisa ukuchwayitisa iintliziyo ezininzi.
Kwakuyiminyaka engama-50 echanekileyo eyadlulayo apho iShelby Cobra yangeniswa okokuqala kukhuphiswano olwaluququzelelwa yiFIA, ngokuchanekileyo ngakumbi kuthotho lweU.S. Road Racing Championship. Ukusukela ngoko, impumelelo yezemidlalo iye yongezelela enye emva kwenye kwaye eyona nto ibalulekileyo "yemoto yezihlunu" eyakha yaphumelela indebe ye-FIA Manufacturers Championship kunyaka nje omnye kamva, ngo-1965.
Sele silazi lonke ibali, uShelby waba ngumqondiso wehlelo kwaye iCobra iseyimoto eyenza iintliziyo zincwine.
Ukubhiyozela kunye nokukhumbula ngeyona ndlela ilungileyo ngalo mhla, uShelby uya kuvelisa iiyunithi ezingama-50 zeFIA Shelby Cobra 289, imodeli enoxanduva lokuphumelela kwezemidlalo kunye nezorhwebo. Inani elincitshisiweyo kakhulu leeyunithi ezithembisa ukongeza ixabiso ngakumbi kwi-iconic ye-muscle yemoto, eyaziwa ngokuba yimfuno, ukupholisa kodwa kwangaxeshanye kuyanelisa kakhulu ukuqhuba.
Iiyunithi ezilinganiselweyo ze-50 ziya kusekelwa kwinombolo ye-chassis ye-CSX7000, eya kuchonga olu hlelo lukhethekileyo lwe-FIA Shelby Cobra 289. Ayilwanga nje ukubhiyozela iminyaka engama-50, kodwa nokuhlonipha abaqhubi abenze imbali kulawulo lwabo. Sithetha ngamagama afana noDan Gurney, uBob Bondurant kunye noPhil Hill.
Ngobuhle, olu hlelo lukhethekileyo lweFIA Shelby Cobra 289 luveliso olungqongqo lwemoto yexesha, ifumaneka kuphela kwiViking Blue kwaye inemigca yeFIA kumhlophe we-arctic. Le Shelby ikwafumana ingaphakathi langaphakathi kwisikhumba esimnyama, kunye neebheji ezininzi ezichonga le nguqulelo ikhethekileyo.
Ngaphandle, ukongeza kumavili anepeyinti yepeyinti yomgubo (iPowder Coating), kunokwenzeka ukuba ukhethe izinto ezimbini zomzimba weFIA Shelby Cobra 289. Inketho yokuqala ibandakanya umzimba ngokupheleleyo kwi-fiberglass, kwi-fiberglass. ixabiso le-94,995 $ kunye nolunye uguqulelo olunomzimba ngokupheleleyo kwi-aluminium, luya kunikwa i-expressive $ 159,995, e-United States.
Kubo bonke abanomdla, kungcono ukukhawuleza njengoko iyunithi yokuqala yayisele ithengisiwe ngoJanuwari, kwifandesi edumileyo yaseBarrett-Jackson. Ngoko ke iiyunithi eziseleyo kufuneka ukuba sele ziphelile, ukuba azikathengiswa zonke.
Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, ithuba elikhethekileyo lokufumana inxalenye yembali yomdyarho weemoto kunye neyona mpumelelo "yemoto yemisipha" yexesha layo.
