{"id":496458,"date":"2017-04-01T03:59:29","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T10:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=43443"},"modified":"2024-12-27T12:58:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:58:53","slug":"bound-by-fate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/bound-by-fate\/","title":{"rendered":"1967 Shelby King Cobra Can-Am &#8211; Bound by Fate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h1>1967 Shelby King Cobra Can-Am<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you were Carroll Shelby, 1966 was a pretty good year. Coming off his Cobras winning the 1965 FIA GT championship, Shelby took over command of Ford\u2019s struggling GT40 program and in 1966 finally handed Henry Ford II the 24 Hours of Le Mans victory he and the Blue Oval so badly desired. Back at home, not only was Shelby American producing a stream of 427 Cobras, but demand for the Shelby GT350 was so strong that Shelby had to move to larger facilities in order to accommodate all the production. For all intents and purposes, Carroll Shelby was on top of the automotive world and could do no wrong. Which is usually the point where things start flying off the rails.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ever the businessman, as well as the racer, Shelby couldn\u2019t help but notice the increasing notoriety and prize money being thrown at the SCCA\u2019s newly formed Canadian-American Challenge Cup Series (Can-Am). With significant prize and appearance money made possible by title sponsor Johnson Wax, the Can-Am almost instantly became one of the world\u2019s richest racing series. With this lucrative race series literally in his backyard, and with Ford literally pouring buckets of money in the front door of Shelby American for both its race and road cars, how could Shelby not field an entry? So Shelby approached Ford about throwing in some extra budget for a two-car Can-Am effort for the 1967 season. With Shelby\u2019s recent results and racing pedigree, how could Ford say no? While Ford did agree to back Shelby\u2019s effort, the Blue Oval did surprise Ol\u2019 Shel in that not only did they fund Shelby\u2019s Can-Am project, they also funded a competing project from cross-country rivals Holman-Moody.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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