12-13-2008, 11:37 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Vero Beach,
FL
Cobra Make, Engine: COX 6111 - '66 "AC 289 Sports."
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As for the "1965 Cobra" tag, these were placed on any late Cobra delivered to any of the states whose DMV required them. Many states explained to Shelby American that the cars may have had chassis tags (finally, after almost 200 cars were built) but there was still no way to identify what exactly the car was supposed to be called. Hence the confusion on various original Cobra titles, identifying them as "Ford Cobra," "AC Cobra," "Shelby Cobra," "Ford Shelby" ad infinitum. In this car's case, it remained unsold at the Vel's dealership in CA through the summer of '64, by which point all Cobras shipped to dealers in CA had the "1965 Cobra" tags on them. Vel's likely mentioned to Shelby American that one of the cars in stock lacked the tag, and they were sent one to install themselves on 2346.
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