The Shelby Daytona Coupe (also referred to as the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe [2]) is an American sports-coupé. It is related to the Shelby Cobra roadster, loosely based on its chassis and drive-train developed and built as an advanced evolution.

Daytona Coupe CSX 9000 Series - Aluminum (Engine & transmission not included.) • 3-inch diameter DOM steel frame. • Upper transverse leaf w/ lower arms, independent front and rear suspension.

During 1964 and 1965, CSX2299 had run in 10 of the 25 races that the Daytona Coupes participated in, more than any other example. It scored four GT class wins, plus three second places and two DNFs, setting lap records at five of its races.

2015年10月27日 · Carroll Shelby built only six Daytona Cobra Coupes to contest the World Manufacturers Championship in 1964 and 1965. Its controversial body design was created by Shelby’s Director of Special Projects, Peter Brock.

1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe specs, 0-60, quarter mile, lap times, engine specifications, pictures, updated January 2025.

2019年7月23日 · Today, 50 years after it was built, the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe prototype finally sits in its rightful place – a museum founded by its current owner. As the name suggests, the car was created...

Daytona Race. These cars were built to provide a more aerodynamic Cobra, allowing Shelby American to successfully compete with Ferrari on the higher speed road courses. Shelby commissioned Peter Brock to design a Coupe body for the Cobra chassis. Dubbed the Daytona Coupe, the 20 mph faster Cobra made its debut in the 1964 season.

Since the ex-New Zealand fabricator had been crew chief on Shelby American’s coupe in late 1963 – he had also suffered first-degree burns during the Holbert/MacDonald Daytona Coupe’s (CSX2287) pit fire in February 1964 – he was the obvious choice to build the car.

2015年8月14日 · That machine, the 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, was the brainchild of designer Peter Brock. From Carroll Shelby's shop in Los Angeles, it went to Daytona, Sebring, and Europe.

2019年1月8日 · As the story goes, the truck carrying CSX2286, the one-off Daytona Coupe built special for the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans race, was involved in an accident on the way to the track. Carroll Shelby’s “secret weapon,” as the car would become known, was badly damaged and would not be able to race.