CSX2451 - the Mercer Cobra

[mrmustang]

Truly beauty in the eye of the beholder .


Bill S.

[AL427SBF]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

Truly beauty in the eye of the beholder .


Bill S.

Agree, and remember this was built in 1965 so must have been extremely rad at the time. Obviously not everyone's cup-o-tea, but this is part of cobra history, one man's vision of a roadster using some authentic cobra donor parts. Ironically, the Mercer-Cobra is closer to the real deal versus anything members have here

The engine was a Ford 289 installed and purchased from Shelby’s stock of CSX chassis Cobras being built in the same time frame.
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[computerworks]

Originally Posted by AL427SBF

The engine was a Ford 289 installed and purchased from Shelby’s stock of CSX chassis Cobras being built in the same time frame.
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No real Cobras were harmed in the making of this car.

Although it bears a CSX number (as it should), it was born as a bare chassis at AC and had it's wheelbase stretched.

Shelby took the order from Exner, a US customer... but the finished chassis was drop-shipped from AC to Italy, where the new body was crafted.

So they didn't scrap any of "Shelby's stock of..Cobras" and this pup never saw SoCal.

[AL427SBF]

Originally Posted by computerworks

No real Cobras were harmed in the making of this car.

Although it bears a CSX number (as it should), it was born as a bare chassis at AC and had it's wheelbase stretched.

Shelby took the order from Exner, a US customer... but the finished chassis was drop-shipped from AC to Italy, where the new body was crafted.

So they didn't scrap any of "Shelby's stock of..Cobras" and this pup never saw SoCal.

No real Cobras were harmed in the making of this car.
So they didn't scrap any of "Shelby's stock of..Cobras" and this pup never saw SoCal.
Just one fewer Shelby Cobra built, and a one Mercer-Cobra built in it's place