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Old 08-15-2008, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Excaliber View Post
By the way, I think late '64 was the first year for an alternator. They were more commonly found in 1965. Did the 289's come from the factory with alternators?
Alternators were used on 289 Cobras begining with the third contract of cars, CSX2201 forward. This was when the change was made to US electrical systems. CSX2201 was shipped from AC to Shelby on 10/18/63.
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