Vehicle Description
1966 Shelby Cobra
The first Cobra Daytona coupe, CSX 2287, was painted Viking Blue, a
light metallic shade that still looks extremely good on this basic
shape and is still preferred by many who saw the car take its first
win at Sebring in March of 1964. That success encouraged Ford Motor
Company to back a program to quickly build five more coupes to go
to Europe and challenge Ferrari. The tiny team of Shelby mechanics
that went to Europe with those cars in '64 came tantalizingly close
to winning the championship in that year. One of the coupes, CSX
2299, with Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant did in fact win the GT
class at Le Mans and the livery of that car, Viking Blue with
thinner Wimbledon White racing stripes added on for easier
recognition at speed, is most memorable for that year. In my
opinion, the whole effort for '64 was probably that team's greatest
achievement, even though it fell short by a few points because of
Ferrari's questionable manipulation of the points for the final
race at Monza.
For consignment the automotive version with color reminiscence of
Dutch Delftware China and similar to the livery of the Daytona cars
that gave Ferrari a run for their money. With its White and Cobalt
color scheme, this car is anything but fragile as it can give you a
great kick in your pants and handles like it's on rails. It has a
347ci Ford stroker engine with a 4-barrel Holley carb, and a top
loader 4 speed manual transmission. Throw in some black side pipes
snaking across the rockers, and we have a car that is Un-believable
as actually badged in front of the shift lever on the interior
hump!
Exterior
Featuring shades of the original cars that went across the pond to
take on the Ferraris, a Pearl Blue body we can see its
ultra-magnificent sheen, as it is very thick, with no stress marks
or fracture lines. This bathing in blue and topping it off with
white stripes is a stunner and does not get any more classic
looking to the original livery Fords. With the look of the classic
Cobra, we note black powder coated side pipes which offer up a very
distinctive exhaust note. A nicely polished chrome full roll bar
behind the driver, pristine chrome brite-work and full bumpers
adorn this racer. Faux knockoff style wheels are wrapped by
virtually new Goodrich 235/50R15 TA's in front and 295/50R15 TA's
on the rear.
Interior
Nicely aged black leather covered bomber buckets complete with wide
racing latch style belts, sits in a sea of like new black carpet. A
beautiful black vinyl dash wrapped in padding, houses a large
polished centrally located gauge cluster sporting various gauges
and knobs. A curved lever shifter is well within reach of the pilot
as is a rally style drilled wood rimmed GT steering wheel. Black
vinyl covers the doors complete with a pleated pouch for storage in
both doors. A shout out to the trunk where the black covering theme
persists in black all-weather carpeting, and all buttoned up back
here.
Drivetrain
Under the hood we are greeted with a 347ci V8 stroker. Inside is a
Comp cam .533i .533e and 244i and 244e degrees of duration of .050.
Feeding this modified mill is a Holley 4-barrel carburetor. A
4-speed manual top loader transmission on back, and this pushes
power rearward to a Jaguar rear with IRS.
Undercarriage
Box and tube framing with a reinforcing X member which is capped on
the main rails with 1x2 inch stitch welded tubular steel, and we
now have a very rigid chassis with minimal torque steer and chassis
flex. All this in near perfect condition with certainly no surface
rust or anything otherwise. Also seen underneath are a remote oil
filter, electronic fuel pump, aluminum radiator, and front-end
framing showing independent suspension. For the rear, independent
coil-overs with double shocks supporting the Jaguar rear axle. Disc
brakes are on all 4 corners.
Drive-Ability
What a pleasure! A good stiff ride, plenty of power, and beautiful
melodious exhaust tone is worth the price of admission alone. With
the addition of power rack and pinion steering getting in and out
of tight spaces is a breeze. The black leather bomber seats and all
the while you are turning plenty of heads and it is due in part to
the unique sound. The classic color scheme does not hurt
either!
Like the artists of the original Delft China, this build was
meticulously and artistically performed utilizing a stout 347ci
with added inside goodies, perfectly machined and polished, and
looking fab. Comfy interior mostly for going fast, and those faux
knockoff are to die for. Un-believable!
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.