1965 Shelby 427S/C Cobra, CSX4017LA. Dark Blue with Wimbledon White stripes. This garage-kept CSX4000 series Cobra has been titled, registered, and insured as a Shelby 1965 since 2010. This means it is smog exempt in California. Since 2010 this Cobra has been serviced, maintained and upgraded by McCluskey Ltd. and Voss Performance.
“This special Cobra has proven to be rock-solid reliable, fully sorted, and ready to go anywhere.”
UNDER THE HOOD
Engine is built on a period-correct 1964 427 FE engine and bellhousing
Holley 750 cfm four-barrel carburetor & period-correct Stelling & Hellings air cleaner (K&N included)
Edelbrock Performer aluminum heads
Edelbrock Performer aluminum intake manifold
Crower hydraulic roller cam (260 / 266 duration; 0.524 / 0.537 lift)
Keith Black hypereutectic pistons
Harland Sharp 1.76 roller rockers
Canton eight-quart oil pan
Remote oil filter with period-correct oil cooler lines using Mocal 17 row Oil Cooler
Period-correct coolant recovery tank
Shelby “Fluidyne” three-row aluminum radiator
Period-correct dual pusher fans and a 16” 1,300 cfm puller fan
“COBRA 427” cast aluminum valve covers
MSD 6AL digital ignition and Pro Billet distributor
Kirkham billet reservoirs replace the original tin can reservoirs (included)
High torque mini starter
COCKPIT
Shelby leather seats, map pockets, and dash
Both seats are fully adjustable with Shelby bladder inserts for added comfort
Shelby custom black wool carpet
S/C dash configuration with lockable glove box and "Carroll Shelby's" 2010 signature
Shelby Signature black face gauges with correct reverse sweep speedometer
Lucas toggle switches with tunnel-mounted ignition / push-to-start button panel
Moto-Lita mahogany rimmed 15” steering wheel with “AC” center emblem
Raydyot brushed aluminum reproduction mirrors
Period-correct reverse shifter
Fresh air ducting with 120 cfm wheel well blowers
Simpson four-point safety harnesses (5 point included)
Single, period-correct, black frame-mounted roll bar
Under-dash 12-volt power outlet
Optima REDTOP batteries (two 6 volts in series)
Battery cut-off switch
Adjustable wind wings and sun visors
Original style floor mats
Robbins AC Cobra tonneau cover (long style). Lift-the-Dots installed by McCluskey Ltd.
POWERTRAIN
Ford FE bellhousing
Voss Performance proprietary McCleod clutch assembly
Tremec TKO 600 five-speed transmission with .83 overdrive ratio (excellent highway cruising)
Salisbury Dana 44 aluminum differential with 3.54 gears. Cruises @ 2,650 RPM @ 70mph
CHASSIS, SUSPENSION, FUEL
Original-style 4” round tube main rail frame with lateral stiffeners and correct configuration bird cage
Unequal length front control arms with Shelby-installed Pro coil-over shocks (#500 springs)
Unequal length rear control arms and trailing links controlling original-style 427 IRS (inter-changeable with original) with single rebound adjustable QA1 coil-over shocks (#500 springs)
Rear Front and rear sway bars with special (Acton) Teflon-bushed pillow blocks on the rear bar
Shelby (Flaming River) manual rack and pinion steering
Signature Shelby (Baer) brakes on all four corners
Rides on 235/60-15 and 295/50-15 tires mounted on six-pin-drive original Shelby-specification wheels
CNC master cylinders for brakes and clutch are under-floor mounted as original CSX3000
Shelby 23-gallon fuel tank with Shelby fuel level gauge
Holley mechanical fuel pump and dual Shelby trunk-mounted, dash-controlled, electric fuel pumps
BODY & PAINT
Hand-laid fiberglass composite with proper rolled edges
Aluminum-lined wheel wells
Insulated foot boxes and tunnel
Period-correct riveted aluminum trunk floor, with “Ron Butler’s” signature
Yellow pit stripes on left front fender (removable)
