The CSXs - Photography by Magnus Dahlgren

I wanted to see for myself how the "originals" were equipped because I was growing weary of hearsay. Here is a collection of CSX pictures, taken by other people and found in various places on the web, such as http://www.csxinfo.net/.

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Magnus > The mother of all Cobras.

When is a Cobra a "real" Cobra?
Dan Reiter answers:
"Being a SAAC national officer, and I get this question alot, here is how I handle it.

I base it ENTIRELY on the serial Number.

ORIGINAL cobra production had CSX, COB, and COX designations with the 2000 series being the 289/leaf spring cars, and the
3000 series being the 427/Coil spring cars. Manufacture of all these original cars ceased in 1967. Period.

CSX4000, 7000, and 8000 are all cars built in the 1990's and 2000, NOT original production. I call them Cobras Manufactured under Shelby's guidance (remember the current CSX4000's are made by Superformance) and are made to Carrol Shelby's specifications, but updates have been made. They are "Shelby" Cobras, but not originals.

Non-Shelby Cobra Replicas are Cobra replicas, easy & simple.

Even at National SAAC conventions, we separate the 2000 & 3000 originals from the later 4000, 7000, and 8000 cars.

That's my view.

Dan Reiter
Lehigh Valley PA SAAC"

Magnus > Here is the breakdown of the 1003 "true" original Cobras manufactured in the 1960's:
Leaf Spring Cobras:
260 ci engine Street Cars - 62
260 ci engine Factory Works racers - 4
260 ci engine Factory-prepared racers - 1
260 ci engine Independently-prepared racers - 7
260 ci engine Dragonsnake - 1
Total 260 ci engine production - 75

289 ci engine Street Cars - 453
289 ci engine Factory Works racers:
-Standard Competition - 2
-Sebring race cars - 3
-LeMans race cars - 2
-LeMans replica racers - 3
-427 Prototype Flip-Top - 1
-289 FIA cars - 5
-Daytona Coupes - 6
-USSRC Roadsters - 6
Total 289 ci Works race cars - 28

289 ci engine Factory-prepared competition cars:
-Standard Competition - 2
-LeMans prototype - 1
-LeMans replicas - 3
-USRRC roadsters - 5
Total Factory prepared competition cars - 11

289 ci engine Independently prepared competition cars - 21
289 ci engine Dragonsnakes - 4
289 ci engine bare chassis for Mercer Cobra - 1
289 ci engine Willment Racing Coupe - 1
289 ci engine COB/COX Street Cars - 59
289 ci engine COB/COX Race Cars - 2
Total 289 ci engine Cobra - 580

Total Leaf Spring Cobra 260 & 289 cars - 655

Coil Spring Cobras:
427 Street Cars - 260
427 Prototype Competition Roadsters - 2
427 Production Competition Roadsters - 19
427 Semi-Competition Roadsters (S/C) - 31
427 Daytona Super Coupe - 1
427 Chassis only - 3
427 COB/COX Cars - 27
427 Paramount Film Cars - 5

Total Coil Spring Cobra - 348

GRAND TOTAL Leaf and Coil spring cars - 1003

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