The actual CSX 2000 prototype Cobra in its blue 2015 museum presentation, photographed by Sicnag at Shelby American headquarters. Its many documented publicity colors mean this is not labeled the car’s sole or original 1962 finish.
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Creator · former ownerDesigner and racer · United States
The actual Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe prototype CSX2287, photographed by Coolsteve11 on June 9, 2018. The official register records a partial 2004 restoration and substantial retained period material; no registration is visible.
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Builder and team association · not personal ownershipMotorsport and engineering · United States
Shelby American commissioned and built CSX2287 around Peter Brock’s aerodynamic body concept; the exact prototype survives with its individual identity and preservation history documented.
