Carroll Shelby’s Personal Cobra Daytona Coupe is Ready for the Track — and its next Owner
The 1965 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe hardly needs an introduction. Built by Shelby American, Inc. the Daytona had but one purpose: beat Ferrari in the FIA International Manufacturers’ GT Championship Series. It did.
Led by a team that included designer Peter Brock, racing director Ken Miles, fabricator John Ohlsen, and chief engineer Phil Remington, six original Daytonas were constructed on the same chassis, suspension, engine, transmission and mechanical components used for Shelby Cobra 289 roadsters. Success came almost immediately, most notably with a class victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1965.
Carroll Shelby was so impressed by the cars that he commissioned one for his personal use, built by Shelby American with a McCluskey Daytona Coupe body on an original Cobra roadster chassis. That car, CSX 2469, is being offered for sale by The Salon at Worldwide Auctioneers in Auburn, Indiana.
(photo credit: Worldwide Auctioneers/Patrick Ernzen)
