Shelby Cobra
Compare period Shelby 260, 289 and 427 roadsters and the six original Daytona Coupes.
Shelby Cobra models compared
Road cars
- Shelby Cobra 260
The early leaf-spring Shelby Cobra with the Ford 260 small-block V8.
Roadster · Introduced 1962
Competition and track cars
- Shelby Cobra 289
Compare street, FIA, USRRC, Sebring, Le Mans and factory drag-racing specifications.
Roadster · Introduced 1963
- Shelby Cobra 427
Compare the coil-spring Street, Competition and factory Semi-Competition versions.
Roadster
- Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
The six period Shelby competition coupés, with racing and sale evidence tied to individual chassis.
Coupé · 1964–1965
What to check across the range
Choose road or competition use first. Obtain the Shelby work order and chassis registry history, and reconcile the engine and body as fitted at delivery and at each sale. Compare confirmed transactions with the same factory specification and disclose later changes.
Selected chassis histories
- Shelby Cobra 260 CSX 2000
The first Shelby Cobra, used for development, press testing and the 1962 New York show.
- Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe CSX 2300
A period Daytona Coupe with competition history in Europe and Japan and later Carroll Shelby ownership.
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