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Old 03-05-2015, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by mullen2 View Post
Thanks for posting. Great information. Did not know they were holding back CSX4000 numbers for the 50th cars.

Interesting 250 Aluminum Continuation Cobras Total, including the recent 50th Aluminum cars and 289 Style cars.

Less Aluminum Continuations from Shelby in his living years than 1960's Originals. For fun, see below original 1960's production numbers.
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COBRA PRODUCTION TOTALS 1962-65

260 Cobras

Street Cars.............................62

Factory Teams Cars (initially 260 engines
then updated to 289)................4

Factory Prepared Competition Cars (initially
with 260 engines then updated to 289)
.................................................. .1

Independently-prepared
competition race cars...............7

Dragonsnake (initially 260 engines then
updated to 289)...........................1

Total 260 Cobras ......................75



289 Cobras

Street Cobras .........................455

Standard Competition.................2

Sebring Cobras...........................3

LeMans Cobras.........................3

427 Prototypes............................1

427 Prototypes 'Flip-Top"...........1

FIA Roadsters.............................5

Daytona Coupes...........................6

USRRC Roadsters......................6

Total Factory Team Cars............29

Factory Prepared Competition Cobras

Standard Competition....................2

LeMans Prototype.........................1

LeMans Replica............................3

USRRC Roadsters.........................5

Independently-Prepared
Race Cobras................................21

Dragonsnake Cobras....................2

COB/COX* Street Cobras...........60

COB/COX* Race Cobra...............1

Total 289 Cobras........................580

Total small block Cobras.......... 655

*(COB - Cobras for Great Britain)
*(COX Cobras for export other than to Great Britain)




Coil Spring Big Block Cobras

Street Cars ................................260

Prototype Competition
Roadsters......................................2

Production Competition
Roadsters....................................19

Semi-Competition Roadsters........31

Daytona Super Coupe...................1

Chassis Only..................................3

COB/COX Cobras.......................32

1965-67 427 & 428 Cobras ..... 348

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Total Cobras Built ............... 1,003
These are old numbers from the 1997 Registry. Additional information has been added for the 2008 Registry. There are 'corrections' to several line items. The total, BTW, is 998.
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