''The Snake and the Stallion'', also known as ''Cobra Ferrari Wars'', documents the legendary rivalry between Texas chicken farmer turned American car producer
Carroll Shelby
Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. Shelby is best known for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, which he modified duri ...
and the Italian automotive entrepreneur
Enzo Ferrari
Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari (; 20 February 1898 – 14 August 1988) was an Italians, Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur, the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari ...
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on Monday 17 June 2002 and was subsequently released on DVD. A remastered collector's edition of the film was released on DVD in 2008.
Richard Symons's documentary recounts the origins and rise to racing history of the
, the car requested by Carroll Shelby. The film details the history of the Cobra and Carroll Shelby's racing career from its humble beginnings to the 1959 victory at the
at the wheel of an Aston Martin DBR1. The story goes on to explain Shelby's motivation to take on the might of
and AC of England (who were then manufacturing invalid carriages as well as sports cars) and why Carroll Shelby had to retire from racing.
Carroll Shelby was closely involved in the making of the documentary, stating "I spent a whole lot of time with Richard on this and he’s really nailed it. Got all the right people, from
. It’s a wonderful story and I’ve never seen anybody tell it better. I’m very proud to have been part of it."