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Don Johnston:
Not familia with all the history and corporate politics, but did the AC 428 Frua come later develop AC project with any connection to these Ghia projects?
557:
Tail is too long.
shelbydoug:
--- Quote from: 557 on November 08, 2021, 01:21:29 AM ---Tail is too long.
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From one rear perspective it resembles the Triumph Stag.
Richstang:
--- Quote from: HistoryBuff on November 07, 2021, 10:26:40 PM ---I think there were two of them because I have seen pictures of two headlight treatments. One was dark blue with a saddle tan interior.The question is if Shelby placed the order with Ghia why was there no subsequent publicity? The answer might be that DeTomaso, his erstwhile buddy, was buying Ghia and might have hoped Ford would order it, But then Shelby and DeTomaso soured on each other so Shelby didn't want to champion him. But contradicting that is the display of a Mangusta at Ford wearing the grille badge Shelby Mk.V so it's possible those two collaborated more than once how to get into Ford's pocketbook.
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This Ghia Cobra was noted as CSX3063 (mentioned in the first post)
I believe only one was made (why we only heard about one CSX number)
The different headlight treatment just might be the reflections off of the headlight covers.
There are not many photos of it.
HistoryBuff:
This subject comes and goes, this quote says there were two. His source? SAAC Registry. Does anyone have that magazine (Kit car?--can't read it) looks like quads to me. Maybe the registrars will recognize the SN...
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My SAAC Cobra Registry shows CSX 5001 & CSX 5002 as prototype MK III cars bodied as convertibles for Shelby by Ghia, Italy 3/7/66 with 7 litre engine.
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