Cobra Kit Question

[JimC]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

I can tell you by looking at the door striker it is not an SPF, ERA, Contemporary, CSX, FFR, or Backdraft. Also highly doubt it is a Shell Valley, Unique, Turn Ten,or E.M.

Shelby cars are considered "component cars", sold as rollers only these days (IE: also known as a turn key minus). Splitting hairs as they will, still considered a kit as they cannot legally sell them for road use as a turn key from the factory.

Instead of dredging along the bottom, sifting through questionable car after questionable car,why not just tell us your real world budget and perhaps we can point you to any number of good deals within your price range.


Bill S.

Bill,

I'm not looking to just purchase a car and drive it. I'm a restorer at heart and love the find, the story, the build, etc. I like the idea of resurrecting something from the grave and giving it life. Not to mention the savings in tax and registration fees I enjoy when I buy as a project. I live in communist CA. I have plenty of time and plenty of projects to finish but from time to time I get a little side tracked and do a little search on the computer and it takes me on one of these little journey's.

I really like the idea of a CSX numbered car and don't mind it being rough. I am very conscious of what I spend at the onset as dollars start to fly real quickly and I don't intend to be buried in it. All my cars are looked upon as investments and I really enjoy the ability to buy, fix and play with them for years and then sell at a small profit at the outset. I don't like to place a $$$ figure and price myself out of the market if a good deal comes along that is worthy of the extra cash.

Is there a reliable source of values from top to bottom of finished cars or is the internet/eBay the best source? I'm speaking of the Shelby cobras, not kits (but not the ultra rare with race or special history) from early originals thru to the completion (or continuation) cobras? And to what number do they go? My Registry book of 1997 only has them to CSX4000's and I've seen advertised cars with CSX6000 numbers. The book also lists some AC MK IV but I have to read further to find out more and need to research to find approximate values. Once I find the value of certain cars, I then backtrack from there to see what kind of value a particular project would have prior to work. It's all kind of a complication calculation but it works for me and I haven't lost a dime on anything I've purchase in the last 15 years, I won't go into the $$$ I threw away prior to that. Any leads on any project CSX cars?

Thanks,
Jim