Carroll Shelby's The Cobra Story Delage The Lotus Europa was Colin

The Lotus Europa was Colin Chapman and Lotus's first mid-engined road car

the book is a fascinating trip down memory lane

it became the dominant economic engine of American postwar prosperity

Driving for an underfunded BRM team very much in its twilight years and then being called up by Lotus at just the wrong time

TRS and Conrero race cars

Carroll Shelby's The Cobra Story Delage The Lotus Europa was ColinWhile still a relatively unknown driver Shelby envisioned what he figured would be an exciting and marketable automobile: a sports car in the light, responsive European tradition, but with a big American V8 up front. In 1962 his dream became a reality, the hottest thing on wheels. Book includes thrills, some spills and plenty of his own brand of earthy humor and personal insight. This is a 1974 reprint of the original book. The dust jacket is complete