Color of Sidepipes

[Power Surge]

According to my research, all sides pipes came black. Some of the comp cars had white pipes and headers, which were done by the owners (hi-temp coating), not Shelby. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

[A-Snake]

Originally Posted by Power Surge

Some of the comp cars had white pipes and headers, which were done by the owners (hi-temp coating), not Shelby. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

For what it's worth...On page 250 of The Cobra-Ferrari Wars is a picture of CSX3002 with white side pipes. 3002 was the only works comp 427. It is pictured with an early street 427 at LAX in April, 1965.

[01yelrt]

Competition cars- some had white pipes, SC cars all had black pipes. All street cars with sidepipes had black pipes.

[Power Surge]

Originally Posted by 01yelrt

Competition cars- some had white pipes, SC cars all had black pipes. All street cars with sidepipes had black pipes.

There's no such thing as a street car with sidepipes .

Any street car with sidepipes was done after the fact.

[PROFESSOR FATE]

Power Surge,

I'm curious about what you mean by "after the fact." I have always thought that things like side pipes, roll bars, and hood scoops were options that were available from Shelby for delivery to the original owner of the car. Are you saying that any 427 street car with side pipes had to have them installed by an owner after initial delivery, or do you just mean that the car was not shipped from England with them? If you mean the former, I wonder how you know this to be true.

[Power Surge]

Originally Posted by PROFESSOR FATE

Power Surge,

I'm curious about what you mean by "after the fact." I have always thought that things like side pipes, roll bars, and hood scoops were options that were available from Shelby for delivery to the original owner of the car. Are you saying that any 427 street car with side pipes had to have them installed by an owner after initial delivery, or do you just mean that the car was not shipped from England with them? If you mean the former, I wonder how you know this to be true.

Right. A street car is a street car. No side pipes, no hood scoop, no roll bar. Any street car that has those items, had them added after the car was delivered new.

[01yelrt]

The 427 SC was a for street version of the 427 competition car which was sold out of left over FIA homologation cars that were not originally intended for street use.. I believe that only 31 of these were ever built and sold. There is a difference between 427competition and 427 Semi Competition cars. The SC cars did have side pipes and hood scoops. Hope that clarifies the side pipe for street car debate.

[jay bentley]

I don't know the options off hand, however in the Shelby Registry, I think there is a list of options for a 427 street car. The option list may have included a soft top, radio etc. I thought side exhaust might be on the list. I could be wrong on this.

Jay

[Cobra #3170]

Originally Posted by Power Surge

Right. A street car is a street car. No side pipes, no hood scoop, no roll bar. Any street car that has those items, had them added after the car was delivered new.

I just happened to see this quote while looking at this particular thread regarding side pipe colors. In the interest of stopping misinformation, the street cars had as options side pipes, oil coolers, roll bars, hood scoops, flared rear fenders and 9.5" rear wheels. How do I know, because they were all offered to me as options on my car and they were not "dealer Installed" but were installed by Shelby American at their LAX facility. PS I have a copy of the original invoice showing these as Shelby American installed options.
While I am at it, the cars were referred to as AC Cobras not Shelby Cobras by all the owners at the time that I knew, because none of us wanted anybody to think we had Shelby Mustangs.