Ran into this BEAUTY at the Blacktop Nationals in Wichita today. First time seeing an all aluminum Shelby. Not sure if it's a repro or not. What do you guys think?...

 

What a beauty!
Well i think there were aluminum Cobra's in production, so the chance this is original is quite big.
Why didn't you ask someone from the organization there?

 

The owner dropped it off at the show and left. I never got the chance to ask him/her. Most of the people were skeptical that it was original but no one was 100% sure.

 

that is wow holy smokes gorgeous!

 

My guess it's one of the continuation series cars, but clearly a guess. Beautiful car any way you slice it

 

Ah, that's a shame.

 

Based on the steering wheel and interior, I'm going to guess replica. Either way, it's still awesome. I'd rather have a replica anyway - these cars are meant to be driven, not locked away in a garage.

 

Although it doesn't appear on the Shelby American site, Hillbank is showing something similar as a continuation series anniversary Cobra. I believe they build the continuation Cobras for Shelby, but I'm not 100% certain of that. I'd sure like to know more about the one that was posted here though. I'm not sure it's an anniversary model judging by the interior as Patrick had mentioned. It also doesn't have the gold Cobra anniversary badge on the nose.

At one time in the recent past, Shelby American was making Cobra replicas available in either aluminum or 'glass. They still might be. The aluminum bodies were a thicker gauge and they were made in-house at the former location at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Carroll Shelby was friends with the Governor of Nevada so he worked a deal for the 'glass bodies to be made in the state prison. I guess it's possible that this could be an original Shelby replica in polished aluminum.

I doubt if it's a wrap....it looks way too perfect and reflective to be anything other than metal.

I'd be afraid to drive it, and I agree....a really well built and engineered Cobra replica is far more desirable and doesn't need to spend it's life as a garage queen.

Here's some more info:

http://www.hillbankusa.com/content/s...iversary-cobra

Only 50 of these vehichles will be manufactured! Aluminum cars will be offered in polished aluminum (with or without brushed stripes) or Guardsman blue with Wimbledon white stripes. Fiberglass bodied cars will only be offered in Guardsman Blue with Wimbledon white stripes. A block of CSX serial numbers have been reserved for this series. CSX4550-CSX4599. All come with a unique Shelby issued MSO and place in the registry.

 

Nice pictures of an awesome car! Thanks for sharing!

 

my guess is that it is from this company

http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/

 

Maybe the chassis is genuine and the interior and steering wheel are new?

 

agreed

 

WOW, they have a lot of legendary replicas...

 

I like it. It's shiny

 

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