[robertlane]

COBRA CSX DESIGNATIONS

CSX 2000
The original Cobras. All small block engines, slab side bodies, street cars. CXS2000 was the first Cobra built.

CSX 3000
Production started in 1965 and ended in 1967. These Cobras featured the Ford FE 427 or 428 big block engines.

CSX 4000
Production started in 1996 and continues through today. These Cobras are assembled in Las Vegas and are sold as component cars (less engine and transmission).

CSX 5000
The Carroll Shelby Series1 car, which featured a carbon fiber body and an aluminum chassis. There were powered by GM Oldsmobile engines.

CSX 6000
These Cobras were exported to the European Union from 1963-1965. All were powered by Ford small block engines and featured aluminum bodes.

CSX 7000
Production started in 1998 and continues through today. These Cobras are assembled in Las Vegas and are sold as FIA 289 series cars. They are based on the small block chassis, feature cut back doors and larger fender flares. These are component cars.

CSX 8000
Similar to the original CSX 2000 series cars. These are component cars.

CSX 9000
Cobra Daytona series. These are component cars.

This is just a brief description. Please feel free to add more detail.

[computerworks]

robertlane, on Nov 14 2007, 02:20 AM, said:

CSX 6000
These Cobras were exported to the European Union from 1963-1965. All were powered by Ford small block engines and featured aluminum bodes.

This is incorrect.
There were no CSX6000 cars like this.

The 6000 series of serial numbers were used by AC Cars for their concurrent production of the Cobra style cars that were NOT sold to Shelby.

They carried two prefixes: COB for cars sold in the UK, and COX for cars built for export.

The COB/COX6000 cars are genuine AC Cobras and have a rightful place in Cobra history, but were untouched by Shelby American.

[computerworks]

Also... you could add a section for CSX1000 cars.

These are recent vintage aluminum roadsters offered by Shelby Autos at a premium price. They were originally claimed to be bodies and frames sourced from the "new" AC Cars company in UK. A very small quantity of these were sold, before the "new" AC Cars went bust in UK and left the country.

[CSX4266]

Robert, the 4000 series cars constructed in fiberglass are built and assembled in Mexico and South Africa. The aluminum cars are still built in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[sharon]

i will tell Robert to have a look at this, and fix what needs to be fixed.

thanks Sharon

[robertlane]

Thanks for chiming in and making the corrections. I myself am trying to better understand the Cobra designations. If anyone would like to write a summary, please post it to correct mine

[csx4068]

CSX4266, on Nov 14 2007, 11:23 AM, said:

Robert, the 4000 series cars constructed in fiberglass are built and assembled in Mexico and South Africa. The aluminum cars are still built in Las Vegas, Nevada.

While this may be true today, let me assure you that there are a number of Las Vegas-built fiberglass Cobras that predate the Mexican and South African adventures. I am patiently awaiting the next SAAC Registry to be published. With all that has happened to the Continuation and Component Cobras since 1996, it takes a program to keep track of all the changes. The cars have changed significantly over the last 11 years, and there are many subtle and not-so-subtle differences. As is the case in all that is Shelby, it's not a good idea to say always or never..........

[CSX4802]

csx4068, on Nov 20 2007, 04:19 PM, said:

While this may be true today, let me assure you that there are a number of Las Vegas-built fiberglass Cobras that predate the Mexican and South African adventures. I am patiently awaiting the next SAAC Registry to be published. With all that has happened to the Continuation and Component Cobras since 1996, it takes a program to keep track of all the changes. The cars have changed significantly over the last 11 years, and there are many subtle and not-so-subtle differences. As is the case in all that is Shelby, it's not a good idea to say always or never..........

Yep, 4k series had a couple o' beer cans mixed in with the fiberglass cars.

[sharon]

We are working on making things clearer this week.

[davy]

CSX4266, on Nov 14 2007, 12:23 PM, said:

Robert, the 4000 series cars constructed in fiberglass are built and assembled in Mexico and South Africa. The aluminum cars are still built in Las Vegas, Nevada.

some additional details.

When the CSX4000 car was introduced in 1996, it was primarily introduced as a fiberglass bodied car, and for the most part entirely manufactured/assembled by SA (Shelby American) in LV. These fiberglass cars have "lower" serial numbers, below CSX4500. An aluminum body was a relatively expensive option, with the chassis still completely manufactured by SA. Then, SA contracted Kirkham to supply aluminum bodies with frames, and then SA finished the assembled rollers in LV, with these cars still having serial numbers below CSX4500. At some point SA decided that they could have the fiberglass CSX4000 rollers manufactured/assembled elsewhere (mexico and South Africa), and designated these cars with serial numbers above CSX4750, although I think there may have been some in the early run still assembled in LV.

This post has been edited by davy: 09 December 2007 - 07:28 AM

[rokndad]

davy, on Dec 9 2007, 07:23 AM, said:

some additional details.

When the CSX4000 car was introduced in 1996, it was primarily introduced as a fiberglass bodied car, and for the most part entirely manufactured/assembled by SA (Shelby American) in LV. These fiberglass cars have "lower" serial numbers, below CSX4500. An aluminum body was a relatively expensive option, with the chassis still completely manufactured by SA. Then, SA contracted Kirkham to supply aluminum bodies with frames, and then SA finished the assembled rollers in LV, with these cars still having serial numbers below CSX4500. At some point SA decided that they could have the fiberglass CSX4000 rollers manufactured/assembled elsewhere (mexico and South Africa), and designated these cars with serial numbers above CSX4750, although I think there may have been some in the early run still assembled in LV.

I own CSX 4758 and it was entirely built, fiberglas body and all, right in the Las Vegas factory in 2003-4.

[Jamo]

Some of the 3000s are based upon the frames "discovered" much later...

Shelby has had two different 4000 mfgs in South Africa. Initially, they were going to use CAV (of GT40 fame) to build glass cars. That went bust after a few cars, so they started up production in Mexico. When delays occured, they sought out HiTech (of Superformance fame) to build some to augment production.

[Ac Heritage]

computerworks, on Nov 14 2007, 08:38 AM, said:

Also... you could add a section for CSX1000 cars.

These are recent vintage aluminum roadsters offered by Shelby Autos at a premium price. They were originally claimed to be bodies and frames sourced from the "new" AC Cars company in UK. A very small quantity of these were sold, before the "new" AC Cars went bust in UK and left the country.

And hopefully in the future there may a market for English built Ac cars at Brooklands .