VIDEO: Ken Miles Testing the Shelby Cobra

The Petersen Automotive Museum dug deep into its archives and has shared some vintage footage of Ken Miles testing the famed Shelby Cobra, including onboard footage from a practice run and a sportscar race at long-closed Riverside International Raceway.

Further along in the video, you can also catch clips of vintage stock cars turning laps at Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the calamitous start of the 1966 Indianapolis 500.

See all that and more in the video above.

By A.J. Hecht

A.J. Hecht is the managing editor of THE SHOP and host of the In Gear with THE SHOP podcast. Have an idea, a tip, or a question you’d like to see answered? Contact A.J. at ahecht@cahabamedia.com.