Daytona For Sale
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Powered by a 427 CID V8 engine with a 5-Speed Manual transmission. White exterior. Black interior.
The good folks at Factory Five have been making some great packages for those looking to build their own replica of some of the greatest American racing cars built by Carroll Shelby and his Skunkworks gang, and this one is no exception. There is a lot of history behind the Daytona Coupe; but basically, THIS is the car that Shelby first went after Enzo Ferrari's racing dominance with. Ferrari's 250 GTO had superior aerodynamics vs. Shelby's AC-based Cobras in the long high-speed stretches on tracks like LeMans, where the open cockpit Cobras gave up 30 MPH (costing nearly 10 seconds/lap) sheerly due to the lower aero drag of the 250 GTO. Designed by Peter Brock and with assistance from Ken Miles, it turned out to narrowly miss beating Ferrari for the Manufacturer's trophy in GT Class in 1964; but ended up triumphing with a class win in 1965. Now is your chance to have a bit of 'modern(ized)' history! Almost 2 years in the making,... See More
The good folks at Factory Five have been making some great packages for those looking to build their own replica of some of the greatest American racing cars built by Carroll Shelby and his Skunkworks gang, and this one is no exception. There is a lot of history behind the Daytona Coupe; but basically, THIS is the car that Shelby first went after Enzo Ferrari's racing dominance with. Ferrari's 250 GTO had superior aerodynamics vs. Shelby's AC-based Cobras in the long high-speed stretches on tracks like LeMans, where the open cockpit Cobras gave up 30 MPH (costing nearly 10 seconds/lap) sheerly due to the lower aero drag of the 250 GTO. Designed by Peter Brock and with assistance from Ken Miles, it turned out to narrowly miss beating Ferrari for the Manufacturer's trophy in GT Class in 1964; but ended up triumphing with a class win in 1965. Now is your chance to have a bit of 'modern(ized)' history! Almost 2 years in the making,... See More