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Up For Auction / Re: 6S2138 on Craigslist
« on: November 14, 2020, 02:32:01 PM »
Sounds like the buyer did well with this being yesterday’s sale at 176k: https://www.mecum.com/lots/LN1120-422502/1966-shelby-gt350h-fastback/

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I remember picking up my then girlfriend, now wife, 15 years ago at Columbus airport arrivals in my ‘67 GT500. A very pleasant lady screamed “buy a muffler kid” in my window as I pulled up. Still makes me smile.

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I like to wedge my drink in between the curved back of the passenger seat, the transmission tunnel, and the trunk upright panel in the Cobras. No coffee spills in a few thousand miles of Cobra tours with this amazing built-in cup holder. I’m sure the engineers at AC designed this location for my 16 ounce latte.

Unfortunately, the Ford designers were a step behind and probably figured that we’d be too busy shifting gears or something.  I’m relegated to holding the cup awkwardly between my legs in the GT350’s. When I got pulled over last month for a little too much stoplight action piloting 6s754 against my wife driving 6s322, my coffee was stationed in precisely that location. The cop was staring at my coffee, or at least I hope that is what he was looking at!  Whatever he was looking at, he dismissed us after a couple words of dissatisfaction regarding our antics.

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CSX 2000 Series / Re: Early CSX2xxx road test ID ?
« on: October 29, 2020, 05:37:10 PM »
Can you post an image or a link to it?

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Up For Auction / Re: 6S1341 - On Bring A Trailer
« on: October 26, 2020, 02:31:41 PM »
Some enjoy the restoration route, whether doing a substantial amount of the work themselves or acting as the general contractor.  Some don't look at is as an investment or financial move, and do it solely for the love of the car and the work.  We can be thankful for many of the restored cars that we have bought and enjoyed, as these individuals who are not money or time motivated brought them to us in the way that we enjoy them, as already restored cars.

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Love that car.  Great that you get it out so often!

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CSX 2000 Series / Re: Can anyone identify?
« on: September 25, 2020, 04:17:50 PM »
Looks pretty authentic from these pics with very limited detail.

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Up For Auction / Re: Alumimum-bodied CSX4343 on BaT
« on: August 18, 2020, 08:50:44 PM »
Every Cobra tour that I’ve had the privilege of partaking in has involved plenty of liquid sunshine.  It keeps the dust down, right?

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Up For Auction / Re: Alumimum-bodied CSX4343 on BaT
« on: August 18, 2020, 05:44:17 PM »
Polarized shades my friends!  8)

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1966 Shelby GT350/GT350H / Re: What is it about the 66 GT350
« on: August 18, 2020, 05:43:24 PM »
1966 below aprox 1,000 is the high watermark. The ones with over-ride traction bars and either factory or owner lowered A arms along with Konis gives you all the BP winning chassis advantages. The engine continues the performance upgrades of the 65. The rear 1/4 windows set it apart from pedestrian Mustang grocery getters. As soon as you get to 1967 the cars start to be heavier and more of a styling exercise than performance road racers. By the time Ford was building them in 1968 they were only heavy expensive restyled Mustangs with nothing different in the drivetrain that you couldn't order on any Mustang. Which explains the rapid demise of GT350 and GT500 once Ford took them over.

I agree, and continue to find that the market doesn't seem to recognize cars 253 through approximately 1000 as including more desirable features that 98SVT mentions through different valuation to be interesting.

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Up For Auction / Alumimum-bodied CSX4343 on BaT
« on: August 17, 2020, 08:23:51 PM »
This Shelby Cobra is a CSX4000 continuation model that is one of 40 examples built to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Shelby American, Inc. The car was completed on July 5, 2005 at Shelby American in Las Vegas, Nevada and features a polished aluminum body with brushed racing stripes. Power comes from an all-aluminum Shelby 427 FE stroker V8 equipped with dual Holley four-barrel carburetors and backed by a Toploader four-speed manual transmission. Other details include side pipes, a chrome roll hoop, a glovebox door signed by Carroll Shelby, and more. The seller acquired the car in 2019 from the widow of its original owner, and has since replaced the battery and performed a fluid service. This 40th Anniversary CSX4000 shows 1,800 miles and is offered by the seller on behalf of his co-owner in Virginia with a Statement of Origin, build photos, a display plaque and chairs, period literature, and a clean Alaska title listing it as a 1965 Shelby in the owner’s name.



The 40th Anniversary Edition Shelby Cobra was announced in 2002 and limited to 40 examples split between two versions, the aluminum-bodied 427 S/C (CSX4000 line) and the fiberglass-bodied 289 FIA (CSX8000 line). Chassis CSX4343 is believed to have been one of five cars ordered in polished aluminum.

The polished bare aluminum bodywork features two brushed center stripes, a hood scoop, and soft black fender guards. Other features include front and rear nudge bars with overriders, side-exit exhaust pipes, plexiglass wind wings, a single roll hoop, and Shelby badging. The finish and trim are shown up close in the gallery below.

Halibrand-style 15″ knock-off wheels feature painted centers with machined lips and are mounted with Goodyear Eagle Sports Car Special vintage racing tires. Disc brakes are fitted at all four corners along with adjustable coilover suspension.

The cockpit is trimmed in black leather with matching carpets and features bucket seats, Simpson safety harnesses, plexiglass sun visors, and 40th Anniversary-branded floor mats. A battery cut-off switch is located on the bulkhead behind the passenger seat.

A wood-rimmed steering wheel fronts Shelby-branded AutoMeter instrumentation consisting of a 180-mph reverse-sweep speedometer and an 8k-rpm tachometer as well as gauges for oil temperature, coolant temperature, voltage, oil pressure, and fuel level. Just over 1,800 miles are shown on the five-digit odometer, approximately 100 of which have been added by the current owners. The glovebox lid was signed by Carroll Shelby and is also fitted with a plaque identifying the car as CSX4343.

The 427 FE stroker V8 was supplied by the Carroll Shelby Engine Company of Windsor, California and is equipped with an aluminum block and cylinder heads as well as dual Holly four-barrel carburetors. Output was rated for 535 horsepower and 545 lb-ft of torque. Cooling is managed by an aluminum radiator equipped with twin electric push fans as well as a front-mount oil cooler. Additional features include a Cobra-branded air filter, a polished coolant resevoir, finned Shelby valve covers, and an MSD ignition system.

Shifting is through a Toploader four-speed manual transmission. The aluminum body is mounted over a four-inch-diameter DOM tube steel chassis. The Shelby chassis tag and a Pennsylvania Vehicle Identification number plate are pictured in the gallery.

Photos of the build are included in the sale along with a Manufacturer’s Statement of Origin, a letter from the first owner’s widow, and Shelby literature. A display board and matching chairs are also included and can be seen in the gallery.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1965-shelby-cobra-50/

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Wanted to Buy / Re: '67 R-Code Fairlane or Comet
« on: June 10, 2020, 08:15:22 PM »
The same blue Comet sold at Bonhams this year for $80,614 all in so don’t feel like you missed out too much on a flip at 135k!

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Approximately what car number changed to the late narrow version?

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What is the "early wide" version?

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In case anyone didn't already figure it out, Dan is an amazing source of historical information.

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