Classic Recreations, the iconic builder of high-performance custom vehicles, including Shelby GT500CR continuation cars, has announced its latest innovation - an authentic, officially licensed 1965 carbon fiber bodied CSX Shelby Cobra race car.
As the most recent achievement to emerge from Classic Recreations, the full carbon fiber body is an extension of Carroll Shelby’s vision and follows the company’s wildly received 1967 carbon fiber bodied GT500CR Mustang which was released in early 2021. Only 10 of the new Shelby Cobra race cars, dubbed the “Diamond Edition” in honor of Shelby American’s 60th anniversary, will be produced. Granted unique CSX serial numbering, CSX4521 through CSX4530, by Shelby Licensing, each will feature a specially designed custom diamond encrusted badge, feature Carroll Shelby’s commemorative signature on the dashboard and be sold as a completed race car.
“What Classic Recreations has achieved with their carbon fiber program is the continuation of a dream Carroll Shelby himself envisioned for the future,” said Shelby American President Gary Patterson. Similar sentiments were expressed by Co-CEO of Carroll Shelby International and CEO of Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc. Neil Cummings, saying “Classic Recreation’s has been a licensee of Carroll Shelby Licensing for over 15 years and each year they continue to innovate and push the envelope just like Carroll did himself.”
The Cobra body has been completely engineered in autoclave-cured carbon fiber including the floor and doors, allowing it to achieve a staggering mere 88 pounds of body weight. This innovation meets performance with a custom designed, geometrically correct chassis and suspension designed by Jason Engel, founder and Vice President of Design and Engineering of Classic Recreations.
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03 March 2022
