December 1-6, 1963 - The Shelby American take their red hot King Cobra's to the Bahamas to run the Nassau Speed Weeks.

Shelby American press release heading into the 1963 Nassau Speed Weeks

L-R: Peyton Cramer, Cecil Bowman, Dave & Sherry MacDonald, Craig Lang and Red Pierce arrive early and relax before the races

Dave MacDonald ran three races that week - The Nassau Governors Trophy race - Nassau Texas Classic & Nassau Trophy

Dave and the crew trying to work out the many kinks the King Cobras had that week

Race time and Dave's wife Sherry helps Shelby's crew by tracking driver lap times

Driver's run to their cars in the LeMans style start for the Governors Trophy race

Sherry MacDonald watches as Dave is off to a nice start

Dave getting in King Cobra #97 later in the week in the Nassau Classic race. Photos Dave Friedman

The cars had major problems this week but Holbert & MacDonald did manage to place 2nd & 4th respectively in the Texas Classic

Article recapping the Governor's Trophy race with AJ Foyt race winner

Photo of Dick Thompson's Grand Sport - Chevrolet Corvette's had a remarkable showing at the 63 Nassau Speed Weeks

Trophy Dave won from Nassau Speed Weeks - 4th place in the Nassau Texas Classic