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Those numbers are close enough. Factory records suggest the first few 33xx cars came with 428's, and then the swap to the 427 side-oiler was made.
As for the often-quoted phrase that "Shelby American built 356 427 Cobras," a check of the breakdown at the top of the originality forum will show that there were fewer than 315 made, with allowances for whether or not one considers a bare chassis a Cobra.
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