Shelby Daytona Coupe America's Original Ferrari Killer
The Mk II Coupe is a replacement for the outgoing Superformance Cobra Daytona, a modern recreation of one of Carol Shelby's most iconic sports cars. But the car will now carry the Shelby name.
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The Daytona under construction at Shelby American in Venice, California in 1963. (Photo Courtesy Ford Archives) Shelby explained the problem in his 1967 autobiography, The Carroll Shelby Story.
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The story of the Shelby Daytona Coupe became an American racing saga unlike almost any other. It was a car designed by a ragtag crew in Southern California to take on the industrial might of Ferrari, it achieved a shock second place in the GT Division III class of the 1964 World Sportscar Championship season, followed by a popular victory in the 1965 season in the same class.
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1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe replica Shelby Legendary Cars Months earlier, Shelby asked Ohlsen to yank the coupe's 289 small-block, lengthen its chassis three inches and install an all-aluminum 427. He wanted a big-block to take on Ferrari in the Prototype Class.
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CSX2601 won at the supremely dangerous home of slipstreaming, Reims in France, in '65, and was entered by Ford France in the '65 Le Mans 24. The Reims points haul bagged Shelby the world title. CSX2602 was one of a quintet of Daytona Coupés at Le Mans in '65 (alongside half a dozen GT40s: Ford really did want to beat Ferrari), liveried.
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Shelby commissioned Peter Brock to design a Coupe body for the Cobra chassis. Dubbed the Daytona Coupe, the 20 mph faster Cobra made its debut in the 1964 season. In 1965 the Coupe won eight of the eleven races it entered and it was also the first and only American made car to win the World Manufacturer's Championship for Grand Touring Racecars.
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In 1965, Shelby finally took first place - the first ever American racing team to do so - taking 9 of 12 events in their class, with crucial wins in yet more historic races, such as the 24 Hours.
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Shelby Daytona Coupe. The first and only American made car to win the World Manufacturer's Championship for Grand Touring Racecars, the Daytona Coupe transformed American road racing. Originally referred to as the "Daytona Car," the coupe officially earned its name while being built for the Daytona race. The Daytona Coupe combines.
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August 13, 2021 2 In-Depth History of the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupé 1965 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe CSX2602 Without a shadow of a doubt, Carroll Shelby is the greatest American racing car.
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Shelby Daytona Coupe The Shelby Daytona Coupe The first and only American made car to win the World Manufacturer's Championship for Grand Touring Racecars, the Daytona Coupe transformed American road racing. Originally referred to as the "Daytona Car," the coupe officially earned its name while being built for the Daytona race.
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The Shelby Daytona Coupe (also referred to as the Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe) is an American sports- coupé. It is related to the Shelby Cobra roadster, loosely based on its chassis and drive-train developed and built as an advanced evolution.
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Weighing in at a mere 2,300 pounds, the Daytona Coupe was powered by a Ford-sourced 289 cubic-inch small-block V8 that made 390 horsepower at 6,750 rpm and 341 pound-feet of torque. That grunt was sent to the rear wheels by way of a four speed manual gearbox. The first Shelby Cobra Coupe, as it was initially known, made its racing debut at the.
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SHELBY DAYTONA COUPE Shelby Daytona Coupe The first and only American made car to win the World Manufacturer's Championship for Grand Touring Racecars, the Daytona Coupe transformed American road racing. Originally referred to as the "Daytona Car," the coupe officially earned its name while being built for the Daytona race.
