N427 cobra daytona coupe book

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. The story of the shelby cobra daytona told by pete brock. Factory five 1965 cobra daytona coupe replica for sale on. Winner of the 1965 world manufacturers championship in the gt class, beating ferrari. Shelby cobra daytona coupe tells the fascinating history of the daytona coupe. 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. The other five were all sent as frames to italy, where the body work was completed.

Cobra daytona coupe superformance cobra daytona coupe by superformance. The new model will be allocated csx9000 series chassis numbers and will come complete. The only coupe that was built entirely at the shelby american race shop in venice, california. The chassis is beautifully made using round tubing all around. See more ideas about shelby daytona, coupe and ford gt. 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. 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. 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.

I am developing a daytona coupe replica which uses a bmw 3series as a donor car. History of 427 cobra and shelby american photos and video. On february 16th, the prototype coupe made its racing debut at the daytona 2000 km race. And so, the type 65, or 1965 shelby cobra daytona 427 super coupe, was born. It was a unique car for its time, that unfortunately was a victim of circumstance, the ebb and flow of racing, and time. According to the legend, the car was powered by an ironblock 427 with aluminum. This book is about the team effort that built a car that could challenge and beat the worlds. 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 book kicks off with the cobra roadsters, and their shortfalls in european. 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. 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.

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. Piloted by dave macdonald and bob holbert, the cobra saw a debut victory denied by a pit fire. The real story behind the 1965 shelby cobra daytona 427. Behind the wheel of a legend would you rather have the cobra daytona over a ferrari 250. Shelby cobra daytona coupe by rinsey mills, 9781907085420, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. 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. That this was accomplished by a group of california hotrodders made the feat even more inspiring.

The specific car covered in detail in this book, csx2300, took part in five. 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. These replicas feature a tube frame chassis and fiberglass body, and this one. Kyosho 118 shelby cobra 427sc gray with white line ks08045grw model car. These small block cobra daytona coupes performed particularly well that year, motivating ford to assist. Like the ac cobra, the daytona coupes rear axles were substantially beefed up to withstand the extra torque fed from the 4. Just six daytona coupes were built in 1964 and1965, with. Comparing this car to a daytona coupe is like comparing a british spitfire fighter to. The car bondurant refers to was the shelby cobra daytona coupe that won the 1965 fia gt manufacturers championship. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 cobra daytona coupe chassis number csx2287 is nationally significant based on four criteria. The shelby daytona cobra coupes extraordinary story includes beating ferrari, bursting up in flames, and spending three decades in a storage unit. Daytona coupe kits daytona coupe replica kits, bodies and parts. Shelby daytona coupe the 1965 world sportscar champion. A legal battle ensued and ownership of this extremely valuable car was tied up in. Kirkham classics 427 ci daytona coupe reincarnation magazine. Since they had previously taken a cobra and a 427powered ford galaxie to. Convinced the super coupe would exceed 215 miles per hour at lemans, this prototype is the only 427 cobra daytona coupe ever to exist. Likewise, their history book, daytona cobra coupes, remains hard to find and to afford.

An experimental coupe body designed by pete brock was built on an existing cobra chassis, immediately increasing its top speed by 25 mph. 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. That machine, the 1964 shelby cobra daytona coupe, was the brainchild of designer peter brock. From then on the car was referred to as the cobra daytona coupe. 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. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Rinsey mills has owned ac sports cars, both prewar and postwar, for forty years. 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. Shelby cobra daytona coupe the autobiography of csx2300.

Shelby cobra daytona type 65 coupe 12 17 16 youtube. Superformance shelby cobra daytona coupe for sale car. 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. 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. A98 ac, csb 3054 the unborn 427, and csx 3055 willmentghia. Shelby himself decided america needed a sports coupe that could compete. This is how it looked in 2001 when it was pulled from the storage unit. 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. Historic shelby cobra daytona coupe kicks off 2015 sema. Shelby daytona classics for sale classics on autotrader. Years later, i am still enthralled by the detailed and superb written detail and photos in this book.

Discussion in general automotive discussion started. The car pictured csx2287 was actually the only daytona cobra fully built in america. See good deals, great deals and more on a coupes in daytona beach, fl. 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. Shelby distribution launches csx 9000 series cobra daytona. One of shelbys trusted fabricators, john ohlsen, who installed the 390 ci ford in csx2286, confirmed this fact in the book daytona cobra. Normal 0 cobra daytona coupe manufactured by superformance this is number 65 of 150 made. 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. It comes in hardcover in a large format and has hundreds of never before. But a replica cobra is a pretty tainted thing since. 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. And in the case of the coupe, fords own gt40 racing program was taking off so the effort was abandoned. 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.