What are your favorite Shelbys???

[vernonestes]

Hey guys,

Just thought Id start this thread for a little fun brake from the everyday here on shelbyforums.
The objective is to make a list of your top ten favorite shelbys of all time. Both cobras, shelbys, and even GTs are welcome! List specific cars or just a certain model with your desired specs.
Lets have some fun with this one!
I wanna here everybody's input from the forums!

Best Regards,
Vern

[crzy4shelbys]

1. Cobra Daytona Coupe
2. ’65 GT350R
3. ’65 GT350
4. 289 FIA Cobra
5. 427 Cobra (comp car)
6. 289 street (slabside) Cobra
7. ’66 GT350
8. ’66 GT350H
9. ’67 GT350
10. ’67 GT500

Josh

[vernonestes]

Heres mine.
1. CSX 2019, First Factory Dragonsnake, Unrestored.
2. CSX 2299, Daytona Coupe
3. CSX 2196, The Turd
4. CSX 3016, Comp Car, Won Sebring.
5. P/1015, Ken Miles GT40, Winner of Daytona 24, True Winner of LeMans 24.
6. 1965 GT350R, Bob Johnson Factory Team Car
7. 1965 GT350 #10, Factory Prototype for paxton supercharger, 68 tail lights,and 66 side scoops among other goodies.
8. 1966 GT350S
9. 1967 GT500 SuperSnake, or Factory 427
10. 1967 GT350 Factory SuperCharged
11. Cobra 289 Street Car, no side exhaust, no roll bar.
12. Cobra 427 Street Car, Wide Hip, not side exhaust, not roll bar.
So many great cars............not enough space allowed!
13. 66 GT 350H Sapphire Blue/4-speed

Sorry...couldnt keep it to ten!
Best REgards,
Vern

[KenG.]

1-1965 GT350 R-model
2-1965 GT350 Street
3-1967 Shelby T/A Coupe
4-1966 GT350
5-05/06 Ford GT
6-07 GT500

That's it

[crzy4shelbys]

Vern,

I guess I got so excited to post my list, I didn't carefully read your post. There are a few cars that I'd ad some clarification and details to.

1. Daytona Coupe: CSX2287, just because it was the only American made body, and the windshield slope sets it apart from the others.
2. GT350R - I know it's cliche, but I love the Essex Wire car. SFM5R098.
3. GT350 - SFM5003, or any of the homologation cars.
4. No clarification... love 'em all.
5. 427 Comp Car: revise to 427 prototype. I agree with your choice of CSX2196, although I'd only heard it referred to as the fliptop before. Do you know the history behind "The Turd"? I'd love to hear it.
6. Slabside: Black.
7. '66 GT350: Saphire Blue, stripes, 4 spd.
8. '66 GT350H: one of the 4 spd cars.
9. '67 GT350: Brittany Blue, inboards, 4 spd, no frills
10. '67 GT500: Again, I totally agree with you. Charley's car is THE '67 500.

Thanks for starting this thread... always fun to dream!

[roddster]

1) my own 67 GT 350. Probably because I've owned it now almost 37 years, and it's an early model wierd car.
2) The 67 GT 500 Supersnake
3) 289 Cobra w/FIA race trim
4) 65 GT 350 Drag car model
5) 65 GT 350-R
6) 289 Dragonsnake
7) Lil Red, the only 67 GT 500 coupe
8) any Daytona Cobra
9) any 69/70 GT 500 sprtsroof in Hertz yellow, or Competiotion orange
10) Shelby's 69 Boss 302 Trans/Am race car.

[g350t]

Well this is my first post, so her goes:
1 - 289 Cobra with wire wheels (CSX 2000 series)
2 - '66 GT 350 carry over cars (6S001-252)
3 - '69 Boss 429
4 - '05-06 Ford GT
5 - 1909 Model T Touring (had to throw this one in since it started it all!!)
6 - '90 Thunderbird Super Coupe

This post is sure a refeshing change from all the controversy

[vernonestes]

Originally Posted by crzy4shelbys

Vern,

I agree with your choice of CSX2196, although I'd only heard it referred to as the fliptop before. Do you know the history behind "The Turd"? I'd love to hear it.

When the project was started by Ken Miles, the car quickly gained the shop name "the turd"
Also, after first driving the car, Ken Miles called it "like driving a bloody dragster on ice!"

Vern

[SFM6S006]

I guess I´d be a pretty happy boy if the two I already have were here and not in the US

Cars that really stand out to me and would be natural choices for my "dream garage" ...

* Littte Red - 67 Shelby ht prototype
* One of the 67 Shelby ht racecars or Gary G´s 68 Trans Am racecar
* One of the "CS found some leftover 65 frames" Cobras
* The GT350R Rick Kopec used to race
* a blue & gold Hertz GT350
* a nice 67 GT350 SC

[427SnakeSC]

1. 427 Cobra S/C
2. 427 Cobra Roadster
3. '67 Shelby GT500 427
4. '65 GT 350
5. '68 GT 500
6. CSX3015

[ELJ1st500]

Hello All,

Here is my list:

1. My own 1967 GT 500, the first production GT 500 built.
2. P1015, Ken Miles' 1966 GT40 MKII.
3. CSX 2299, the Daytona Coupe with the best competition record.
4. CSX 2196, the 'flip-top" Cobra.
5. CSX 3002, the first 427 comp Cobra.
6. CSX 2431, Ken Miles' personal 289 comp and development Cobra.
7. The 1967 GT 500 "Super Snake".
8. The twin Paxton supercharged 427 Cobra "to end all Cobras".
9. 5R002, the first GT 350 completed and raced.
10. The 1967 Shelby "Terlingua" Trans Am coupes.

It is hard to keep the list at just 10 cars.

Best regards,
Eric

[isaak-gt500kr]

I'm easy. I'll settle for the late Dick Smith's 427 Cobra S/C #3035. The winningest Cobra of all time.

[Boss302]

Wow! Not many 68's?
1. 1965 Shelby (less is more)
2. 1968 Shelby KR (the turd of the bunch?)
3. any real Cobra (duh)

[vernonestes]

Originally Posted by isaak-gt500kr

I'm easy. I'll settle for the late Dick Smith's 427 Cobra S/C #3035. The winningest Cobra of all time.

I thought the hank williams car was considered the winningest cobra of all time?
Best Regards,
Vern

[Shelby6t7]

While I agree with most of the cars that already have been posted, and
even though not a Shelby, I would like to have the survivor Highland Green '68 390 Mustang Fastback that Steve McQueen drove in Bullitt. That's a nice piece of automotive history as well.
One of the 4 original '66 Shelby convertibles. (maybe).
Jim Morrison's (of the Doors) 67 GT-500.
Kenny

[ELJ1st500]

Hello,

If I am not mistaken; isn't CSX 2473, the ex "Don Roberts" car, the COBRA with the best competition record of all time? I believe this to be the case.

Best regards,
Eric

[highland green]

Favorites, 67-68-69 fast backs & converts, 289 FIA cars, 427 SC cars, GT40MK1 & MK2, one not mentioned by any one yet, Shelbys Can Am car 68 McLaren M6B, powered by alum 427 & driven by Peter Revson. It is beautifly restored.

[67GT500#2100]

1. 1967 GT 500 #0939
2. My car 1967 GT500 #2100 (I've had it over 20 years, its part of the family.)
3. 1967 GT500 #544
4. 1965 GT350 #5R105
5. 1966 carryover #6S188
6. CSX2287
7. 1967 GT500 #131
8. vin# 8F01S104288
9. vin#9F02M148628
10. CSX3303

I left off what each car is to see who recongizes certain cars by their number.