Vehicle Description
1964 Ford Cobra Roadster
After Carroll Shelby retired from racing, he opened a high
performance driving school and Shelby American performance company
where he caught lightning in a bottle when he created the Carroll
Shelby Experimental, CSX0001 by dropping a Ford engine in the
chassis of an AC Ace. Production began in 1962 and 75 cars were
sold within the next 9 months. These cars would eventually lead to
Shelby's involvement in the Daytona coupe and the GT40 and the
rest, as they say, is history, and legendary.
For consignment, a 1964 Ford Cobra roadster replica. This is a
Classic Roadsters kit and is housing a 427ci powerplant and a
Tremec 5-speed and oh, so much more!
Exterior
A deep coat of Medium Blue Metallic covers the car like a candy
coating and it's augmented by spectacular charcoal stripes that are
painted on in perfection. The car sits low over its 15-inch knock
off wheels and 60-series tires with a mid 2022 date code. The
gaping inlet to the radiator is flanked by chrome bumperettes and
that opening forms the rounded hood which rebounds on raised,
rounded fenders that house single headlights out front. A small
hood scoop captures wind that the open mouth misses and an upright
windscreen with wind guards spares the driver some of the facing
air that might be 60, 80, 100 miles per hour! The sculpted hips are
found out back where round lights split between amber and red and a
chrome rollbar is mounted behind the driver. In profile, dramatic
side vents lead your eyes to the polished side pipes and a sleek,
sharklike silhouette that leaves adoration in its wake like chum
off a speedboat. A single chip in the paint represents the only
imperfection we could find on this fantastic exterior.
Interior
Black leather door panels are race ready in their simplicity,
housing only a pleated map pocket on each side and they're in fine
condition. The bucket seats are close replicas of the original
cobra units in black leather and are in robust clean condition
while wearing five point racing harnesses. The wood rimmed steering
wheel is on point as well and leads to a leather wrapped dashboard
that hosts black faced AutoMeter gauges including a matching clock.
A white knobbed floor mounted shifter rises from the transmission
hump which is covered in low pile black carpet that continues all
the way to the back wall in great condition.
Drivetrain
Under the hood is a spotless 427ci side oiler V8 with dual 4-barrel
Holley carburetors delivering the petrol. It's backed by a Tremec
TR3550 5-speed manual transmission that sends power back to the
Ford 8.8" rear with a consignor stated 3.73 gear set up. Wrapped
headers send the burned molecules southward and 11inch disc brakes
are supplied up front with drums out back. According to our
consignor, the engine was built by Mike Gephart and is rated at 432
horsepower. MSD ignition is onboard along with an oil cooler and
remote filter.
Undercarriage
The tubular frame under the fiberglass body is super clean
underneath and if anything, the limited use has resulted in a dusty
underside. But no surface rust nor oil leaks are seen anywhere.
Coil springs handle suspension tasks in the front and a 4 link with
coils are in the back. The exhaust runs a short distance from the
headers into a collector that splits in four then connects to the
side pipes. The oil pan stands out visually as it is painted the
color of the body.
Drive-Ability
We don't have pilot licenses so we're going to be doing more
gliding than flying but suffice it to say this blue beast has more
than adequate power, incredible grip and handling, and a crisp
shifter that quickly sets this snake into motion. And the sound
from the side pipes is glorious. We're going hatless as there's
still wind in the comfortable cabin but not enough to worry about
bugs hitting your teeth as you smile down the road. The limited
functions of this race replica all work as intended. While Classic
Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time
of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be
working at the time of your purchase.
Real cobra snakes rise up high to warn adversaries of their power.
This one stays low and slithers along with ungodly power, a light
chassis, and enough eye candy to turn every head of every person
fortunate enough to see it pass by. Don't let this one pass you by!
This is the ultimate dream car of many people, and you'll need to
be first in. Enough reading, time to make the call.
Classic Auto Mall is home to more than 1,000 classic and
collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate
controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (that's more than 8
acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic
and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the
I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit
www.classicautomall.com or call us at (888) 227-0914. Contact us
anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in
person.
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