CSX2410 - from Barn to Concourse

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History
CSX2410 was originally Princess Blue with Red Interior and Class “A” Accessories to include white side wall tires and luggage rack, antifreeze, radio, and antenna
- 1964, September 18 – Invoiced to Universal Motor Co, Richmond, VA
- 1965, June – Universal Motor Co wrote to Shelby America asking for help selling a Cobra which they had in inventory since October and requested tax refund similar to being offered on other Ford vehicles.
- 1965 – An unknown original purchaser, a doctor who only briefly owned the vehicle before realizing a Cobra wasn’t the car for him
- 1965 – William Currence Jr traded a 1966 GTO plus cash to the original owner for the car
- 1966 – Car involved in minor fender bender, repainted Guardsman Blue during repair
- 1967, Late – The car was wrecked causing significant damage ruining the body and ultimately being the last time the car was driving
- *unknown events, was potentially sold amongst family and friends of William Currence Jr as noted by William*
- 1971, October 15 – Title reissued back to William Currence Jr
- 1972, August 19 – Purchased by Samuel Peoples Jr for $2600. Condition at time of purchase was non-running, fairly complete with fiberglass body. After owning the car for about a year, and only removing the fiberglass body, engine, and trans, Sam had decided the car was going to be a significant amount of work and didn’t have the time amongst other projects.
- 1973, October 3 – Current owner purchased the car from Samuel Peoples Jr from an ad in the Aliquippa newspaper for $3,000. The car was flat towed home behind the new owners Mercury Cougar back home.
- *The car was moved between home garages and then placed in an enclosed trailer in the late 1990s*
- 2021, July 4 – CSX2410 was uncovered from its storage place in an enclosed trailer where it had sat for the last ~23 years. Initial investigation and inventory pictures taken to embark on a restoration.
- 2021, September 28 – After reviewing several shops, the car was picked up by John Bassler and the team at Vintage Motorcar Company to start the restoration

During the time while CSX2410 was roadworthy, some modifications were made to include Shelby America Belanger drag race headers and rear Koni Special D Shocks (March 1965 date code). With these modifications, William Currence Jr regularly auto-crossed the car around WV.