Chassis CSX3002 was the very first 427 Cobra shipped to the United States. Upon completion, it served as the development chassis. Still pending homologation, it was campaigned by the works team in the USRRC series as a prototype. Even though it was piloted by the likes of Ke>>>
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One of the first Cobra 427s, this example was bought new by privateer racer William G. Freeman, who used the car only twice before moving to France. He tried to sell the car in vain and in the end brought it with him. Late in 1965, it was sold to an Air Force Captain, who wa>>>
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This Competition Cobra 427 was sold to the son of the then South Carolina governor for use on the road and track. He found the car too wild and was sold just two months after taking delivery to George Butler from New London, Connecticut. Butler took the car to the track, and>>>
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Completed in May of 1965, this Cobra 427 Competition was initially used as the press demonstrator. It was featured on the cover of the November, 1965 issue of Sports Car Graphic magazine. Chassis CSX3011 was then used on the Shelby Cobra Caravan publicity tour with the rest >>>
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This Cobra 427 was successfully campaigned in the 1966 by the Ford of Canada works driver George Eaton. Despite being only twenty years old he coped with the 550 bhp remarkably well, winning his class in all eighteen regional and national races he competed in. In a 6 Hours r>>>
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