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Melbourne-based collector and sometimes racer Joe Calleja has shared some fascinating cars with us over the years and is remarkably relaxed about his Shelby Cobras. And yes, they’re real ones. However he is pretty excited about his latest acquisition, and takes up the story: “We had three Cobras when I bought this. The big block was sold to a fella in Brisbane – he did some work on it and ended up winning a concours with it. When we sold up we wanted to buy a Cobra we could race overseas and in a way it was a mistake!

“When I

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