Overview
1965 Shelby Cobra
This 40th anniversary Shelby big-block Cobra is #39 of 40 total built to honor the 40th anniversary of Shelby American during 2002. Manufactured to perfection and 1960s specs, CSX4339 is finished in traditional Anniversary Blue with Wimbledon White stripes.
Key features include a stunning aluminum body, a steel frame, a tubular grille guard and trunk bumper, a roll-hoop, and side exhaust pipes. The original style aluminum bodywork is mounted to a tube-frame chassis. Equipment includes a hood scoop, left side mirror and a Le Mans-style fuel cap.
Staggered-width 15″ Shelby Trigo wheels are mounted with knock-off spinners and wear Goodyear Eagle tires with raised yellow lettering. CSX4339 is fitted with adjustable coilovers at all four corners and stopping power is provided by Baer four-wheel disc brakes.
Low-back bucket seats are upholstered in black leather and joined by a color-coordinated leather-wrapped dashboard and carpets. Specs include Carroll Shelby-branded AutoMeter instrumentation, fire suppression system, Boomerang GPS theft deterrent system, an SPA shift lift, a dash-mounted mirror, foot box vents, tinted sun visors, Simpson racing harnesses, driver's shoulder harness, a chrome handbrake, and a reverse lock-out shifter. A Carroll Shelby signature is visible on the glovebox door. The Shelby plaque denotes this car as a CSX4000 40th Anniversary continuation example with serial number CSX4339.
The removable three-spoke steering wheel has a 40th Anniversary horn button and sits ahead of a Carroll Shelby-branded AutoMeter 8k-rpm tachometer, a 180-mph speedometer, and an analog clock as well as gauges for coolant temperature, oil temperature, oil pressure, fuel level, and voltage.
The 615HP aluminum 482ci Ford FE V8 was built by Stuart VanDyne of Huntington Beach, California, and features an aluminum intake manifold and a single Holley carburetor housed within an aluminum “turkey pan” air box. Equipment includes a Fluidyne aluminum radiator with an electric fan as well as a Moroso oil accumulator and pre-oiler, electronic ignition, MSD ignition wires, polished valve covers, and tubular headers. Power is delivered to the rear wheels through a period correct Toploader 4-speed manual transmission and a limited-slip differential.
CSX4339 is registered as a 1965 Shelby Cobra in the state of Georgia with 2,200 miles. The car is available for immediate delivery for $399,950.
