Summary

Powered by a Holman & Moody built Ford 427/550hp V8 side-oiler engine and a Doug Nash 5-speed manual transmission. Painted Blue with white stripes over black leather seats. Titled as 1966 Shelby Replica. Title branded as Specially Constructed.

Details

This 1966 Shelby Cobra was built by Butler Racing Inc. Ron Butler, owner of Butler Racing Inc., was Carrol Shelby's crew chief in the 1960s. Starting in the 1970s, Butler built roughly 100 of his own Cobra replicas through the 1990s, and this is #53. The build took several years, as the owner spared no expense with great attention to detail. It is powered by a 427ci V8 Ford side-oiler built by Holman and Moody. The engine was balanced and blueprinted with steel crank, steel rods and competition cam. The engine carries its own Holman and Moody build plate, and the engine is bolted to a Doug Nash heavy-duty 5-speed manual transmission with a Hurst shifter and Lakewood scatter shield. Cooling comes from an aluminum Griffin radiator and all stainless braided lines. The build consisted of a steel reinforced fiberglass body painted in Night Watch Blue with white racing stripes. The suspension has custom-built stainless upper and lower control arms and adjustable coilover KONI shocks. Stopping power comes from hydraulic front Wilwood Superlite 11-inch disc brakes with stainless lines and the rears are internal disc brakes on an independent Jaguar rear end. The car rides on pin-driven Halibrand wheels with stainless-steel knock-offs and new BFGoodrich TA radial tires. The interior is black leather featuring rolled and pleated seats with adjustable racing harnesses, Stewart-Warner gauges, a black leather Shelby steering wheel, fully adjustable brake and clutch pedals, chrome roll bar, and chrome bumpers and brackets. It comes with a new removable convertible top that is still in the box. **TITLED AS 1966 SHELBY REPLICA** **TITLE BRANDED AS SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED**