1965 Shelby 427 Competition Cobra Roadster
CSX3009, The Famous Essex Wire Cobra, Arguably the Winningest Cobra of All Time

The famous Essex Wire Cobra
Arguably the winningest Cobra of all time
Test-driven by Ken Miles at Riverside
Campaigned in the 1965 season by Robert “Skip” Scott under the sponsorship of Essex Wire with Dick Thompson as a relief driver
Fondly referred to as “Ollie the Dragon” as the car would occasionally shoot fire from the carburetor through the hood scoop
CSX3009 has achieved numerous victories including three championship wins (1966 SCCA A Production Championship with Ed Lowther as driver and two SCCA National Championships in 1973 and 1974 with Sam Feinstein as driver)
Immaculately restored in its famous Essex Wire color scheme by Mike McCluskey
Carroll Shelby visited McCluskey’s Torrance, California shop three times to advise on the restoration process
Judged at the SAAC-38 event in Fontana where it won Gold and scored 493/500, the highest points ever for a competition Cobra restoration
Extensive history file with period photos, documents and restoration details
Multiple-time Best of Show winner
History listed in the Shelby Registry
Comes with the original helmet, race suit and gloves of Ed Lowther from 1966, in which he won the car´s first championship
Exacting 1:5 scale model crafted by Jorge Sordelli of Irvine, California
The model was built in 2017 and is affixed to a plaque that reads "In Appreciation of outstanding efforts in the restoration of the winningest Shelby Cobra of All Time"

1964 SHELBY 289 COBRA ROADSTER
CSX2242, 289 CI V-8, 4-Speed

Billed to Shelby American on December 10, 1963
Shipped to Los Angeles on December 17, 1963 aboard the SS Loch Garth
Invoiced on February 27, 1964 to Fergus Ford of Skokie, Illinois
Original MSRP of $5,728.55
Matching numbers drivetrain
289 CI V-8 engine
Aluminum Cobra valve covers
Dual 4-barrel carburetors
Cobra aluminum intake
Competition oil pan
T10 4-speed manual transmission
Princess Blue exterior
Red interior
Class A accessories package
Stewart Warner gauges
Original body panels
Known ownership history with four owners since new, the second owner kept CSX2242 for nearly 30 years

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