1962 Shelby Cobra 260 and 289 VS 1949 Ford
 
                        1962 Shelby Cobra 260 and 289
The AC Ace was a boring English sports car with a half-hearted Bristol engine. Carroll Shelby put the small-block Ford V8 in it and created a legend.
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                        1949 Ford
A true postwar design, the '49 Ford used a dramatically lower envelope body without running boards or fenders distinctly separate from the hood's sweep. Every other car would follow.
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