Pack Automotive Museum
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Performance - Hot Rods - Custom - Antiques - One Offs Many with valid Race and Movie Build Histories
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1964 Shelby 289 Cobra History Overview: In the finals of that race Gus was up against Ed Terry running a Shelby American sponsored car. Gus deliberately delayed his launch for fear of being disqualified because of the HiPo heads, which were original to later model serial number cars but not his. Gus's elapse time and trap speed exceeded Terry's so he actually lost the race but an unofficial win with time and speed. Gus was unsuccessful in being able to get a ruling before the race as to the legitimacy of the HiPo heads, but following the race, they were approved. Had he known this beforehand, Gus would have been the official winner hands down. After 1964 it was converted to a road racing car and raced from1965 to 1968, and on two occasions raced the Butler Chevrolet sponsored Cobra in hopes of determining the "Fastest Cobra in Massachusetts". CSX2109 won both. In 1968 it was sold to Bill Maxwell, the second owner who did some racing with it, but parked it after 1969. Later in 1973 he cut a hole in his basement in Dracut, Mass., drove the Cobra in, put it up on blocks, and filled in the hole again. There it would remain for 15 years until it was “discovered by the third owner, Forbes “Toby” Anderson. The car underwent a comprehensive restoration ending in 1992. The car has an extensive set of spare parts, including a complete new worm and Sector steering box, the original hard top, soft top, side curtains, dash tachometer, and tonneau cover, plus four restored chrome wire wheels and two spare original painted wheels. Originally Sold To: Tasca Ford, Owner Bob Tasca Stock Number: C 211
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1964 Shelby 289 Cobra VIN Number: CSX2109 Equipment:
Wheelbase: 90 inches Stock Number: C 211 Dragonsnakes To attempt to appropriately classify the various types of cars built by Shelby American, we break them into categories. Where the drag Cobras are concerned, the cars built as Dragonsnakes at Shelby American and raced by the factory are termed factory competition cars. These would include the worm-and-sector 2019 and the rack-and-pinion 2357. The second category are the cars built by the factory as Dragonsnakes for private use. These fall into the factory-prepared-competition category, and would include 2248, 2427, 2472, and 3198. The third category are the cars that were sold for street use but modified for drag racing by an early owner. We term them independent competition cars. They may or may not have used all of the factory modifications, and the parts to modify them were generally purchased "over the counter" either directly from Shelby American or a local Shelby dealer. Cars in this category would include 2093 and 3159 Ned Scudder, Cobra Registrar SAAC
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ON DISPLAY IN HARR FORD'S SHOWROOM WORCESTER, MA. LATE 1965 - Photo provided by the Zuidema Family. |
THE CREW AND FRIENDS SURROUNDING CSX2109 AFTER A RACE- Photo provided by the Zuidema Family. |
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