Sherry MacDonald with Shelby King Cobra CM/1/63 car owner Bill Hartman on their way to the track for parade lap at Bob
Bondurant's 80th birthday celebration at his track in Arizona. This is the King Cobra that Dave MacDonald drove to victory
in the two biggest and richest road races in America - The LA Times Grand Prix and the Monterey Pacific Grand Prix. Doug
MacDonald's beautiful #00 Corvette Grand Sport is behind them and to the left is Dave MacDonald's 1955 gypsy red Corvette
- his first of 12 Corvettes he would own. (October 2013)

Kirra MacDonald (Dave's grandaughter) sits in the beautifully restored CM/1/63

L-R Bill Hartman wirh Sherry and Rich

Bill Hartman takes Sherry MacDonald on the parade lap. Sherry loved being in the King Cobra again

Three of Dave MacDonald's grandkids pose with King Cobra CM/1/63. Car owners Bill & Evelyn Hartman brought this spec-
tacular car to the 2012 Shelby-Ford-Cobra 50yr Anniversary. This special event was held at the Wally Parks NHRA Motor-
sports Museum at the Pomona Fairgrounds in California. L-R Trevor, Kirra & Cheyne

Kirra

Cheyne

Dave's granddaughter Erikka

Trevor

Dave's son Rich with CM/1/63

Rich's wife Lisa

King Cobra owner Bill Hartman takes Rich for a spin at the Shelby Reunion. The car is VERY LOUD!

Last time Rich was in this King Cobra was in 1963 after his dad won the LA Times Grand Prix. Photo Dave Friedman

Bill & Evelyn Hartman also displayed this beautifully restored gem at the 2010 Legends of Riverside event held at Riverside
International Automotive Museum. Dave MacDonald was an honoree at this event. Dave drove this very valuable Shelby
King Cobra to impressive victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & Monterey Pacific Grand Prix in 1963. Rich stands nearby.

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

More photos of CM/1/63 from the 2010 Legends of Riverside event

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Sherry MacDonald in the same seat she occupied 47 years ago!

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

It was back in 1963 right after Dave had won the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix.

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Sherry poses with racing great - and good friend - Bob Bondurant

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Dave's granddaughter Erikka Moreno.

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Sherry MacDonald (R) and 1960's trophy queen Marilyn Fox pose for photos in the King Cobra.

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Marilyn Fox and Dave MacDonald in vintage 1964 Shelby American photo op

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Rich and Dave's nephew Travis Brown. Travis' father was a Corvettes mechanic for Dave in 1961.

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Below: Dave's brother Doug sits in the King Cobra at a Monterey Historics event in 2007

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Bill & Evelyn's display their original King Cobra at Pebble Beach in 2011

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

And yes Bill does do a little historics racing in this beauty. This is Monterey 2007

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Awards CM/1/63 has won recently. Below is the prestigious Presidents Cup award received at the 2010 Rolex Monterey
Motorsports Reunion. The award is presented to the entrant whose car has historical significance to Mazda Raceway Laguna
Seca and was bestowed on Shelby King Cobra CM/1/63.

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Scale models of King Cobra CM/1/63. Below is how it looked in its maiden voyage 9/28/63 in Pacific Northwest GP at Kent.
After Kent it was painted viking blue.

Dave MacDonald in King Cobra CM/1/63 wearing his famous Cobra helmet

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Fully restored Shelby King Cobra Dave MacDonald drove to victories in the LA Times Grand Prix & the Pacific Grand Prix in 1963

Another Dave MacDonald King Cobra CM/1/63 slot car, this one manufactured by Monogram

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Courtesy of Monogram.com

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Beautiful King Cobra graphic courtesy of Carnut.com

Dave MacDonald and the Shelby King Cobra

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