Jon has done radio, television, magazine, and newspaper interviews on various issues, and has traveled extensively, having lived in Britain, Australia, China, and Hong Kong. With the price of an original 427 c.i. Even after Shelbys personal 427 Cobra brought $5.94M in 2021, CSX 3015s 2015 result remains the third-highest in Cobra auction history. These cars are numbered COB/COX 6001-6062, indicating that 61 were produced. This page was last edited on 18 December 2022, at 03:37. Your email address will not be published. in. Maxey, suffering the same issues as Cosby did with the car, had his throttle stick while leaving a traffic stop, lost control and drove it off a cliff, landing in the Pacific Ocean waters. The front radiator opening was enlarged and the fenders were widened to accommodate the new models wheels and tires, giving the car a more aggressive and purposeful look than its predecessor. Maxey destroyed himself and CSX 3303 by driving off a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean. In 2014, Shelby American announced a limited edition production of 50 cars for the 50th anniversary of the original 427 Shelby Cobra. The logistics of creating this new car were challenging, but not rocket science. He decided where he wanted the driver to sit in the cars chassis and then got Ken Miles to sit in that place whilst between them they worked out design and placement for the windscreen, which was the first thing made for the car. Ron Pratte donated proceeds from the sale of his Futurliner to the Armed Forces Foundation. After testing and modification, the engine and transmission were removed and the chassis was air-freighted to Shelby in Los Angeles on 2 February 1962,[9] By this time the small-block's displacement was increased to 4.7L (289cuin). This was car number CSX 3303 and Carroll Shelby arrived in Bill Cosbys driveway one day with this sweet little Super Snake and he gave it to Bill Cosby. The Shelby car (CSX3015) is in a private collection in Pittsburgh PA. The more powerful tune of 362kW (485hp; 492PS) with a top speed of 298km/h (185mph) in the semi-competition (S/C) model. Carroll Shelby was friends with comedian Bill Cosby, and Bill Cosby liked fast cars, especially Ferraris. The AC 428 Frua was made in two body styles, an open convertible and a coup. Only 53 cars had been made by the deadline. To achieve this the Daytona needed a body that was as aerodynamic as possible so it could efficiently run at over 180 mph. So the idea of helping Carroll Shelby create a challenger to the Corvette based on a British chassis with a V8 engine was just not something that GM was going to support. Of course, that was Carroll Shelbys personal car, and there can be no greater brag among American cars. . CSX 3303 was given to comedian Bill Cosby, his close friend. In 2001, the company relocated its factory to Frimley, Surrey. A letter from AC Cars confirmed the fact that the chassis numbers for which Shelby had obtained titles were never manufactured, at least not by AC Cars. Very rare cobra rumored for sale. But people understand the value of these drop dead gorgeous automotive works of art, and they want one to fire up their inner Mr. Hyde. Styling was done by Italian design house Vignale and the car featured gull-wing doors. Shelby American sold it to S and C Motors in San Francisco, who then sold it to their customer, Tony Maxey. However, Cosby took the car for a drive and decided it was too much for him. Being fast helps, but it is not of itself what makes a sports car into something that is desired. AC Motor Holdings was formed in Malta in 2002 and they undertook to obtain the Frimley factory of AC Cars. A new chassis was required, developed, and designated Mark III. version of the FE engine dominated the 1963 season. For the 2004 Ford Shelby Cobra Concept, see, "Shelby 427" redirects here. [2] Only two such cars were built; one was retained by Shelby and the other was sold to Cosby. Cobra Mark III production began on 1 January 1965; two prototypes had been sent to the United States in October 1964. 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake Specifications Model: 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake Horsepower: 800 Torque: 462 @ 2800 Transmission: 4-Speed Manual Pros Cons Shelby Cobra 427 Super. Tony Maxey . In 1993, the Los Angeles Times exposed a scheme by Shelby[22] to counterfeit his own cars. S&C Ford then sold it to customer Tony Maxey. Shelby Cobra 427 Super Snake 1966. There was no question the name given it byRoad and Track has stuck, but not as much as the one Shelby Americans general manager gave it a few months later, says Colin Comer, Hagerty marketplace editor and author of Shelby Cobra Fifty Years. CSX 3015 is a full Competition Roadster, still retaining its original body with its 1967 aluminum 'Super Snake' hood. The FE engine would also go on in 427 cu. Topic: Shelby Cobra The AC Cobra, sold in the United States as the Shelby Cobra and AC Shelby Cobra, is a sports