Auteur: Richard J. Kopec

In 1966, Richard J. Kopec was crew chief for a 289 Cobra competition car that raced successfully in the Northeast and at the ARRC in Riverside, California. That experience was followed by three years in the Army including a year in Vietnam where he was a highly decorated combat infantry officer. After his military service, Richard attended college earning a degree in Special Education. In 1975 he was a founder of the Shelby American Automobile Club. Richard became editor of the club »s magazine in 1979, a position he still holds today. He has authored several books on Cobras and Shelby cars, edited ten Shelby/Cobra Registries, and written hundreds of articles on these legendary cars. Richard restored and vintage raced a GT350 R-Model for 18 consecutive years. He resides in Sharon, CT.