See more ideas about shelby daytona, coupe and ford gt. Shelby cobra daytona coupe by rinsey mills, 9781907085420, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. And it is perhaps one of the rarest vehicles ever to be produced by shelby with only one in existence that was finally finished years after it was. It was a unique car for its time, that unfortunately was a victim of circumstance, the ebb and flow of racing, and time. A legal battle ensued and ownership of this extremely valuable car was tied up in. According to the legend, the car was powered by an ironblock 427 with aluminum. This factory five 1965 cobra daytona coupe was purchased by the seller in 2007 and underwent a thorough assembly and sorting process that was ultimately completed in 20.
A98 ac, csb 3054 the unborn 427, and csx 3055 willmentghia. These small block cobra daytona coupes performed particularly well that year, motivating ford to assist. History of 427 cobra and shelby american photos and video. It is related to the shelby cobra roadster, loosely based on its. The brock coupe also known as superformance coupe or superformance shelby daytona coupe is the only licensed continuation of the original shelby daytona coupe racing cars of the 1960s. But a replica cobra is a pretty tainted thing since. The specific car covered in detail in this book, csx2300, took part in five. But i wouldnt categorize it in the replica category for cobras either. The car pictured csx2287 was actually the only daytona cobra fully built in america. Shelby himself decided america needed a sports coupe that could compete. Shelby cobra daytona type 65 coupe 12 17 16 youtube. This book was written by peter brock at the request of mecum auctions so mecum could provide the book to vip bidders not all registered bidders at both their 2009 indy auction and the 2009 monterey auction where carroll shelbys 1965 daytona cobra coupe csx.
This book by rinsey mills tells the fascinating history of csx2300 which took part in five championship rounds one in 1964, four in 1965 and. Shelby cobra daytona coupe tells the fascinating history of the daytona coupe. Daytona coupe kits daytona coupe replica kits, bodies and parts. In october 1963, shelby put pete brock to work on a coupe body for the 289 cobra. Like the ac cobra, the daytona coupes rear axles were substantially beefed up to withstand the extra torque fed from the 4. Shelby daytona coupe the 1965 world sportscar champion posted by nsm insurance group on friday, february, 2015 in 1960s, articles, car collector magazine, daytona, ford, shelby american dominance in international sports car racing is a transitory and. I am developing a daytona coupe replica which uses a bmw 3series as a donor car. Normal 0 cobra daytona coupe manufactured by superformance this is number 65 of 150 made. That machine, the 1964 shelby cobra daytona coupe, was the brainchild of designer peter brock. To honor the potential greatness of the bigblock coupe, shelby american is set to build six total 427equipped daytona coupes, which is the same number of smallblock coupes originally built. Shelby distribution launches csx 9000 series cobra daytona. Rinsey mills has owned ac sports cars, both prewar and postwar, for forty years. Last month the topic of my musings was a special and important prototype ford gt40 that had evolved into a rather pedestrian and ordinary state after a. The real story behind the 1965 shelby cobra daytona 427.
See good deals, great deals and more on a coupes in daytona beach, fl. In 1964 carroll shelby took the 289 cobra to the next level of competition. Behind the wheel of a legend would you rather have the cobra daytona over a ferrari 250. The shelby daytona coupe is the car that did it, the hulking shark of a race car designed specifically to achieve a higher top speed than was possible with the cobra roadster. One of shelbys trusted fabricators, john ohlsen, who installed the 390 ci ford in csx2286, confirmed this fact in the book daytona cobra. The car has a front midengine, rearwheel drive layout, with a 55r45f weight distribution the body was designed by pete brock who designed the original race cars and a chassis designed by bob negstad. Cobra daytona coupe superformance cobra daytona coupe by superformance. This is how it looked in 2001 when it was pulled from the storage unit. Kirkham classics 427 ci daytona coupe reincarnation magazine. It comes in hardcover in a large format and has hundreds of never before.
But this book tells in detail the story of one car primarily, cobra daytona csx2300, one of just six original coupes produced by shelby and one. This book is about the team effort that built a car that could challenge and beat the worlds. Years later, i am still enthralled by the detailed and superb written detail and photos in this book. Likewise, their history book, daytona cobra coupes, remains hard to find and to afford. Winner of the 1965 world manufacturers championship in the gt class, beating ferrari. Driven by bob bondurant to victory at le mans in 1965, the shelby cobra daytona also referred to as the daytona coupe was based on the fia shelby cobra roadster chassis. In 1964 carroll shelby askd renowned fabricator john ohlsen to lengthen the chassis of one of the original 6 daytona coupes csx2286 to accept a. The book shelby cobra daytona coupe, the autobiography of csx2300 by rinsey mills, is inevitably a huge and fascinating tome and the. The shelby daytona cobra coupes extraordinary story includes beating ferrari, bursting up in flames, and spending three decades in a storage unit. In 1964 carroll shelby askd renowned fabricator john ohlsen to lengthen the chassis of one of the original 6 daytona coupes csx2286 to accept a nascar inspired 427 big block. Just six daytona coupes were built in 1964 and1965, with.
