This book is going to be your best friend for as long as you’ll be flirting with Cobra’s, Hot-Rod’s, Kit cars and Replicas of any kind! All of the information in this valuable companion guide is presented in terms that are easy to understand. This is a comprehensive book packed with essential references and helpful tips for those who own a Cobra or plan to build one. This book, “Build Your Own Cobra,” is simple, and gives the information you need in the book itself and from Direct Interaction with fifty-plus websites available via the internet. A whole new world of information is at your disposal, including YouTube and manufacturers’ videos. The author, Phil Henny, is a former Shelby American employee who participated in the development and construction of Cobra’s and GT40′s. In 1967, he was a crew member of the Ford MKIV driven by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt, winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Phil has been building, buying, selling and racing cars for 50 years.AN INFORMATIVE AND ENJOYABLE COMPANION.The author Phil HennyPhil was born in 1943, in the village of Montagny près d’Yverdon in the French speaking region of Switzerland. In 1966, he joined the Shelby American racing team as a mechanic, in time to work on the 1967 Le Mans winning Ford MK IV driven by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt. His stories of the American racing scene and particularly the Shelby era are fascinating. There are scant few memoirs out there written by the men who turned the wrenches, and a number of these frankly have little of substance to say- not so with Phil Henny's book. With unparalleled access to the world of the great Carroll Shelby, Phil presents an engaging look at an incredible era in racing. To his credit, he doesn't gloss over any aspect of what he saw, either within or outside of Shelby's organization. His comments about drivers are particularly insightful. Fascinating and strongly recommended. They are hard-to-find books not generally available in the conventional book trade. Phil lives in Portland Oregon U.S.A.