{"id":490466,"date":"2009-01-01T13:30:42","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T13:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=48885"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:25:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:25:28","slug":"shel-and-ken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/shel-and-ken\/","title":{"rendered":"Shel and Ken"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the most successful relationships in motor sports during the sixties was between Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles. It resulted in transforming Cobras into world-class automobiles, not only on tracks, but also on roads.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/ArtEvans.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-559804 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/ArtEvans.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/ArtEvans.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/ArtEvans-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/ArtEvans-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/ArtEvans-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>The relationship between the two was not just a business one, it was also very personal. Ken, as is well known, lost his life in 1966. 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