Shelby Daytona Coupe
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The Shelby Daytona Coupe is a 1960s American racing sports car built to challenge Ferrari in international GT competition, renowned for its aerodynamic body and success in endurance racing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shelby Daytona Coupe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8540231 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shelby Daytona Coupe Context triple: [Carroll Shelby, designed, Shelby Daytona Coupe]
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A.
Shelby Cobra
The Shelby Cobra is an iconic 1960s Anglo-American sports car that combined a lightweight British AC roadster body with powerful Ford V8 engines, becoming one of the most celebrated performance cars in automotive history.
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B.
Ford GT40
The Ford GT40 is a legendary American racing car developed in the 1960s that famously ended Ferrari’s dominance by winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans four consecutive times from 1966 to 1969.
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C.
Pontiac GTO
The Pontiac GTO is a classic American muscle car, widely credited with popularizing the high-performance, V8-powered midsize coupe segment in the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
The Shelby Star
The Shelby Star is a local newspaper serving the community of Shelby and the surrounding area in North Carolina with news, sports, and community coverage.
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E.
Dodge Viper
The Dodge Viper is an American high-performance sports car famed for its massive V10 engine, raw driving dynamics, and iconic long-hood, two-seat design.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shelby Daytona Coupe Target entity description: The Shelby Daytona Coupe is a 1960s American racing sports car built to challenge Ferrari in international GT competition, renowned for its aerodynamic body and success in endurance racing.
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A.
Shelby Cobra
The Shelby Cobra is an iconic 1960s Anglo-American sports car that combined a lightweight British AC roadster body with powerful Ford V8 engines, becoming one of the most celebrated performance cars in automotive history.
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B.
Ford GT40
The Ford GT40 is a legendary American racing car developed in the 1960s that famously ended Ferrari’s dominance by winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans four consecutive times from 1966 to 1969.
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C.
Pontiac GTO
The Pontiac GTO is a classic American muscle car, widely credited with popularizing the high-performance, V8-powered midsize coupe segment in the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
The Shelby Star
The Shelby Star is a local newspaper serving the community of Shelby and the surrounding area in North Carolina with news, sports, and community coverage.
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E.
Dodge Viper
The Dodge Viper is an American high-performance sports car famed for its massive V10 engine, raw driving dynamics, and iconic long-hood, two-seat design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GT racing car
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grand tourer ⓘ racing sports car ⓘ |
| aerodynamicist | Peter Brock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | AC Cobra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyMaterial | aluminum ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | 2-door coupe ⓘ |
| bodyType | aerodynamic fastback coupe ⓘ |
| brakeType | disc brakes ⓘ |
| category | FIA GT class car ⓘ |
| championshipClass | GT class over 2.0 litres ⓘ |
| championshipWon | 1965 FIA International Championship for GT Manufacturers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chassisType | AC Cobra ladder-frame chassis ⓘ |
| collectibility | highly valuable historic race car ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedToCompeteWith | Ferrari 250 GTO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Peter Brock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement |
289 cubic inch V8
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4.7 L V8 ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | V8 engine ⓘ |
| engineManufacturer | Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontSuspension | independent with coil springs ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | carbureted V8 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | iconic American racing car of the 1960s ⓘ |
| inception | 1964 ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Shelby American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first American manufacturer to win FIA GT world championship ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aerodynamic efficiency
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success in endurance racing ⓘ |
| notableRace |
12 Hours of Sebring
NERFINISHED
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24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED ⓘ Daytona Continental 2000 km NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 6 ⓘ |
| powerOutput |
around 283 kW
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around 380 hp ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | international GT racing ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1964–1965 ⓘ |
| racingDebut | 1964 Daytona Continental ⓘ |
| rearSuspension | live axle with leaf springs ⓘ |
| successorInSpirit | Shelby Cobra-based continuation coupes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamPrincipal | Carroll Shelby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed |
over 190 mph
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over 300 km/h ⓘ |
| transmission | 4-speed manual ⓘ |
| weight |
approximately 1043 kg
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approximately 2300 lb ⓘ |
| wheelbase | about 90 inches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shelby Daytona Coupe Description of subject: The Shelby Daytona Coupe is a 1960s American racing sports car built to challenge Ferrari in international GT competition, renowned for its aerodynamic body and success in endurance racing.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.