1965 Shelby Daytona Factory Five Type 65 Coupe

Description

The Shelby Daytona Coupe is the first vehicle to ever be recognized by the National Historic Vehicle Registry. It did everything from holding land speed records to out-matching Europeans on their racetracks. And this full-built replica earns its pedigree with serious upgrades like a Dart 427 block built by Smeding Performance, a Tremec TKO five-speed, and Ford Racing disc brakes. And where the originals were pure hardcore racers, this makes some of the right concessions for a weekend warrior - including turn signals and an opening rear hatch. Plus, there's cold-blowing air conditioning. It's probably still too hardcore for your morning commute, but you feel a lot better about driving to track days and car shows. Basically, this is a professionally-built machine that's ready to attack any raceway, but it's still legal enough to hang a license plate off the back.

HIGHLIGHTS

*Under 3300 miles on the build
*Dart 427 cubic-inch V8 built by Smeding Performance
-Steel splayed four-bolt main caps
--Diamond-honed torque plates
-One piece rear main
--Forged steel stroked crankshaft
-Forged steel H-beam connecting rods
--Hydraulic roller camshaft
-AFR aluminum valves/heads
--D-shaped cup pistons with Moly rings,
-10.2:1 compression
--Quick Fuel 750 CFM four-barrel carburetor
*Headers feed the growling side pipes
*Tremec TKO600 five-speed manual transmission
*Strong tubular chassis
*Independent tubular A-arm front suspension
*Tubular trailing arm rear with stabilizer bars
*Ford Racing four-wheel disc brakes
*Sleek paint highlights the quality of the Factory Five panels
*Special flat rear panel is the aerodynamic key to the Daytona coupe's awesome speed
*Bucket seats with Simpson racing harnesses
*Machine-turned metal dash full of crisp AutoMeter gauges
*Cold-blowing air conditioning
*Dash signed by Allen Grant - a member of the 1965 Shelby racing program that won the world GT championships!

When a car is this sleek and so well-finished, you're going to love just looking at it in your garage. And the styling is so accurate that this coupe lets you feel a connection to legendary names like Peter Brock, Ken Miles, and Carroll Shelby. But a Shelby Daytona coupe is also not meant to be static art. The motor, transmission, and chassis are all the level of professional grade that makes this a track day hero from the moment you get the keys. So it's up to you which weekends you'll reserve for admiration and which ones are for domination, and we'd all love to have that scheduling dilemma. Call today!!! (This vehicle is titled as a 1965 FFRI)