11-19-2003, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: San Antonio,
TX
Cobra Make, Engine: Former owner: JCF 289 slabside, ERA #329 and 424, GTD "Essex Wire" GT40; currently enjoying Hi-Tech 427 #147
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I don't have my Registry handy. The leaf-sprung Cobras sold in the U.S. had serial numbers beginning with CSX2000. The coil-sprung cars were CSX3000-series numbers. Here is some data on the breakdown by variants:
COBRA PRODUCTION TOTALS 1962-65
260 Cobras
Street Cars.............................62
Factory Teams Cars (initially 260 engines
then updated to 289)................4
Factory Prepared Competition Cars (initially
with 260 engines then updated to 289)
.................................................. .1
Independently-prepared
competition race cars...............7
Dragonsnake (initially 260 engines then
updated to 289)...........................1
Total 260 Cobras ......................75
289 Cobras
Street Cobras .........................455
Standard Competition.................2
Sebring Cobras...........................3
LeMans Cobras.........................3
427 Prototypes............................1
427 Prototypes 'Flip-Top"...........1
FIA Roadsters.............................5
Daytona Coupes...........................6
USRRC Roadsters......................6
Total Factory Team Cars............29
Factory Prepared Competition Cobras
Standard Competition....................2
LeMans Prototype.........................1
LeMans Replica............................3
USRRC Roadsters.........................5
Independently-Prepared
Race Cobras................................21
Dragonsnake Cobras....................2
COB/COX* Street Cobras...........60
COB/COX* Race Cobra...............1
Total 289 Cobras........................580
Total small block Cobras.......... 655
*(COB - Cobras for Great Britain)
*(COX Cobras for export other than to Great Britain)
Coil Spring Big Block Cobras
Street Cars ................................260
Prototype Competition
Roadsters......................................2
Production Competition
Roadsters....................................19
Semi-Competition Roadsters........1
Daytona Super Coupe...................1
Chassis Only..................................3
COB/COX Cobras.......................32
1965-67 427 & 428 Cobras ..... 348
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Total Cobras Built ............... 1,003
This data was taken from a Cobra website a while back. I can't recall which one and can't vouch for it being 100% accurate, but it looks pretty close to me--
Bob
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