car Fords sporty luxury car was the Thunderbird, with the Shelby Cobra filling what was seen as a niche market for an outright sports car. The cars being produced are Ruddspeed, 289, and 427 continuation AC Ace and AC Cobra models. Few cars have the presence of the Shelby Cobra. Originally part of a European promotional tour before its conversion. It failed to finish with the engine expiring due to damper failure. CSX2196 was revised for the showdown at Nassau which allowed a more relaxed class division of racing. The upside of moving the disc brake assemblies outboard was that it made it easier to keep them cool under the heavy use of track competition, and it made the car a bit cheaper. Unlike Cosby, Maxey seemed to be alright with the estimated 800-horsepower, twin-supercharged Super Snake. One day, when Maxey was driving his Super Snake, the throttle jammed open. This construction method is quite complex, although rigid, and is prone to corrosion. Scroll down to the following article to read more about automotive history! The car was a one-off and was nearly destroyed after a high-speed tire blow-out at the 1964 Le Mans race. In 2009, AC licensed Gullwing GmbH in Germany, dba AC-Automotive, to produce the AC MK VI, with an aluminium coated composite body and powered by a 6.2-litre (380cuin) 328-kilowatt (440hp; 446PS) LS3 Chevrolet engine, or a 410kW (550hp; 558PS) supercharged version. The cars were intended to be sold in the US market, through a new company, AC Cars USA, in Florida. Tony Maxey bought the Super Snake CSX3303 in San Francisco and took it home. Shelby turned down the offer, but supplied the drawings to Willment. Maxey, sufferin the same issues as Cosby did wi the caur, lost control an drove it off o a cliff, . Oil Filter Adapter. This vehicle was first displayed during a European car show with a Cobra license tag. CSX 3015 started life as one of twenty-two 427 competition roadsters, the likes of which were not selling well at the time. CSX 3303 was owned by Bill Cosby, who named his 200 M.P.H. 1969-70 Shelby Console Gauges. By 2002 the company had ceased operations and was purchased initially by Private Corp. before being purchased by AC Motor Holdings. View Topic_ shelby cobra.pdf from HISTORY B-9 at Texas Virtual Academy. Shelby's personal Cobra going up for sale might sound familiarand it should, given that this will be the third time it crosses the auction block at Barrett-Jackson. Over in Britain was a small specialist sports car maker called AC who were building a model called the AC Ace. This car was built on a Mark III chassis in 1965 and was possibly an inspiration for the AC 428 Frua. In all 81 of these cars were made between 1965 to 1973 and they remain one of the most desirable, most luxurious, and most civilized of all the Cobras. Just one Mark III car is listed as having been factory made to Dragon Snake drag competition specifications, this was 3198. Sadly, Mr. Maxey drove CSX 3303 off a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean. As we said in the beginning, this is a car that pushes out quiet and conservative Dr. Jekyl and instead ignites your inner Mr. Hyde. And despite the fact that it is not likely to be a production car that makes enormous sums of money in company profit, it continues to have passionate people taking the commercial risk to continue making them. in. Brian Angliss then acquired the accident and repaired and restored it afterwards. A Ford C-6 three-speed automatic sent power through a limited-slip diff to a 3.31:1 rear end. [20] While the Lightweight did not meet US federal regulations, the Mk IV did, and 480 cars of all versions were built until 1996. This car is insane, even by todays standards, says Greg Ingold, associate editor of the Hagerty Price Guide. To supply cars to the European market, AC began to market and sell the Cobra in Europe. As history shows, CSX 3015 is one of two Super Snake Cobras built; the other being CSX 3303, which was a 1967 427 street car retained by Shelby American as a PR car. This was meant to continue where the last 427 S/C production left off, at approximately serial number CSX3360 in the 1960s. However, the car failed to finish due to brake problems. Premium. CSX 3015 was a rare beast even before its modification and subsequent orphaning. in. . Their new version of the car was called the AC Mark IV Cobra, this new version being fitted with a larger 4,942 cc Ford V8 engine producing 250 hp at 4,200 rpm giving the car a top speed of 134 mph (215 km/hr). Since the late 1980s onwards, various companies have built what are known in the hobby as "Continuation Cars". The first, Serial nbr. An article about the car was written up in the Winter 65/66 edition of "Style Quarterly" magazine. But Maxey could not drive it safely either, and he lost control and drove it off of a cliff, landing in the Pacific Ocean. No matter what you call it, CSX 3015 has been one of the legends of the Shelby world since Carroll had his crew bolt on