Vehicle Description
Earth MotorCars is Proud to Present This: Extremely rare and
special1963 Shelby Cobra CSX2000.
CSX2195
One of very few Shelby Cobras ordered by Ford for exhibition
demonstration purposes
Shipped to Los Angeles 10/1/1963
Transported to S.P. Spaulding Ford in Richmond, Virginia
Special-ordered with extruded rear wings to accept wider tires and
added roll bar
Retired by Ford in 1964 and sold to Tony Fisher of North Carolina
who repainted it gold and raced it for two seasons
Purchased by a collector and race enthusiast in 1985 and was in his
family's care until 2019
Extensive restoration completed over a 12-year span from
2006-2018
Refreshed in original Guardsman Blue
Weber carburetor setup
4-speed manual transmission
One of only 580 built between 1963-1965
In 1963, the Cobra was upgraded with rack-and-pinion steering, the
289/271 HP Fairlane engine and beefier hubs and suspension. By
1965, the Cobra had proven itself in both national and
international competition, scoring a string of SCCA national
championships, a first-in-class and fourth overall at the 1964 24
Hours of Le Mans, and the 1965 FIA World Manufacturer's
Championship, the first ever for an American manufacturer.
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Late production 1963 Shelby Cobra 289, CSX2195, will be of special
interest to collectors as one of very few Cobras ordered by Ford
Motor Company for exhibition and demonstration purposes. Shipped to
Los Angeles on October 1, 1963, aboard the S.S. Alblasserdyck, it
was invoiced on November 29 to Ford Motor Company General Office
Accounting, Dearborn, Michigan. Factory finished in Bright Blue
with a black interior, it was special-ordered by Ford with a roll
bar, extruded rear wings to accept wider tires, and the ""Class A""
accessory package including chromed rocker covers, white sidewall
tires and a chromed luggage rack.
The Cobra was delivered via Shelby transporter to S.P. Spaulding
Ford in Richmond, Virginia, for use by the regional sales office.
After a season of exhibition at Ford promotional events, it was
sold through Lafayette Ford in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to
resident Tony Fisher, who refinished it in Gold and drag raced
it-with an all-female pit crew-for approximately two years before
selling it to Canadian Jim Walker in 1967. Walker, who claimed to
have won more than $18,000 in prize money and bets, continued to
drag race the car into the early 1970s under the pseudonym Jay
Walker, reportedly winning the NASCAR Gold Cup Championship among
other titles.
Another Canadian, Larry Epworth, eventually acquired and continued
to drag race the Cobra, selling it to collector and enthusiast Doug
Daniels in Clackamas, Oregon, in 1985. Remaining in the Daniels
family collection until 2019, the Cobra received an extensive
restoration over a 12-year period beginning in 2006. Now thoroughly
restored to as-new condition complete with correct paint, interior
and exhaust, and equipped with Weber downdraft carburetors, CSX2195
is offered with extensive documentation that includes an event
program signed by the late Carroll Shelby, who added ""Chassis
CSX2195"" to his signature. One of only 580 built between 1963 and
1965, this superb Shelby Cobra was enjoyed as Carroll Shelby
intended, as both a racer and a sport car, and it offers its new
owner the opportunity to carry that tradition into countless new
driving adventures.
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