November 4, 2015 the historic vehicle association hva announced today that the 1964 shelby cobra daytona coupe serial number csx2287 was the featured car at the shell exhibit at the 2015 sema show. Kit car magazine may 1989 the specialty car cars, automobiles, gauge buyers guide, vette fever, kit car pioneers profiled, daytona cobra coupe and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. On february 16th, the prototype coupe made its racing debut at the daytona 2000 km race. Joey logano drives the snapon factory five daytona coupe from the ground up duration. The story of the shelby cobra daytona told by pete brock. Shelby cobra daytona coupe the autobiography of csx2300.
Historic shelby cobra daytona coupe kicks off 2015 sema. The only coupe that was built entirely at the shelby american race shop in venice, california. These replicas feature a tube frame chassis and fiberglass body, and this one. It is written by, and most of the photos in this book were taken by, pete brock, the designer and father of the daytona coupe.
Shelby daytona classics for sale classics on autotrader. It was clear the cobras, however, that even with a bigger 289ci v8 the cars were no match for ferraris gto on the highspeed circuits of europe. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. From then on the car was referred to as the cobra daytona coupe. Piloted by dave macdonald and bob holbert, the cobra saw a debut victory denied by a pit fire. Carroll shelby of acshelby cobra fame, appoints his designer, peter brock designer of the corvette stingray to create an aerodynamic coupe body for the acshelby cobra so that they could challenge ferrari on the high speed circuits such as daytona and le mans. Comparing this car to a daytona coupe is like comparing a british spitfire fighter to. Csx 2287 was built from the frame that remained of a wrecked cobra, bodied and massaged into what we all know as the daytona cobra coupe as we covered here in our piece on peter brock, the cars designer. Shelby daytona coupe the 1965 world sportscar champion. The car bondurant refers to was the shelby cobra daytona coupe that won the 1965 fia gt manufacturers championship. An experimental coupe body designed by pete brock was built on an existing cobra chassis, immediately increasing its top speed by 25 mph.
Kyosho 118 shelby cobra 427sc gray with white line ks08045grw model car. That this was accomplished by a group of california hotrodders made the feat even more inspiring. Last month the topic of my musings was a special and important prototype ford gt40 that had evolved into a rather pedestrian and ordinary state after a long life as an active racing car. And so, the type 65, or 1965 shelby cobra daytona 427 super coupe, was born. The other five were all sent as frames to italy, where the body work was completed. The chassis is beautifully made using round tubing all around.
Convinced the super coupe would exceed 215 miles per hour at lemans, this prototype is the only 427 cobra daytona coupe ever to exist. Following the successful campaign of the small block cobra daytona coupes in 1964, shelbys director of special projects peter brock penned the new aerodynamic coachwork to the larger mkii 427 chassis. Discussion in general automotive discussion started. The shelby cobra daytona coupe chassis number csx2287 is nationally significant based on four criteria. Superformance shelby cobra daytona coupe for sale car. The new model will be allocated csx9000 series chassis numbers and will come complete. Irvine, ca the longawaited new csx 9000 series shelby cobra daytona coupe mkii with a number of improvements, upgrades and new features has arrived in the usa. The original daytona coupe was a race car based loosely on the ac cobra roadster that was produced in an extremely limited run of just six cars during the 1960s.
The book kicks off with the cobra roadsters, and their shortfalls in european. In 2012, we had the opportunity to interview legendary automotive designer peter brock and discuss the making of the shelby cobra daytona coupe, while taking a cruise in brocks own replica car built by superformance in south africa. And in the case of the coupe, fords own gt40 racing program was taking off so the effort was abandoned. Daytona cobra coupes was written by pete brock, an employee of carroll shelby in the early 60s, and the designer and champion of the daytona cobra coupes. It comes in hardcover in a large format and has hundreds of never before released historic pictures of the cobra daytona coupe, during its development and relatively short, but extremely impressive racing career. Factory five 1965 cobra daytona coupe replica for sale on. In 1964, he began work on the 19641965 shelby daytona coupe, a car that would solve the 1963 shelby cobras issues with aerodynamic drag, which limited its top speed on the 3mile long mulsanne.
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