those Paxtons, and its reputation was clearly helped by everybody who listened to 200 M.P.H. The original twin-Paxton car, the one featured here, was left alone in the world. Based in Torrance, Calif., McCluskey had been Shelbys personal mechanic since the 1960s and was a well-established restorer and fabricator. Also released was the AC 378 a newer composite body version of the Cobra. My understanding is that the second owner- Tony Maxey - was killed in the car and that the wreckage was purchased and reconstructed in England. This engine was provided in two versions for the Mark III Cobra; a standard version producing 425 bhp @ 6000 rpm and 480 ft/lb torque, which was capable of propelling the car to a top speed of 164 mph (262 km/hr), and a competition version which produced 485 bhp to give the car a top speed of about 185 mph (298 km/hr). April 15, 1993 PAUL DEAN TIMES STAFF WRITER", "The Workshop Behind The Continuation Shelby Cobras", "Bringing back the beast: Shelby American to build 427 Cobra", Shelby Automobiles Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada, AC Cobra 427 (1969) Exterior and Interior in 3D 4K UHD, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AC_Cobra&oldid=1128051878. 4. For the standard version the standing to 60mph time was just over 4 seconds and the standing quarter mile was accomplished in a neck straining 12.4 seconds, by which time the Cobra was doing 106 mph. Bristol engines for the AC Ace two-seater sports car had recently been discontinued so AC agreed, provided a suitable engine could be found. This was not to last as an act of sabotage (newspaper in the fuel tank) began to block the fuel filter. The other was driven over a cliff by its owner, Tony Maxey, tragically killing him and destroying the vehicle. This did not prove to be popular despite auto-cross being a common type of competition in car clubs. An aluminium 6.4-litre (390cuin) engine was used. While some claim that it was destroyed in a road accident that . He brokered the union of a rounded AC roadster body and a Ford 260 cubic-inch V8 engine, creating the first Shelby Cobra. The steel body was designed and built by Pietro Frua until 1973. . But some things were not modified, including the racing rear end, brakes and headers. . The Mk IV also received an independent suspension. This AC Cobra was built by Hot Rods by Boyd in the late '80s. The AC Cobra, also known as the Shelby Cobra, is a British built and designed sports car that was produced during the 1960s. A car that, as you start the engine, the sheer sound of it makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up as the adrenaline starts to pump. In 2017, the AC Mrk1 260 Legacy edition was released in a limited production of nine cars. The Cougar II concept car was essentially a Corvette likecoup based on a Mark I Shelby Cobra chassis number CSX2004 and was made in 1963. Taken from this cobrastory: The auction: The engine was a pre-World War II design of BMW which by the 60s the company . 31 of the 53 competition cars made in 1965 were altered in this way. Of those, 31 unsold competition models were detuned and fitted with windscreens for street use. On 4 December 2003, Shelby and AC announced a co-production of the CSX1000 and CSX 7500 series. The first unpainted car sans engine and gearbox was shipped from AC Cars in Britain in October 1964, enabling Carroll Shelbys team to get to work on the car in January 1965. The company also set up to produce cars in Malta. Maxey destroyed himself and CSX 3303 by driving off of a cliff and into the Pacific . At the 1990 Geneva Salon the Lightweight version was presented: weight was down to 1,070kg (2,360lb) (compared to 1,190kg or 2,620lb) and power was up to 276kW (370hp; 375PS) at 5,750rpm thanks to alloy heads, a Holley four-barrel carburettor, and no catalytic converter. The following owner, a gentleman. (6.4 liter) version of the heavy Ford FE V8 in a Mark II car number CSX2196. Cobras were also prepared by customers using the drag package. V8 engine. (7.01 liter) Ford V8 as road cars. Carroll Shelby set about building a Super Snake for Bill Cosby that would make his Ferrari seem tame: and to make the car easy to drive he fitted it with an automatic transmission. The new car was designed in cooperation with Ford in Detroit. The AC 428 Frua was nonetheless built on a Shelby Cobra Mark III chassis that was made 6 longer., The AC 428 Frua was fitted with the 7.01 literbig block Ford FE 428 long stoke engine, but the high performance Ford FE 427 side-oiler engine was available as an option, and cars fitted with that optional engine are normally referred to as an AC 427 Frua. The Willment race team became interested in Shelby's Cobra-based coupe and inquired on purchasing one. There is also a very rare 2005 Ford GT for sale. With the work completed AC removed the engine and gearbox unit from the car and shipped it back to Carroll Shelbys team at Dean Moons workshop in Santa Fe Springs, California: the work was