1964 AC 289 Cobra (CSX 2311)
- Engine
- 289 cu in small-block V8 with dual four-barrel carburettors, ~271 bhp
- Colour
- Green over black interior
Chassis CSX 2311 is a rack-and-pinion 289 Cobra fitted with dual four-barrel carburettors, finished in green over a black interior and invoiced through Warren Wooten Ford of Cocoa Beach, Florida in early 1964. One of fewer than 600 examples of the small-block Ford V-8-powered AC-based sports car built by Carroll Shelby, it has accumulated remarkably low mileage across a documented chain of ownership traceable to its first registered keeper. A cosmetic restoration was carried out in 1987, and the car earned a concours trophy at SAAC-15 in 1990. It has been resident in the Netherlands since 2012.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate £775,000 – £900,000
- 1964 → 1979Private saleRobert L. Eatonpartial documentation
Fellow Florida resident who retained the car for roughly 15 years; odometer showed approximately 27,000 miles at the time of sale.
- 1964-03-01 → 1964Factory deliveryJohn Norrisfull documentation
Norris, based in Eau Gallie, Florida, collected the car personally from Shelby American rather than receiving delivery via the invoiced dealer. He owned it only briefly before advertising it for sale.
- 1979 → 2009Private saleBill Turnerpartial documentation
Turner, a friend of the prior owner, repeatedly requested the car before finally acquiring it. He commissioned a cosmetic restoration in 1987 and added only around 1,000 miles across three decades of ownership.
- 2009 → 2012Private saleJerry Chandlerpartial documentation
Resident of Rancho Santa Fe, California; the car passed to his widow following his death in 2012.
- 2012 → 2012-08-01InheritanceWidow of Jerry Chandlerpartial documentation
Inherited the car upon her husband's death and sold it to the current owner in August 2012.
- 2012-08-01 →Private saleCurrent ownerpartial documentation
Based in the Netherlands; has kept the car in Europe since acquisition. Vehicle retains its original colour scheme.
Competition
- 1990SAAC (Shelby American Automobile Club) annual meetSAAC-15 ConcoursTrophy awarded in the Cobra concours class
Event staged in Dearborn, Michigan; car was judged in the dedicated Cobra category and received a class trophy.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1987BodyworkGary Hunt
A cosmetic restoration was carried out on the car while in Bill Turner's ownership, addressing its appearance without any noted mechanical overhaul.
Following the restoration the car was featured in the October 1988 issue of Super Ford magazine.
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