Shelby 427 Cobra Roadster (1965)
for sale
Price: US $100,000.00
Price: US $100,000.00
One Owner, All Aluminum Body, 1965 Shelby Cobra
On Apr-30-16 at 18:09:57 PDT, seller added the following information:
CSX4370. The following are upgrades over a Shelby CSX4000 car as delivered from S/A;1 All electrical is as original ; Lucas style wire harness , all componets on firewall are Lucas. S/A provides Painless generic harness, Wagner plastic headlight buckets, plastic kit car horns, round wiper moter, etc. I used al original type parts; original square lucas wiper moter, Lucas horns, , Lucas repro wire harness, all componets on fire wall are Lucas and arranged to exact 1965 specs., Lucas steele headlight buckets All guages are Smiths, not Autometer .2. Original English weatherstrip, tonnau pins are original style and installed in proper original pattern, Motolita 16'' steering wheel as original, Wilton type wool carpet, leather seat covers with wilton wool backs, leather dash and interior side panels, original english center mirror, side window ferrules, etc.3. proper style and quality hood scoop, side pipe exit holes hammer formed with return as original, over 500 hours spent on body and paint using no Bondo!4. Fender wheel wells are padded with industrial grade sponge with complete coverage to protect alloy body, foam glued with 3M Super Weatherstrip adhesive while car on rotisserie .5. Powder coat stripped off wheels and then lips brush finished6. All critical hardware is U.S. made aircraft grade all fitted for proper grip lengh, using aircraft/ racing procedures.7. Steering U-joints are original English as well as steering shafts.8. Catch tank on firewall . All above Shelby supplied car does not come with. They supplied a bunch of kit car' junk, not original to 1965 as original specs.All that crap got thrown away. This car is built to actual as delivered 1965 specs except the addition of all aircraft grade hardware.
. ---Theres more but this is what I can remember off the top of my head. In addition side pipes are ceramic coated, Tansmission is large spline toploader , Engine as I recall is stroked to 454 FE center oiler block, Aviad type oil pan, Edelbrock aluminum heads, original Sidewinder intake manifold, , proper turkey pan, . All hoses are Gates green stripe or Napa Goldstripe with double hose clamps, all plumbing done to as original specs with JCM 37 degree steele fittings and original type steele reinforced lines. In short this car was built with loveing tender care to be safe, reliable, race and show ready.
Also, Complete brake system is original type Girling: rotors, calipers, master cylinders, and pedals (clutch and brake are proper AC ). This alone was about 10K.
update: 2016-05-04
Condition: | Used | Year: | 1965 |
VIN (Vehicle Identification Number): | CSX4370 | Mileage: | 650 |
Interior Color: | Black | Make: | Shelby |
Number of Cylinders: | 8 | Model: | 427 Cobra |
Transmission: | Manual | Engine: | 427 |
Body Type: | Convertible | Warranty: | Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty |
Sub Model: | Roadster | Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Exterior Color: | Black |