1965 289 Shelby Cobra - Mark II or Mark III?

[SunDude]

Originally Posted by A-Snake

The COB or COX prefix was used on Cobras (leaf spring and coil spring) that did not go through Shelby. COB for "Cobra Britain" (Right hand drive) COX for "Cobra Export" (Left hand drive) CSX, remember stood for "Cobra Shelby Export". Not the mistakenly used Carroll Shelby Experimental

Might I suggest the purchase of the new World Registry of Cobras?
There's some great information in there.

Well it turns out that Jeff was right all along. MkI Cobras are the worm-and-sector cars and MkIIs are the rack-and-pinion cars, according to the SAAC registry (p. 1598).

But you are mistaken as to the meaning of "CSX." It's a common misconception that it stood for "Carroll Shelby Export." See page 1593 for the correct meaning.

[A-Snake]

Originally Posted by SunDude

But you are mistaken as to the meaning of "CSX." It's a common misconception that it stood for "Carroll Shelby Export." See page 1593 for the correct meaning.

You are correct that the 'C' is simply the third series, 'A' for Ace, 'B' for Bristol, and 'C' for Cobra. It was coincidence that the series A-B-C matched the name of the model it represented.

[LMH]

Originally Posted by A-Snake

You are correct that the 'C' is simply the third series, 'A' for Ace, 'B' for Bristol, and 'C' for Cobra. It was coincidence that the series A-B-C matched the name of the model it represented.

See, even I didn't know that one!
So "CSX" is Cobra Shelby Export?
Larry