Shelby Daytona

The Shelby Daytona was a coupe based loosely on the Shelby Cobra roadster. It was built for auto racing, specifically to take on Ferrari in the GT class. Just six Daytona coupes were built in 1964 and 1965, with Shelby reassigned to the Ford GT40 project after that.

Racing success:

• 1964 12 Hours of Sebring (GT class win, Dave MacDonald /Bob Holbert )
• 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans (GT class win, Dan Gurney/Bob Bondurant)
• 1964 Tourist Trophy
• 1965 24 Hours of Daytona
• 1965 12 Hours of Sebring
• 1965 World Manufacturers Championship
• 1965 Italian Grand Prix at Monza (GT class win)
• 1965 German Grand Prix at Nürburgring (GT class win)
• 1965 French Grand Prix at Reims (GT class win)
• 1965 Enna (GT class win)
• 1965 24 land speed records at Bonneville