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Such a beautiful car made worse with this wrap & tu-tone coloured hood.

Great car made terrible with this wrap. Looks worse irl.

Saw this at Costco this afternoon. I like C7’s but on the fence over this one.

Saw this at my local Costco, this afternoon. Still truing to understand if the color is tied to the plate. I have no words to describe this, other than “why?”

(Read the rules before posting) CSX2287 is the first of only six Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupes ever built. As the only chassis manufactured entirely at the Shelby American shop in Venice, California, it served as the aerodynamic prototype designed to break Ferrari’s dominance in the FIA GT class, by Peter Brock.
It was the first American car to successfully challenge Ferrari on the world stage.
On November 6, 1965, at the Bonneville Salt Flats, it set 23 national and international speed records.

Carroll Shelby sold the retired racer to Jim Russell (Russkit models) for $4,500.

The car was later acquired by music producer Phil Spector. Unsuited for Los Angeles stop-and-go traffic, the Daytona proved a liability; after racking up numerous speeding tickets, Spector’s lawyer advised him to offload it. In 1971, Spector sold CSX2287 to his bodyguard, George Brand, for just $1,000.
Ownership eventually passed to Brand's daughter, Donna O’Hara. For the next 30 years, the car became an automotive ghost. It remained locked in a California storage unit, untouched and unseen. O’Hara famously rebuffed all offers, including an attempt by Carroll Shelby himself to reacquire the car, denying she even possessed it.

In October 2000, the mystery turned tragic following O’Hara’s death by suicide. Her passing ignited a high stakes legal battle for the title between her parents, Phil Spector (who claimed he never officially sold it), and her friend Kurt Goss, whom O’Hara had reportedly named as her beneficiary days before her death.

During the legal proceedings, O’Hara’s mother sold the car to a neurosurgeon for $4 million. Although Goss eventually won legal standing and received an $800,000 settlement, the car remained with the buyer.
Today, CSX2287 is preserved in its unrestored, "as-found" condition. It is a cornerstone of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving as a permanent monument to American racing history.

CSX2287 is the first of only six Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupes ever built. As the only chassis manufactured entirely at the Shelby American shop in Venice, California, it served as the aerodynamic prototype designed to break Ferrari’s dominance in the FIA GT class, by Peter Brock.
It was the first American car to successfully challenge Ferrari on the world stage.
On November 6, 1965, at the Bonneville Salt Flats, it set 23 national and international speed records.

Carroll Shelby sold the retired racer to Jim Russell (Russkit models) for $4,500.

The car was later acquired by music producer Phil Spector. Unsuited for Los Angeles stop-and-go traffic, the Daytona proved a liability; after racking up numerous speeding tickets, Spector’s lawyer advised him to offload it. In 1971, Spector sold CSX2287 to his bodyguard, George Brand, for just $1,000.
Ownership eventually passed to Brand's daughter, Donna O’Hara. For the next 30 years, the car became an automotive ghost. It remained locked in a California storage unit, untouched and unseen. O’Hara famously rebuffed all offers, including an attempt by Carroll Shelby himself to reacquire the car, denying she even possessed it.

In October 2000, the mystery turned tragic following O’Hara’s death by suicide. Her passing ignited a high stakes legal battle for the title between her parents, Phil Spector (who claimed he never officially sold it), and her friend Kurt Goss, whom O’Hara had reportedly named as her beneficiary days before her death.

During the legal proceedings, O’Hara’s mother sold the car to a neurosurgeon for $4 million. Although Goss eventually won legal standing and received an $800,000 settlement, the car remained with the buyer.
Today, CSX2287 is preserved in its unrestored, "as-found" condition. It is a cornerstone of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving as a permanent monument to American racing history.

Saw this 68 Coupe at Costco this afternoon. I’ve never seen a bench front seat on a mustang. Don’t know enough about these cars but I do like the sequential rear turn signals. An uneducated guess this may have started life as a regular ‘68 or California Special?

Saw this 68 Coupe at Costco this afternoon. I’ve never seen a bench front seat on a mustang. Don’t know enough about these cars but I do like the sequential rear turn signals. An uneducated guess this may have started life as a regular ‘68 or California Special?

Saw this 68 Coupe at Costco this afternoon. I’ve never seen a bench front seat on a mustang. Don’t know enough about these cars but I do like the sequential rear turn signals. An uneducated guess this may have started life as a regular ‘68 or California Special?

Saw this cool mustang coupe at Costco this afternoon. Is this a C/S with the sequential turn signals? The owner appeared a few minutes later & confirmed it was a 68. Her husband “restored it” for her. Is that a bench seat? I’ve never seen a bench seat on a mustang.

Saw this on Facebook marketplace and thought the price was reasonable so I reached out to the seller who was somewhat vague on details. She said the car was built by Fisk Design. In my research, I learned the painting was done by Fisk but the fibreglass body was/is made by Shell Valley Classic Wheels in Nebraska. So, I have a couple of questions after seeing the posted photos. Maybe it’s the angle that these were taken but it appears the wheelbase & overall length is oddly proportional. Also, the windshield appears tall, like really tall when compared to other replicas. I did go on to their website www.shellvalley.com & they do sell windshield kits separately so possibly can replace the glass with something more period correct. A starting point for negotiation. Are there any owners of these kits in this sub that can provide additional insight? Thank you in advance.