This 1965 AC Cobra roadster is powered by a 289ci engine paired to a 4-speed manual transmission.

This is a date code correct engine and transmission.

Billed to Shelby American 5764 shipped to LA 5/15 aboard the SS Alblasserdyk.

CSX 2439 was invoiced on August 6, 1964, to Ron's Ford Sales, Inc., in Bristol, VA: "1 Cobra-Ford chassis CSX 2439, white/red" ($5195); with Class A accessories, including WSW tires and luggage rack ($280.50), antifreeze ($3.55), hardtop ($169), side curtains ($77), 5 chrome wheels ($105), a radio antenna ($45.50), dual 4V carburetors and manifold ($194.50) and freight ($290), for a total of $6,360.

The car was delivered to Virginia; the car was sold through the side of the dealership that was on the Tennessee side of the state line in Bristol.

Warranty repairs on the radio and the hardtop, which required a repaint, were handled in a Tennessee dealership, and 2439 was shown as a "new car in stock" as late as October 1965.

Its first owner was William M.

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