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Carroll Shelby set his sights on the FIA World Manufacturers Championship for GT cars in 1964, designing a new generation of Cobra competition roadsters expressly for this purpose. Five of these Cobras were built, they came to be known as FIA Cobras, and along with the Daytona Coupes they brought the FIA World GT Manufacturers Championship to Shelby American in 1965. A number of performance related competition enhancements were implemented in these cars (e.g. Weber 481DM carburetors, 12:1 compression & roller cam). However, the main differentiating characteristic of the FIA cars was wider and more prominently flared rear fenders (necessary because 8 1/2 inch wide rear wheels would be used along with larger tires), “cutback doors� required by the larger rear fenders and front flared fenders (also to accept larger wheels and tires). The FIA Cobras were the ultimate performance version of the car that created the Shelby legend.
CSX7010 is not an imitation or knock-off, but instead an authentic Shelby continuation FIA Cobra designed and manufactured to original FIA Cobra specs by Shelby American, Inc. As one of the first ten continuation FIA Cobras, CSX7010 carries an additional Signature Series plaque on its dashboard. CSX7010 was completed, less engine and transmission, at the Shelby factory in Las Vegas in October, 2000. The engine and transmission were added per its only owner’s specs by Nostalgia Motorcars LTD in South Carolina (one of the few authorized Shelby American dealers). CSX7010 features include:
Engine -
Short Block – Ford Racing High Performance Sportsman (balanced and blueprinted)
Heads – Aluminum Advanced Flow Research (AFI) with roller rockers
Induction – Weber-Look sequential fuel injection
Distributor – Mallory Electronic with HyFire 6A
Computer – Accel DFI
Valve Covers – FIA Cobra correct
Transmission – Ford Toploader with Hurst linkage and FIA Cobra correct shift lever
Side Exit Exhaust – two sets (with resonators & straight)
Wheels – Correct for FIA Cobra with functional knock-offs
Tires – Goodyear Racing Sport Car Specials (Front 26.5X8, Back 26.5X10.5)
Decals & Numerals – Static Cling Vinyl (can be easily removed & re-applied)
Fire System
Kill Switch
Interior –
FIA Cobra correct Stewart-Warner gauges in original configuration/location
FIA Cobra correct steering wheel
Door reinforcing safety bars
Racing driver seat
Driver & passenger 5-point Simpson racing belts
CSX7010 is titled as a 1965 Shelby CSX7 and looks, runs, sounds & drives like the five original FIA Cobras. While CSX7010 is set up to race (e.g. fire system, kill switch, racing seat & belts, door reinforcement safety bars), this fine investment grade vehicle with less than 600 miles is also a great road drive and a stunning addition to any collection. The owners of Shelby Cobras, including CSX7010, share the legend and are listed in the Shelby American World Registry.
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