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Many people who know about the 1966 Shelby Cobra learned it from the movie "Gone in Sixty Seconds," about a man, played by Nicolas Cage, who had to steal several collector cars in a 24 hour period, or be killed by a ruthless gangster. But a real 1966 Shelby Cobra was sold a few years ago for more than $5 million, which was a record price for an American car sold at an auction.

The 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake is an 800 horsepower sports car, made by Carroll Shelby himself. He built them for his own personal use, and there were only two of them created. Shelby was present when the car was sold and said at the time that he built the car because he wanted the fastest, meanest car on the road. The 1966 Shelby is said to still be the fastest street legal car available, reportedly able to do 0-60 in just 3 seconds. The Shelby was a modified race car. In addition to its 800 horsepower, V8 engine, it had a 3 speed automatic transmission, instead of a manual transmission.

Shelby built other Cobras from 1962-1968, combining Ford V8 engines with lightweight British AC Ace bodies. This combination created some of the most sought after American cars ever produced. The Shelby Super Snake also sported two Paxton superchargers in the top of the line 427 cubic inch V8 which literally doubled the horsepower of a production 427 Cobra. These Cobra competition styled roadsters were made street legal by adding mufflers, bumpers and a couple of other safety items to the package.

The other Super Snake was originally sold to comedian Bill Cosby, who drove it once and then returned the car saying it was simply too fast. Cosby's Super Snake was eventually wrecked by another driver, who died in the mishap. The Shelby was totaled leaving the one sold at an auction as the only Super Snake on the planet. Experts consider the 1966 Shelby Cobra to be the epitome of high performance muscle cars.

Shelby started building Cobras in 1961 starting with the lightweight British Ace roadster and marrying it to Ford's 260-cid V8. He followed up with a stronger 289 tuning racing Cobras up to 380 hp. By 1965, Carroll Shelby had manufactured 655 small block Cobras, when he introduced a new version of the auto.

Shelby widened the steel multi tube frame and strengthened the coil set up to handle the Ford V8s better. The Ace roadster aluminum body was also altered into a more dynamic aerodynamic flare increasing speed output.

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Uganda faces world condemnation over Anti-gay bill

The Ugandan parliament is debating a bill advocating the death penalty for gays and prison sentences for those who fail to report gays to the authorities.

‘The Anti Homosexuality Bill, 2009’ calls for stricter anti-gay laws including life-term prison sentences for gay people. It also recommends the death penalty for those convicted of having gay sex with a minor or disabled person or while infected with HIV.

If passed, friends and family members of gay Ugandans who fail to report them to the government for prosecution will face up to three years in prison.

Citizens who promote or assist homosexuality could be incarcerated for up to seven years.

The proposal has received world-wide condemnation with The European Parliament calling on the Ugandan authorities to review their laws to decriminalise homosexuality.

Despite warnings from both the United Nations and World Health Organisation that Uganda risks losing the chance to host a permanent AIDS research organization if the bill is passed, Ugandan officials stress they will not bow to international pressure.

The measure was introduced by David Bahati, a Christian member of the ruling party, who believes it will curb HIV infections and safeguard the “traditional family”.

Last week the BBC were forced to apologise over an online debate related to the Uganda proposal titled “Should homosexuals be executed?”

Following a barrage of complaints and lobbying from the corporation’s LGBT society the BBC’s Have Your Say forums re-titled the debate “Should Uganda debate gay execution”. The discussion has since been closed.

The director of the BBC World Service, Peter Horrocks, has since apologized admitting "The original headline on our website was, in hindsight, too stark. We apologise for any offence it caused. But it's important that this does not detract from what is a crucial debate for Africans and the international community.”

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Cosby met his wife Camille Hanks while he was performing stand-up in Washington, D.C., in the early 1960s, and she was a student at the University of Maryland. They married on January 25, 1964, and had five children: daughters Erika Ranee, Erinn Chalene, Ensa Camille, and Evin Harrah, and son Ennis William.

KCCB kicks off beautification event at Cosby Elementary
Keep Cocke County Beautiful kicked off Cocke County's beautification campaign last Thursday morning at Cosby Elementary School. Shown from left are Chamber of Commerce Director of Operations Kandee Veridal, KCCB Chair Charlene Cureton, Cosby Elementary students Seth Arrowood, Olivia Ford, Maggey Moore, and Kaden Brown, Cosby Elementary Principal Nora Wilson, KCCB Board Members Linda Leslie, Gay ...

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