yes
the big man himself, Caroll shelby, created the cobra. in the 1960s, he turned AC cars and mustangs into fire breathing road machines.
The 1965-1968 Shelby Mustangs were built by Caroll Shelby.Ford built the basic car, then shipped it to Shelby's factory for completion.Wikipedia has more details, including the 69-70 cars and later years.
Veda Caroll died on January 24, 1996, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
He's still alive
Joseph O. Shelby died in 1897.
Evan Shelby Alexander died in 1809.
Eli Shelby Hammond died in 1904.
David Davie Shelby died in 1914.
Isaac Shelby died on 1826-07-18.
Michael T. Shelby died in 2006.
Shelby Metcalf died on 2007-02-08.