Continuation Cars

[computerworks]

Originally Posted by Power Surge

There were a few carbon body cars that I think used 4500 numbers.

There are no 4400 or 4600 numbered cars that I am aware of.

The 4500 run is indeed the carbon-fiber cars...plus the 'famous' FAM models.

Around mid CSX43xx, the numbers in sequence were for the aluminum cars, with the 4750 and up being the glas cars.

They are cars into the 44xx sequence, continuing with aluminum.

[Power Surge]

Originally Posted by computerworks

The 4500 run is indeed the carbon-fiber cars...plus the 'famous' FAM models.

Around mid CSX43xx, the numbers in sequence were for the aluminum cars, with the 4750 and up being the glas cars.

They are cars into the 44xx sequence, continuing with aluminum.

Yeah, I knew they kept the early sequence going for the alloy cars, just wasn't sure if they'd gotten into the 4400s or not yet.

[rokndad]

So would that mean that my car, CSX 4758's chassis and various parts was built off site and then brought to SAI for assembly? I have pictures of the chassis and body in various states of primer, no body, no brakes/suspension that have "4758" on masking tape affixed to various parts. I wondered if it was fabricated at SAI or was outsourced and the various parts delivered to SAI for assembly.

I know that due to quality control issues, the entire car was returned to SAI and rebodied and painted in LV. I don't know where the chassis came from and that was the essence of my question.

[Power Surge]

Originally Posted by rokndad

So would that mean that my car, CSX 4758's chassis and various parts was built off site and then brought to SAI for assembly? I have pictures of the chassis and body in various states of primer, no body, no brakes/suspension that have "4758" on masking tape affixed to various parts. I wondered if it was fabricated at SAI or was outsourced and the various parts delivered to SAI for assembly.

I know that due to quality control issues, the entire car was returned to SAI and rebodied and painted in LV. I don't know where the chassis came from and that was the essence of my question.

4758 SHOULD have been originally built in SA at CAV. If the car had to be rebuilt at Shelby for whatever reason, that I don't know. Most of the quality issues with the CAV cars were mainly paint and finish related, so it's very possible Shelby may have taken the body off and just redid the car.

One big thing people didn't like on the CAV cars was that they painted the back sides of the hood, trunk and doors with wrinkle bedliner.

[rokndad]

Originally Posted by Power Surge

4758 SHOULD have been originally built in SA at CAV. If the car had to be rebuilt at Shelby for whatever reason, that I don't know. Most of the quality issues with the CAV cars were mainly paint and finish related, so it's very possible Shelby may have taken the body off and just redid the car.

One big thing people didn't like on the CAV cars was that they painted the back sides of the hood, trunk and doors with wrinkle bedliner.

Thanks Sal. I think 4758 is a hybrid of sorts, since both the underhood and trunk are finished as nicely as the rest of the exterior on the car. Plus, John Ross, a forum member, took pictures of the car during assembly, some of which he sent to me and are in my gallery. It looks like the chassis was delivered without any suspension affixed to it and then assembled at SAI. Gary Patterson told me the body was made at the prison on the outskirts of LV and finished and painted at SAI.

[DonnieG]

Sal did you sell your car? CSX 4241

[Power Surge]

Originally Posted by DonnieG

Sal did you sell your car? CSX 4241

It's up on Cobra Country right now. Got a few interested, but of course it's still for sale till someone shows me the green .