“When you’re going 185 mph, you’ve got to have confidence in your car,” legendary race driver Allen Grant told guests at Baume & Mercier’s exclusive… [Read More]The post Baume & Mercier Drives Partnership With Champion Capeland Shelby Cobra appeared first on Pursuitist.

“When you’re going 185 mph, you’ve got to have confidence in your car,” legendary race driver Allen Grant told guests at Baume & Mercier’s exclusive Shelby Cobra Capeland Dinner and Driving Experience at the Classic Car Club of Manhattan Tuesday night.  As attendees sipped bourbon cocktails, “raced” a simulated video course around New York landmarks, and dined on short ribs and lemon tartlets, Grant regaled with stories of his time as “part of the first and only American team to win a world championship” at the FIA (1965). The event celebrated the new Capeland Shelby Cobra while honoring the Shelby spirit of endurance with a new series of limited edition chronographs inspired by one of the most successful Cobras in history: CSX2128, the 289 Roadster built to conquer the grueling 1963 12 Hours of Sebring race — competing as number 15 — that made Carroll Shelby?s dreams of glory a reality.Baume & Mercier’s North American President Frederic Martel was on hand to discuss the Maison d’Horlogerie’s relatively new partnership with Carroll Shelby Inc.Last year’s [fi...