so thoughtfully done that a new engine and gearbox was able to be fitted and the car made ready for road testing in about eight hours. V8 versions was of course not going to win an economy competition. AC Cars also produced a Le Mans coup. The six Shelby Daytonas made racked up an impressive stack of victories during 1964 and 1965 and set no less than 25 land speed records at Bonneville. Interestingly, Shelby wouldnt be, This is an 8.3 liter V10 engine from a Dodge Ram SRT-10, a high-performance pickup truck developed by the American automaker back in the, This vehicle started life as a1964 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45, in more recent years it was rebuilt and it now rides on a Land, This Range Rover Classic from 1983 has had a more interesting life than most, it was bought new by the Metropolitan Police in London, The traditional Silodrome was a carnival sideshow attraction also called the Wall of Death." The bodywork and chassis were soon scrapped.[21]. in. The Super Snake became the subject of his 200 MPH sketch although the way he recounts the tale in his interview with Jay Leno is perhaps even funnier. Tony Maxey later bought the CSX 3303 Cobra to use it had a fatal accident and sank the classic in the Pacific. The US operations were granted to AC AutoKraft, Llc, of Michigan. The Ghia Cobra was a styling exercise done by Italian design house Ghia. [10] The remaining 51 Mk1 models were fitted with a larger version of the Windsor Ford engine, the 4.7-litre (289cuin) V8. Its unclear whether comedian Bill Cosby knew the beast he was poking when he bragged to his friend Carroll about his own daily-driver Ferrari. Sources vary on just how much power this twin supercharged engine was putting out, but estimates around 800hp are probably close enough. Carroll ShelbyGT40 . Shelby had taken advantage of a loophole in the California system that allowed one to obtain a duplicate title for a vehicle with only a written declaration, without the vehicle identification number appearing in the DMV's database or the declarant ever presenting an actual vehicle for inspection. Both cars were fitted with front and rear anti-roll bars, and Koni shock absorbers. The fastest thing hes ever driven was a Bolwell Nagari, the slowest was a Caterpillar D9, and the most challenging was a 1950s MAN semi-trailer with unexpected brake failure. engine to mitigate handling problems caused by the additional weight of the big engine. Hagerty says that an ill-fated man by the name of Tony Maxey purchased the 427 Cobra. The only other change was moving the fuel filler to the center of the car, a modification that required shortening of the trunk/boot lid. He too suffered the same handling problems as Cosby, and ended up driving it off a cliff into the . Maxey destroyed himself and CSX 3303 by driving off of a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean. The chassis was remodeled to optimize it for the aerodynamic closed coup bodywork and the car was created to be a Le Mans GT class winner. S&C Ford then sold it to customer Tony Maxey. D. The changes made were significant and included an aluminum 390 cu. In an effort to improve top speed along the legendary Mulsanne Straight at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, a number of enclosed, coupe variations were constructed using the leafspring chassis and running gear of the AC/Shelby Cobra Mark II. However, only 3 right-hand drive and 2 left-hand drive carbon-fibre AC Mk Vs powered by 254kW (340hp; 345PS) 5-litre (305cuin) Ford V8 engines were built before the Maltese operation closed. Maxey, suffering the same issues as Cosby did with the car, lost control and drove . The transverse leaf springs were replaced with coil springs, although the equal length wishbones were retained. More recently Acedes Holdings have arranged production of an AC Mark II Classic (in 2012), the AC Mark1 260 Legacy Edition (in 2017), and the AC 378. In 2009, CSX4999 was produced, concluding the 4000 series. . Two new 'Cobra' style cars were launched in 1997, the 'Superblower', an aluminium-bodied car with a supercharged 4,942-cubic-centimetre (301.6cuin) Ford V8 providing 239kW (320hp; 324PS) and the cheaper 'Carbon Road Series' (CRS) with a carbonfibre body and a 168kW (225hp; 228PS) version of the Ford V8 engine. The result was that some damage was likely to occur in transit which needed to be rectified once the car arrived at Carroll Shelbys workshop in the States. Two cars were factory prepared. S&C Ford then sold it to customer Tony Maxey. Low volume car makers, such as AC, tended to use off the shelf components wherever possible and so the MGB rack and pinion steering was mated to a Volkswagen steering column. Miles was unimpressed by the 390 cu. Between 2004 and 2007, AC Motor Holdings produced the AC Mk V in their Malta factory. Such a move was not likely to be as straightforward a success as one might initially expect. 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