has any one seen this car?

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Then, I believe Shelby began to have the cars finished as rollers from the beginning, and I think this started with CSX4750, and continuing on to CSX6000's, and then either the dealer installed the drive train, or the customer could purchase a finished roller, and do the drive train themselves.

I had heard there were a few "kits" but not many. They were rollers from whenever I can remember. However, Shelby as a manufacturer NEVER installed a drive train (they couldn't sell them as completed vehicles, with one exception, see below.) They had an "associate" that would finish the car and deliver it sort of turn key, but they buyer paid for it and it went next door. This came to an end after California came up with a rule that there could be no business relationship between the manufacturer, seller and installer and all of them (Shelby, Hillbank/SPF) started just supplying a list.

The single exception to the Shelby completed cars were the 6 or so CSX4xxxLA cars that were built and sold into the Mexico market (actually, 6 cars built at once for a group buy). These cars were built by HST International and "manufactured" in their entirety, at HST's Tijuana Mexico facility. HST took the CSX car they built and installed a Roush+Tremec power train. Whether this is Shelby American building a car, or Shelby American (having ended their involvement when the roller was completed and turned over to HST's mechanics) is a matter of splitting legal hairs. In any case, my car was considered "turnkey" and a foreign delivery. It was then sold to the Mexico City guy, who later sold it to a LA area dealer that imported it back into the US and was the last (as near as I can tell, at least near the end) Cobra to have a CA title with a CSX VIN. Don't argue with me, I have a copy of the title from when I bought it.

The HST turnkey cars make me wonder if Shelby or Superformance, with a sale known to be a foreign delivery, could install the powertrain in South Africa and sell it as turnkey...