The Tamiya “King Cobra” is actually a “DeTomaso Sport 5000 Spider (Fantuzzi)” and is not affiliated with the Shelby “King Cobra” like the name suggests. The link between the DeTomaso and Shelby was created by the Tamiya slot car and because of rumours that Shelby wanted to buy some of the cars. The design of the original was by Peter Brock, Shelby Engineer, who delivered something similar in design to the 1964 “Lang-Cooper”, a special Version of the King Cobra.
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