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06-04-2013, 02:35 AM
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"They built the first 100 cars from recycled beer cans" ...Carroll Shelby
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06-04-2013, 04:14 AM
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"The bodies were pounded out by some winos living under a bridge...."
"CSX" stands for Carroll Shelby eXperimental"
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06-04-2013, 06:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark IV
"CSX" stands for Carroll Shelby eXperimental"
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This may be the biggest myth of all :-)) |
06-04-2013, 09:26 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance #1723-427 Windsor
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CSX is for Carroll Shelby exports
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06-04-2013, 10:21 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Cobra Make, Engine: Don't think I'll be getting a Cobra for a long time... Do have '94 RX-7 R2.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mike harter
CSX is for Carroll Shelby exports
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Apparently C standing for Carroll or Cobra is another myth and coincidence.
The first series of AC Aces had serial numbers beginning with "A". The next series of AC Aces, powered by Bristol engines, used serial numbers beginning with "B". So when the third series of AC Ace derivative cars was built for Shelby, the first letter of the serial numbers changed to "C".
Although following that logic, you would think that when they went to the coil spring chassis, that AC would have switched to using "D" for the first letter and thus you would have DSX3001 instead of CSX3001. Interestingly CSX3001 and CSX3002 were initially designated as CSX2701 and CSX2702. |
06-04-2013, 02:36 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: SoCal,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX #4xxx with CSX 482; David Kee Toploader
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Myth? Mystery? or BS?
Carrol Shelby stashed a bunch of chassis, bodies and parts in a warehouse before he went on his "walkabout" in South Africa. Some say there are still some stashed.... 
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12-14-2013, 07:27 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Former owner of Long Live the Bow tie Contemporary #102 427 Chevy .30 over Merlin heads 11to1, TBI injection
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark IV
"The bodies were pounded out by some winos living under a bridge...."
"CSX" stands for Carroll Shelby eXperimental"
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CSX stands for Carroll Shelby Experimental. Footnote: "Carroll Shelby's The Cobra Story" Published 1965 By Carroll Shelby ( the manufacturer of legal record of the Cobra) and John Bentley. PAGE 193. Myth or Fact??? |
12-14-2013, 02:23 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham #523, 427 S/O
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thor maine
CSX stands for Carroll Shelby Experimental. Footnote: "Carroll Shelby's The Cobra Story" Published 1965 By Carroll Shelby ( the manufacturer of legal record of the Cobra) and John Bentley. PAGE 193. Myth or Fact???
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Myth.  |
12-14-2013, 02:28 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: No city...only 118 residents in Manter,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Cobra Auto Works body, Ron Godell Racecars chassis, 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 HO (converted to carb), W/C T-5, 3.73's in a Ford 9" Traction-Loc.
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Originally Posted by Thor maine
CSX stands for Carroll Shelby Experimental. ?
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It has been my understanding that the X designated cars manufactured for e Xport.
Cheers!
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12-14-2013, 04:33 PM
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Gee Thor, that Dale Carnegie course really paid off for you.
John O
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12-15-2013, 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by YerDugliness
It has been my understanding that the X designated cars manufactured for e Xport.
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That's the generally accepted line. The C was a continuation of the A and B series of chassis. Although that seems to have been abandoned with the Mk.III, which should probably have been a D prefix chassis number.
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06-04-2013, 03:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by A-Snake
"They built the first 100 cars from recycled beer cans" ...Carroll Shelby
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Which proves how clever AC was back then as beer cans were steel until the 70's!!! 
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06-04-2013, 04:33 PM
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